Malawi\u2019s representatives in 2018 continental competitions, Be Forward Wanderers and Masters Security, have sought Football Association of Malawi\u2019s (Fam) help in, among other things, preparing budgets for the teams\u2019 assignments.
\nBoth teams have paid $20,300 (about K14, 616, 000) bond to Fam for their participation in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Champions League (Wanderers) and Confederations Cup (Masters), underlining their seriousness to fulfil the requirements for competing continentally.
\nWanderers were drawn against AC Vita of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the preliminary round whereas Masters, after their TNM Super League debut, face Petro de Luanda of Angola. Both games are set for early February.
\nAccording to www.tripadvisor. com accommodation in Kinshasa, DRC ranges from K40,000 to K172,000 per night where the same site indicates that in Luanda, Angola, accommodation varies from K80,000 to K166,000 per night.
\nThe two sides are also expected to spend a lot of money on air tickets.
\nNomads General Secretary, Mike Butao, said it was too early to disclose their budget as they were working under the supervision of Fam.
\n\u201cWe can\u2019t come with assumptions now because we might send a bad signal. Being an international match, we are jointly working with Fam so that we should come up with a tight and meaningful budget,\u201d he said.
\nAsked on new signings, Butao said the 2017 TNM Super League champions would not rush to register them ahead of the December 31 2017 deadline.
\n\u201cThe good thing is that we have a good squad and we can pick 25 players before the deadline and leave room for five. Thereafter, we might need to bite the bullet to pay for late registration [of players]. It won\u2019t make sense to sign players just for the sake of it. We can only sign players that will add value [to the team],\u201d he said.
\nAlthough Masters released a tentative budget of K40 million for their trip to Angola, the team\u2019s owner, Alfred Gangata, said they would know their exact budget when they are through with Fam.
\n\u201cTravelling involves a lot and we are currently finalising the budget. In the meantime, I just want to congratulate my players for a job well done. Some doubted us and said we would get relegated in our first season but we have dodged it. We even reached the semi-finals of the Fisd Challenge Cup,\u201d he said.
\nFam General Secretary, Alfred Gunda, said they were mandated to support Wanderers and Masters to avoid unforeseeable circumstances in the continental assignments.
\n\u201cI was out [of the country] and I don\u2019t know how the budget preparatory meetings have gone. Masters inquired about our support whereas Wanderers already started working with our Finance Department. When they are through with that section, we will also share other technical logistics on how fast to process visas and if there might be need to get an interpreter, among other things,\u201d he said.
\nMeanwhile, world football governing body, Fifa President Gianni Infantino, has congratulated Wanderers for winning the championship for the first time in 11 years.
\nIn a letter sent through Football Association of Malawi yesterday,
\nInfantino said the title was as a result of hard-work by everyone involved with Wanderers, including the coaches, administrators and player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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