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The Flames
Round of 16 at AFCON 2021. Malawi open qualifying against South Sudan on 25 September 2026.
Road to AFCON 2027
Group B
Malawi
Current status: Qualifying
The top two in the group qualify for the finals. Six matches: home and away against each opponent.
No qualifier has been played yet — the table appears here after the first matchday.
Checked 21 September 2026 against CAF’s draw and fixture list.CAF fixtures
The number that defines Malawi
3
Gabadinho Mhango’s goals at AFCON 2021
Every Malawi goal of the tournament — two against Zimbabwe and the opener against Morocco — and more than any Malawi player has scored at the finals.
Iconic moment · 1984
Group stage · Côte d’Ivoire 1984, Bouaké
Malawi’s first AFCON match ended in a 3–0 defeat by Algeria. Three days later they drew 2–2 with Nigeria, who went on to reach the final. A 1–0 loss to Ghana closed the debut in the group stage.
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The team now
Forward · Costa do Sol
Scored the only goal against Uganda in March 2021 that sent Malawi to AFCON 2021, and scored again in the 3–0 qualifying win over Burkina Faso in November 2024.
Midfielder · Kansanshi Dynamos
Started all four of Malawi’s matches at AFCON 2021, including the round-of-16 tie with Morocco.
Defender · North Refineries
Started all four matches at AFCON 2021 and five of Malawi’s six games in qualifying for Morocco 2025.
From the 31-man squad named on 14 September 2026 for South Sudan (25 Sep, Lilongwe) and Angola (6 Oct, away) in qualifying. Clubs as at that announcement.
AFCON 2027 packages
Follow the Flames to East Africa. Each trip works from any host country, so it holds whichever group Malawi land in.
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A short trip built around a single fixture
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Two fixtures, one trip
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Host countries
Explore the three host nations while we wait for Malawi’s official finals journey to be determined.
Safari country and East Africa’s busiest gateway
Kenya combines the region’s most connected international airport with the Maasai Mara and the Kenyan coast, making it the natural base for supporters who want football and safari in one trip.
Plan my tripZanzibar, Serengeti and the Indian Ocean
Tanzania offers the strongest holiday extension of the three hosts — Zanzibar’s beaches and the northern safari circuit are both within easy reach of the mainland gateways.
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The source of the Nile and gorilla country
Uganda is the most compact of the three hosts, with Entebbe close to Kampala and adventure travel — rafting at Jinja, gorilla trekking in the southwest — within reach of a tournament trip.
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SAFARI3 daysMaasai Mara
Kenya’s best-known reserve, reachable by light aircraft or road from Nairobi between match days.
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CITY1 dayNairobi
The national park on the city edge, the elephant orphanage and Karen — a full day without leaving Nairobi.
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BEACH4 daysZanzibar
The classic post-tournament wind-down: white sand, warm water and Stone Town, a short hop from Dar es Salaam.
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The full story, the title years, the moments, the legends and every tournament — researched from CAF and dated where it can change.
Malawi’s AFCON legacy
Malawi’s AFCON story comes in three chapters, each a generation apart. The first was Côte d’Ivoire 1984, where the Flames drew 2–2 with Nigeria — that year’s runners-up — but lost to Algeria and Ghana. The second took 26 years to arrive. In Angola in 2010, Kinnah Phiri’s side opened with a 3–0 win over Algeria in Luanda, through Russell Mwafulirwa, Elvis Kafoteka and Davie Banda, before defeats by the hosts and Mali ended the adventure in the group.
The third chapter is the one that changed the ceiling. Meke Mwase’s team booked a place at Cameroon 2021 on the last day of qualifying, beating Uganda 1–0 in Lilongwe with a Richard Mbulu goal when a draw would have sent Uganda through instead. At the finals, now under Mario Marinica, Gabadinho Mhango scored twice to beat Zimbabwe 2–1, Malawi held Senegal — the eventual champions — to a goalless draw, and third place in the group carried them into the knockout rounds for the first time.
