Comments and predictions for Namibia vs Malawi: Breathtaking comeback

Latest Namibia vs Malawi team information

After an injury-free match against Angola, coach Benjamin is likely to keep the same starting lineup, with the trio of Ngero Kaanjuka Katua, Paulus Ileni Amutenya and Moses Shidolo (27 years old) controlling the midfield.

Ivan Kamberipa, who plays for Orapa United, scored Namibia's equalizer and is almost certain to keep his place in defence alongside Kennedy Eib, Charles Hambira and Sisqo Haraseb.

Up front, Black Leopards striker Bethuel Muzeu – who has scored five goals in his last four Motsepe Foundation Championship games – will lead the attacking trio alongside Alfeus Leevi and veteran Joslin Kamatuka.

Like Namibia, Malawi also has no losses in terms of personnel ahead of Sunday's crucial match and is likely to continue using Nyasa Big Bullets' midfield trio of Wongani Lungu, Chawanangwa Gumbo and Yankho Singo (25 years old).

Zeliati Nkhoma could be dropped to the bench after his underwhelming performance against Lesotho, while Promise Kamwendo is in contention for a starting spot in attack. Centre-backs Maxwell Paipi and Blessings Mpokera are likely to continue as the central defensive pairing.

Latest expected lineup for Namibia vs Malawi

Namibia:

Ndisoro; Eib, Kamberipa, Hambira, Haraseb; Katua, Amutenya, Shidolo; Muzeu, Leevi, Kamatuka

Malawi:

Chokooka; Lameck, Paipi, Mpokera, Silwimba; Lungu, Singo, Gumbo; Mpinganjira, Nkhoma, Salima

Latest football commentary on Namibia vs Malawi

For the third year in a row, Namibia failed to win their opening COSAFA Cup match as they had to chase down a point in a 1-1 draw against Angola in their Group B opener on Thursday.

In a match that saw Rayo Vallecano player Randy Nteka sent off, Depu put Angola ahead in the 90th minute, but Ivan Kamberipa equalised in the 7th minute of injury time to help Namibia hold on for a dramatic point.

With this result, coach Collin Benjamin's team extended their unbeaten streak to 5 matches in all competitions, including 4 draws and 1 win, after a previous streak of 5 consecutive defeats.

In this run, Namibia have picked up four points from two World Cup qualifiers – a 1-0 win over Malawi and a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea in March – to maintain their unbeaten run in Group H.

The "Brave Warriors" team currently has 12 points after 6 World Cup qualifying matches with 3 wins and 3 draws, ranking second in Group H, 4 points behind Tunisia and 2 points ahead of Liberia (third) - the team that is right behind the play-off group.

Namibia will look to capitalise on the momentum from their comeback against Angola to improve on their run to the 2024 final – where they lost 5-0 to Angola.

Meanwhile, Malawi could not get off to a dream start at this year's COSAFA Cup as they lost 0-1 to Lesotho in their remaining Group B match on Thursday.

Returning to the Southern African tournament after their last defeat to South Africa in the 2023 third-place play-off, Malawi lacked sharpness in attack and conceded a goal in the 83rd minute after Makara Ntaitsane scored, helping Lesotho claim all three points.

Malawi have now lost three games in a row – including defeats to Namibia and Tunisia in World Cup qualifiers in March.

Coach Kalisto Pasuwa's team is second from bottom in Group H of the World Cup qualifiers with 6 points after 6 matches - just above Sao Tome and Principe, who have lost all their matches, and 6 points behind the play-off position.

Malawi will face a tough test next week when they face an opponent who are unbeaten in 12 of their last 16 meetings since their first meeting in June 1997 – with Namibia winning eight and drawing four.

Latest Namibia vs Malawi score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Namibia vs Malawias follows:

• Sportsmole:Namibia 2-0 Malawi

• WhoScore:Namibia 2-1 Malawi
• Our newspaper predicts:Namibia 2-0 Malawi

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