Malawi wants pros earlier, Chiukepo jets in Tuesday

South African based  striker Chiukepo Msowoya is expected to jet into the country on Tuesday to join 26 local players in camp as the Malawi team prepares for the decisive 2012 Africa Cup of Nations  qualifier against Chad.

Coach Kinnah Phiri with the help of the country’s football governing body FAM are pushing for early release of the team’s foreign based players to join camp training which started on Monday.

“We managed to negotiate with Orlando Pirates officials to release Msowoya early so that he can have a chance of regaining top form as we prepare for Chad and our proposal went through,” Kinnah told Nyasa Timesafter Monday’s first training session.

Malawi's goal poacher Chiukepo Msowoya to join squad early

Kinnah says he is working on the possibility of convincing others clubs with Malawian players to allow the players join camp early.

“I have been in touch with Peter Mponda at Santos and the owner of Black Leopards to release Davie Banda and Harry Nyirenda after Wednesday’s PSL games and we are keeping our fingers crossed,” he said.

The Flames mentor is optimistic that he will have the bulk of his foreign based players in by Sunday or better still between Thursday and Friday, all things being equal.

The 26 local player squad includes unattached midfielders Fischer Kondowe and Joseph Kamwendo.

Malawi only needs to win with any margin in their October 8 must-win in Chad to seal their back-to-back Nations Cup qualification.

Nyasa Times 27 Sep, 2011

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Source: http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2011/09/26/malawi-wants-pros-earlier-chiukepo-jets-in-tuesday/
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