The third chapter is the one that changed the ceiling. Meke Mwase’s team booked a place at Cameroon 2021 on the last day of qualifying, beating Uganda 1–0 in Lilongwe with a Richard Mbulu goal when a draw would have sent Uganda through instead. At the finals, now under Mario Marinica, Gabadinho Mhango scored twice to beat Zimbabwe 2–1, Malawi held Senegal — the eventual champions — to a goalless draw, and third place in the group carried them into the knockout rounds for the first time.
In the round of 16 in Yaoundé, Mhango put Malawi ahead against Morocco after seven minutes before Morocco came back to win 2–1. His three goals in Cameroon are still more than any Malawi player has scored at the finals. The Flames have missed both tournaments since, finishing third in their qualifying group for 2023 and bottom for 2025.
Kalisto Pasuwa, the Zimbabwean who first led the Flames in November 2024, has said publicly that his job depends on reaching East Africa. His 31-man squad for the opening window includes six first call-ups and 19 foreign-based players. Group B pairs Malawi with Egypt, Angola and South Sudan, with two places available; the campaign opens against South Sudan at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on 25 September, before a trip to Angola on 6 October.
Iconic moments
2010
Group stage · Angola 2010, Luanda
Back at the finals after 26 years, Kinnah Phiri’s Malawi beat Algeria 3–0 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro on 11 January 2010. Russell Mwafulirwa, Elvis Kafoteka and Davie Banda scored — the country’s first win at an AFCON.
2021
Qualifier · Lilongwe
Uganda arrived at Bingu National Stadium on 29 March 2021 needing only a draw to take second place in the group. Richard Mbulu scored after 15 minutes, Malawi held on, and the Flames were going back to the finals for the first time since 2010.
2022
Round of 16 · Cameroon 2021, Yaoundé
Gabadinho Mhango scored either side of half-time to beat Zimbabwe 2–1 in Bafoussam, and a 0–0 draw with Senegal took Malawi through as one of the best third-placed teams. In the round of 16 Mhango struck again after seven minutes against Morocco, who recovered to win 2–1.
AFCON legends
Forward · Cameroon 2021
Malawi’s top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Scored all three of Malawi’s goals at Cameroon 2021 — two against Zimbabwe and one against Morocco in the round of 16.
Forward · Angola 2010
Opened the scoring in Malawi’s first AFCON win.
Scored against Algeria and Mali in 2010 — two of Malawi’s four goals at that tournament.
Coach · Angola 2010
Took Malawi back to the finals after 26 years.
His side beat Algeria 3–0 in their opening match in Luanda — Malawi’s first victory at an AFCON.
Coach · Qualifying for 2021
Coach of the side that qualified for Cameroon 2021.
Guided Malawi to second place in a group with Burkina Faso, Uganda and South Sudan, clinched by a 1–0 home win over Uganda on the final day.
Statistics
Finals tournaments through Cameroon 2021. Qualifiers not included.
Malawi have won two matches at the finals: 3–0 against Algeria in 2010 and 2–1 against Zimbabwe at Cameroon 2021.
Their 0–0 draw with Senegal at Cameroon 2021 came against the team that went on to win the tournament.
Twenty-six years separate Malawi’s first AFCON, in 1984, from their second, in 2010.
Malawi beat South Sudan 1–0 home and away in qualifying for AFCON 2021 — and South Sudan are their first opponents again in 2027 qualifying.
Six players earned first senior call-ups for the September 2026 window, among them Japan-based midfielder Blessings Kanowa and Newport County forward Shaquille Gwengwe.
Three times: 1984 in Côte d’Ivoire, 2010 in Angola and the 2021 tournament in Cameroon, played in January and February 2022.
The round of 16 at Cameroon 2021, where they lost 2–1 to Morocco after taking the lead.
Gabadinho Mhango, with three goals — all scored at Cameroon 2021.
Not yet. Qualifying begins on 24 September 2026. Malawi are in Group B, where the top two teams qualify.
Egypt, Angola and South Sudan. The Flames host South Sudan at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on 25 September 2026, then visit Angola on 6 October.
Kalisto Pasuwa of Zimbabwe, who named a 31-man squad for the opening qualifiers on 14 September 2026.
Sources · checked 21 September 2026
Historical figures cover AFCON finals tournaments only. Qualification, squads and rankings change — each is dated where it appears.
AFCON 2027
Travel to the Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — arranged from anywhere in Africa and the diaspora.
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