DR Congo, Malawi play fishy games ahead of World Cup tie

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.