Malawi National Women’s team is set to face South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in the first friendly match at the UJ Soweto Sports Complex tomorrow with head Coach Lovemore Fazili confident of a good show for his subjects.
The Scorchers are facing the Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)defending champions in two friendly matches with the other match scheduled for Tuesday at the same venue.
The matches comes at the back of two friendlies against Zambia in February as Malawi intensifies it’s preparations for a WAFCON qualifying tie against Angola in October.
Speaking ahead of the first match which will take place on Saturday afternoon, Fazili said his subjects are geared to face the Africa Champions as they aim to build the team for the assignment ahead.
“Our preparations have been so good and we now have a full Squad following the arrival of Bernadettar and Vanessa last night so we are ready for the game tomorrow.
“We don’t have some key players in the squad as compared to the Zambia matches but we trust the players that we have as the main purpose is to make the team stronger and well-coordinated. We know that all foreign players will not be there every time so their absence will give an opportunity to the local players to show us what they are capable of delivering,” said Fazili.
During the February FIFA Women’s International Window, the Scorchers played twice against Zambia’s Copper Queens, losing the first match 2-0 before clinching a 3-2 win in the second match.
The Scorchers last met Banyana Banyana in the 2023 Cosafa Women’s Championship group stage and the Lovemore Fazili subjects won 4-3.
