Malawi head coach Maggie Chombo has named a 26-player squad for her side’s 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round fixture against Nigeria’s Falconets, Completesports.com reports.
Chombo kept faith with majority of the players that defeated Guinea-Bissau in the previous round.
The team is expected to go into camp on Monday (today) at the Mpira Village in Blantyre as preparations intensify for the crucial encounter.
Malawi will travel to Nigeria for the first leg on Saturday, May 2.
Chombo’s side will host the reverse fixture at the Bingu National Stadium one week later.
The Falconets started preparations for the qualifier in Abuja two weeks ago.
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Moses Aduku’s side defeated Senegal 3-2 on aggregate in the third round.
The winner on aggregate between the Falconets and Malawi will earn a spot at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World slated for Poland later in the year.
Full Squad
Goalkeepers
Ireen Sibande – Silver Striker ladies FC
Emily Nkhwazi – Kukoma Ntopwa Women
Fortune Bwitubwitu – Ekhaya FC women
Defenders
Maureen Keneth – Ascent Soccer Academy
Talandira Chinyamvula – Ascent Soccer Academy
Olivia Phikani – Kukoma Ntopwa Women
Emily Samuel – Civil Service Women
Judith Kam’bwemba – Chitoliro Heroines FC
Alinafe Milanzie – Civil service women
Efa Msuka – FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women
Midfielders
Leticia Chinyamula – Ascent Soccer Academy
Sarah Mulimbika – Green Buffaloes Women
Anna Baziliyo – Civil service women
Kondawo Banda – Kukoma Ntopwa Women
Carlo Mlenzo – FCB Nyasa Big bullets women
Linda Manda – Silver Striker Ladies fc
Fanny Moyo – mighty wanderers Queens
Enelesi Fabiano – Mzuzu City Hammers Queens
Victoria Mkwala – Ascent Soccer Academy
Forwards
Mary Chindeya – Kukoma Ntopwa Women
Fatima Lali – Ascent Soccer Academy
Grace Mkakangula – Silver Striker ladies fc
Mayamiko Mkandawire – Ascent Soccer Academy
Vanessa Issa – FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women
Hope Chikunga – Ekhaya fc women
Wongani Masamba – Luwinga Academy
Talandila Kachala – Luwinga Academy
Rebecca Banda – Luwinga Academy
Chisomo Mtelela – Luwinga Academy
By Adeboye Amosu
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“The Falconets started preparations for the qualifier in Abuja two weeks ago.”
If CS were a person, I would have asked them to swear the information is correct.
I am watching the friendlies Super falcons WAFCON 2026 group opponents have been playing this window and I’m resigning to fate that Brazil 2027 wwc will not see our appearance.
Yes, Zambia women just lost to Canada and they are playing Brazil and Korea this window; Egypt lost 2 games in Feb and are about playing Saudi Arabia twice this week; debutant Malawi played 3 strong games in Feb and has just lost 5 nil to Australia.
NFF planned cape Verde for falcons and they even jilted us at the last minute.
Many Falcons, just like Eagles, are reaching ‘football menopause” already:
Ohale, current center back – 34
Plumptre (even injured) -28
Ayinde – 31
Esther Okoronkwo 29
Alozie – 29
Oshoala – 32
Ordega – 33
Ihezuo – 29
Omorinsola – 28
Uchenna Kanu – 29
Tony Payne – 31
And we want to play WAFCON that only 2 teams will henceforth qualify from each group rather than best third place slots in past championships.
Madugu, spineless coach, definitely didn’t have any program for falcons at all.
Cape verde didn’t show up. And so freaking what? Why initiate such thankless games for 2 months since Feb?
Madugu and NFF are joking with preparation sha.
Only June window remains. God forbids Plumptre doesn’t recover in time (God no dey forbid consequences of bad preparation anyway) or another main chick or more “fall by the way side” before July.
Can Madugu beat his chest to say he knows their suitable replacements on game day? He’s currently playing laboured football from all the games since WAFCON triumph.
I don’t pity him. He forgets he’s swimming with an NFF board that has successfully supervised 2 world cup failures.
E no no say hand go soon meet am.
I just pity the ungodly history our 2023 world cup special women will create by being the first Nigerian female side to not reach the semifinal of WAFCON – a prerequisite to AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY for next year world cup WITHOUT NEEDING AND USING ANOTHER PLAYOFF ROUTE if they reached the QFs stage.
Call me alarmist if you like. We dey see the signs already. Football age first dey oh but come on, women in their 30s, most in falcons squad in 2026?
How them go take run against fast opponents?
NFF, thank you. Classic definition of “you really can’t give what you don’t have”.
Everywhere go soon blur.
Don’t forget to thank me later for the success of my “prophecy”.