The Flames will know their opponents for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers next week Thursday when CAF conducts the draw at a venue to be announced later.
These are special qualifiers that will involve seven countries that had withdrawn from the initial qualifiers that took place last year.
Malawi and other six countries South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Gabon and the Gambia will take part in the qualifiers between February and May.
The first round is scheduled to take place from this month end with the first leg between February 28 and March 2, while the second leg will follow from March 7 to March 9.
The second round will be played in May with the first leg set for May 2 to May 4, and the second leg from May 9 to May 11.
Two teams will qualify for the final tournament that will be hosted Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya in August and will be placed in group C alongside Uganda, Niger and Guinea.
Malawi will be aiming to secure their first-ever qualification for the CHAN tournament which is participated by players from domestic leagues.
