Malawi half-court specialist for 'party' in group H
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Reading Time: 3min | Fri. 05.09.25. | 22:28
Malawi grabbed an away win over Namibia to rejoin the battle in Group H. The highlight – a stunning goal from the halfway line
Richard Mbulu and Gabadinho Mhango were the heroes as Malawi earned a 2-1 victory over Namibia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday afternoon at the Obert Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana.
The Flames made a flying start, striking after only five minutes. Mbulu pounced on a poor back-pass and calmly rolled the ball into an unguarded net to give Kalisto Pasuwa’s side the lead.
This was the goal from the center circle by Gabadinho (Richard’s Bay 🇿🇦) to put Malawi 🇲🇼 up 2-0 against Namibia 🇳🇦! #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/SNlAoE31BM
— The International Window (@windowintlpod) September 5, 2025
Early in the second half, Malawi produced a moment of brilliance to double their advantage. Mhango, recalling his famous strike against Morocco at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, intercepted the ball deep in his own half and spotted goalkeeper Maova off his line. His audacious long-range effort sailed over the Namibian shot-stopper and into the net, a goal that could well be remembered as one of the best of the qualifiers.
Namibia managed to set up a tense finish when David Ndeunyema headed home in the 85th minute to make it 2-1, but Malawi kept their composure to secure their third win of the campaign. They now look ahead to Monday’s clash with Sao Tome at the Bingu National Stadium.
Goal of the tournament? Gabadinho Mhango’s strike against Morocco is one for the books. #AFCON2021 pic.twitter.com/pJImclAlmu
— Eric Njiru ⚽️ (@EricNjiiru) January 26, 2022
With this result, Pasuwa’s men sit fifth in Group H on nine points after seven matches, ten adrift of leaders Tunisia. For Namibia, the setback leaves them seven points behind the top spot and with plenty of work to do in their World Cup bid.
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - AFRICA
Wednesday
Seychelles - Gabon 0-4 (0-3)
/Bouanga 4, 34, 38, M'Bemba 89/
Thursday
Chad - Ghana 1-1 (0-1)
/Ecua 89 - Ayew 18/
Angola - Libya 0-1 (0-0)
/Al Mariami 48/
Guinea Bissau - Sierra Leone 1-1 (0-1)
/Balde 74 - Kamara 45+1/
Madagascar - Central African Republic 2-0 (1-0)
/Caddy 45+2, Randrianantenaina 59/
Mauritius - Cape Verde 0-2 (0-1)
/Cabral 22, Borges 70/
Sao Tome - Equatorial Guinea 2-3 (2-0)
/Afonso 8 pen, 42 pen - Ganet 52, Salvador 61, Nabil 69/
Algeria - Botswana 3-1 (1-1)
/Amoura 33, Bounedjah 71, 90+6 - Kopelang 43/
Cameroon - Eswatini 3-0 (3-0)
/Gamedze 6 (og), N'Koudou 25, Ebong 28/
Mali - Comoros 3-0 (1-0)
/Dorgeles 28, Doumbia 70 pen, Coulibaly 76/
Tunisia - Liberia 3-0 (1-0)
/Mastouri 5, Sassi 66, Saad 90+4/
Friday
Somalia - Guinea 0-3 (0-1)
/Guirassy 22, Othman 64 og, Camara O. 90+6/
South Sudan - DR Congo 1-4 (0-3)
/Majak 68 - Bakambu 13, 36, Mbuku 45+1, Wissa 57/
Kenya - Gambia 1-3 (0-3)
/Ogam 81 - Sinyan 12, Minteh 27, Barrow 38/
Namibia - Malawi 1-2 (0-1)
/Ndeunyema 86 - Mbulu 5, Mhango 53/
Benin - Zimbabwe 1-0 (0-0)
/Mounie 77/
Djibouti - Burkina Faso 0-6 (0-4)
/Irie 16, Tiendrebeogo 25, Tapsoba 36, 43, Quattara 59, 86 pen/
Lesotho - South Africa 0-3 (0-2)
/Nkota 15, Foster 63, Appollis 67/
Congo - Tanzania 1-1 (0-0)
/Moussavou 68 - Mwalimu 84/
Uganda - Mozambique 4-0 (0-0)
/Okello 48, Mato 70, 84, Capradossi 90/
Egypt - Ethiopia IN ACTION
Ivory Coast - Burundi IN ACTION
Mauritania - Togo IN ACTION
Morocco - Niger IN ACTION
Senegal - Sudan IN ACTION
Saturday
19.00: (1.37) Nigeria (4.50) Rwanda (10.00)
***odds are subject to change***
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