Malawi has no funds for SA trip
Malawi struggling with funds
Posted: 2008-11-27 10:42
The Malawi Under-20 national team, to participate in the Metropolitan COSAFA Youth Championship in Kimberley at the weekend, is still in limbo as the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has no funds to send the team to the annual tournament.
Information gathered by KickOff.com is that FAM has asked for funds from government.
The team is scheduled to link up with the other contestants in Kimberley today (Thursday) ahead of the kick off on Friday.
FAM’s CEO Charles Nyirenda expressed disappointment to KickOff.com but at the same time said he hoped that things would work out well.
“We are waiting for the response from the Minister of Sports, Vuwa Kaunda, who is the one we talk to so that we are sure of what is going to happen. We are optimistic that all will be well before the end of the day so that the team can fly to South Africa,” Nyirenda said.
Ironically, Malawi government gave R250 (K5 000.00) to each of the 30 Under-17 national team players over the weekend after the team was ousted by Namibia from the CAF Africa Youth Championship.
Malawi is Group C of the Cosafa tournament, together with Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius.
The winners of this group meet winners in Group A where South Africa is with Zambia, Lesotho and Seychelles.
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