Malawi under-20 national football team Coach, Gerald Phiri Senior, faces players\u2019 selection headache ahead of the Cosafa under-20 championship scheduled for Zambia from December 6 to 16.<\/p>\n
Phiri Wednesday said he was happy with how his charges were performing in training.<\/p>\n
He admitted that it would be difficult to pick the final squad from the pool of talented players such as Peter Banda, Patrick Phiri, Levison Maganizo,Kondwani Mwaila, Hadji Wali , Mike Mkwate and Abel Mwakilama.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe boys are fighting for a place in the final squad and the most important thing is that 12 players [in the squad] were part of team that went to South Africa last year [for a similar tournament].<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been told to select 20 players and currently, we have 27 in the camps. So it would be difficult for the technical team [to select the best], but we have no choice. We have to trim the squad to 20,\u201d Phiri said.<\/p>\n
He said they have been playing strength-testing matches against Be Forward Wanderers [on Tuesday] and Nyasa Big Bullets [today] to fine-tune for the Zambia event.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Peter Banda, Mike Mkwate, Levison Maganizo and Patrick Phiri scored for the under-20 side when they beat Wanderers 4-1.<\/p>\n
Mike Kaziputa scored Wanderers\u2019 consolation goal.<\/p>\n
Last year, the under-20 side failed to score in four matches at the Cosafa cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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