The Malawi national team head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa says the Flames need to secure the desired result in the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship fixtures against Comoros in the first round.

The coach was reacting to the draw which took place in Cairo.

Malawi and six other countries will play in the special qualifiers for the competition that will be co- hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

“With mostly teams (in Malawi) in their preseason it is going to be tricky through workable dealings with players coming from different teams. In terms of periodization, we just have to work with the time we have and juggle between conditioning and tactical approach for the game” Pasuwa said.

On challenges facing Comoros, he said,

“They are now a force to reckon with in African football they now have tactically and technically sound players hence the need for us to prepare in a way that will make us victorious in these games”

“Football is a game of pressure and you cannot run away from that, all we need to do to is to make sure we get the desired result” he said.

The first leg of the first round will take place from 28th February to 2nd March, while the second leg is scheduled from 7th to 9th March.

The winner of that match will face the winner between South Africa and Egypt in May for a place at the finals.