Malawi's Flames suffered a painful 3-1 defeat away to Angola in a gripping Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda tonight, suffering their first loss of the campaign and piling fresh pressure on head coach Kalisto Pasuwa. The defeat came as a bitter blow for the Flames, who had [...]
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Malawi's Flames suffered a painful 3-1 defeat away to Angola in a gripping Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda tonight, suffering their first loss of the campaign and piling fresh pressure on head coach Kalisto Pasuwa.
The defeat came as a bitter blow for the Flames, who had started their qualifying campaign in style with a confident 2-1 victory over South Sudan last month, only to be brought crashing back down to earth by a rampant Angolan side on their own turf.
The result leaves Malawi sitting third in the group with three points from their opening two matches, as Angola leapfrog them into second place on four points, following a goalless stalemate of their own against Egypt.
With qualification hopes now hanging in the balance, all eyes will turn to Zimbabwean coach Kalisto Pasuwa, who faces mounting scrutiny over his tactics and team selection following the Flames' first setback of the qualifying campaign.
Supporters back home will now be desperate for answers as Malawi regroups ahead of their next crucial qualifier, with the pressure firmly on Pasuwa to turn things around before the Flames' Afcon dreams begin to slip away.
GPGrace Phiri
2h agoFinally some clarity on this. Thanks for the detailed breakdown.
JBJames Banda
1h agoI hope the authorities actually follow through this time.
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