Malawi 2 ( Kaduya 10′ 71′) Comoros 0
Nine man Malawi on Sunday afternoon secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Comoros in their second group C match at the on going TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier in Matola, Mozambique.
This was a big responce from the Bob Mpinganjira boys who suffered a 5-0 defeat to South Africa in the opening match on Friday
Adiel Kaduya netted a brace to keep Malawi hopes of semifinal qualification alive.
Kaduya got a first when he curled the ball into the back of the net, before Kelyan Hamadi equalised for the islanders from a free-kick.
Malawi were reduced to 10 players when goalkeeper Innocent Kamwambi failed to live up to his name as he hauled down striker Nawir Maoulida outside the box to deny him a goal-scoring opportunity.
But Malawi continued to go forward and got their reward when Kaduya completed his brace as he rounded the keeper to score.
Malawi had to finish the game with nine players after a second yellow card for Edward Thengo meant he was sent-off.
Mpinganjira praised his team’s resilience, stating, “I’m very happy with the performance of the players. You know we had an early card before half time and again another in the second half, but we still managed to win, and I’m very happy for them.”
Malawi are second in their group and will wrap up their group stage campaign against Lesotho on Tuesday, 1st October 2024, at ABB Stadium 2.
LINE UP : Innocent Kamwambi, Kondwani Tebulo, Edward Thengo, Washali Jaziya, Hermas Masinja, Francis Malikebu(Masambiro Kalua 74′, Benison Makawa(Willard Sande 45′)Mwisho Mhango(Madalitso Safuli 45′), Adiel Kaduya, Happy Mphepo, Misheck Billiat (Stimela Muyila 64′)
