The body of departed Malawi under-20 national football team striker Abel Mwakilama, who died in Portugal last week, will arrive in the country next week on Friday and not this week as announced.<\/p>\n
Flames Team Manager, James Sangala, Wednesday confirmed the development after the late Mwakilama\u2019s former agent, Venancio Patrick, informed them about the change in the programme.<\/p>\n
The body was expected to depart Portugal for Malawi yesterday but it has delayed due to embalming process, Sangala said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is true we got communication from Patrick that the embalming process was expected to be completed on Wednesday [yesterday], so according to flight schedules, it would not have been possible to depart Portugal, which means that the date has been shifted to next week Wednesday,\u201d Sangala said.<\/p>\n
According to a statement in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, two weeks after Banda was named man of the match in the first-leg\u2019s goalless draw at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n
Banda said he will try his best to impress Pirates\u2019 coaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be a dream come true to sign for a big team like Pirates. I know it would not be easy but I am confident that things will work,\u201d Banda said.<\/p>\n
If successful, Banda will follow in the footsteps of compatriots Joseph Kamwendo and Chiukepo Msowoya who had stints with the Soweto giants. Ernest Mtawali also played for Pirates in 2001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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