Burkina Faso beat Malawi 1:0

  1. Posted on Sunday 7 June 2009 - 16:29
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    Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    Malawi national football team - the Flames - on Saturday lost their impressive home record which has seen them beat football heavyweights when they lost 0-1 to Burkina Faso in the 2010 World and Africa Cup qualifiers.
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    Played in their commercial city, Blantyre, the southern African side was shocked with a 70th minute goal scored by Burkina Faso’s striker Moumouni Dagano.

    It was a painful loss for Malawi seeking to gain a place in the 2010 World and Africa Cups, AfricaNews reporter said. At their backyard Malawi has humiliated football giants like Egypt and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

    The team is at the bottom of Group E with no point and no goal having also lost 0-5 to Ivory Coast in Abidjan in their first game.

    Burkina Faso’s win kept up their 100 percent record and they now have six points having won their first game 4-2 against Guinea. Other teams in the group are Ivory Coast and Guinea.

    In Group C Zambia edged past Rwanda with a 1-0 win. The Chipolopolo scored their only goal in the 79th minute through Rainford Kalaba. Zambia has now four points having drawn 1-1 with Egypt in their first game.

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