Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has accused DR Congo delegation of hiding arrival details and has since warned that it will not be liable for consequences of being taken by surprise.
The association says, the past weeks there has only been a single way e-mail communication with FAM doing the writing while the Leopards remaining quiet.
Speaking in expletive language, Fam Chief Executive said in the absence of the communication, he expects the leopards to be in the country latest October 9 failure which the association would fold its hands.
“We have written them twice the past few weeks as is required about the game, they have not responded even once, last time they wrote us was some time back.
“It was a scorn because everything was in French, you know we don’t understand French and we could not translate,” he said.
“So we had to hire a language man to help us, we replied and since then they don’t respond our e-mails,” said Nyirenda.
He said they have only relied on Fifa envoys headed by Zambian FA president Kalusha Bwalya who have been assigned to the game together with ten others to supply them fringe details about the volume of Congo delegation.
To this end Nyirenda said they have been at pains to make proper hotel bookings for the large than life delegation.
“We have however tentatively booked them at Victoria and Malawi Sun Hotels we have relied on figures from the Fifa envoys who have tipped us that there will be 300 supporters and over 30 officials with in the Congo team delegation.
But further information indicates that DR Congo were in South Africa there they have been camping in readiness for the game with Flames.
But in normal circumstance the team could have announced its arrival details.
Meanwhile Europe based players Esau Kanyenda, Russel Mwafulirwa and Dan Chitsulo would be the last to arrive Tuesday. South African contingent will arrive Monday.
Information reaching The Guardian indicates that Coach Kinnah Phiri just on arrival Thursday night had a frank unfriendly and firing talk with the local players for losing 3-0 in South Africa.
Malawi players were sheer culprits of poor marking and lacked any big movements. Their attacking from the back disappeared and as a result they failed to tame the wounded South African strikers.
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Malawi Under-21 netball team participates in COSANA tourney in Lesotho
The Malawi Under-21 national netball team left the country Saturday afternoon to attend this years Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Association (COSANA) tournament in Lesotho.
Speaking during their departure at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre, assistant coach Whyte Mulilima said they have selected a strong team which will in turn bring the medals to the nation.
"We have taken skilful players, only those who can beat their opponents and make Malawi a proud nation," he said.
He added that just like the senior team, the juniors have vast experience and potential to bring gold medals from the tournament.
Speaking during their departure at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre, assistant coach Whyte Mulilima said they have selected a strong team which will in turn bring the medals to the nation.
"We have taken skilful players, only those who can beat their opponents and make Malawi a proud nation," he said.
He added that just like the senior team, the juniors have vast experience and potential to bring gold medals from the tournament.
Lymphatic disease hits Malawi
Malawi has been hit by lymphatic filariasis disease whose symptoms include inflammation of limbs and private parts, but health officials say there is no cause for panic since the disease has not yet reached the proportions to be described as an outbreak.
One of the districts hit include the country's commercial capital of Blantyre where health experts are monitoring it closely and implementing preventative measures in areas where people are at risk.
The principal secretary in the Ministry of Health, Chris Kang'ombe, say the country is on high alert and health personnel were currently administering preventive medication to people in some eight districts of the country that were at high risk of being infected by lymphatic diseases which he said is caused by mosquitoes.
Kang'ombe said that the disease was not strange, only that it was mostly neglected in most tropical regions. He said a mosquito bite containing viral particles is injected into the human body system leading to inflammation of limbs or private parts.
The government official also disclosed that his ministry was also providing drugs to communities that had been hit by yet another lymphatic disease, onchocerciasis, transmitted through black flies and was recognised initially by signs of body itches and rashes on the skin.
"So we are providing drugs to communities at risk so that people don't suffer from the full-blown diseases," he said.
He said health officers were providing advice for dealing with the Diseases, including minor operations on inflammations of the private parts.
"For those with inflamed limbs such as legs we give advice so that people can manage the diseases from home," he said, explaining that the treatment was, however, not given to children under the age of five and pregnant women.
One of the districts hit include the country's commercial capital of Blantyre where health experts are monitoring it closely and implementing preventative measures in areas where people are at risk.
The principal secretary in the Ministry of Health, Chris Kang'ombe, say the country is on high alert and health personnel were currently administering preventive medication to people in some eight districts of the country that were at high risk of being infected by lymphatic diseases which he said is caused by mosquitoes.
Kang'ombe said that the disease was not strange, only that it was mostly neglected in most tropical regions. He said a mosquito bite containing viral particles is injected into the human body system leading to inflammation of limbs or private parts.
The government official also disclosed that his ministry was also providing drugs to communities that had been hit by yet another lymphatic disease, onchocerciasis, transmitted through black flies and was recognised initially by signs of body itches and rashes on the skin.
"So we are providing drugs to communities at risk so that people don't suffer from the full-blown diseases," he said.
He said health officers were providing advice for dealing with the Diseases, including minor operations on inflammations of the private parts.
"For those with inflamed limbs such as legs we give advice so that people can manage the diseases from home," he said, explaining that the treatment was, however, not given to children under the age of five and pregnant women.
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