Flames static on Fifa Rankings

The Malawi National Football Team has maintained position 129 in the latest Coca-Cola Fifa Rankings. Fifa released the rankings on Monday after the conclusion of the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals in United States of America, Canada and Mexico. According to the rankings, the Flames have 1122.05 points, just above Zimbabwe's Warriors. The Flames are 37th in Africa. Since January this year, the Flames have been on a free fall on the rankings. They were on position 126 in January but rose to 125 in February before dropping to position 132 in the world in May. Malawi rose three places to position 129 in June this year. During the period under review, the Flames lost 1-0 to Ethiopia before registering a 1-1 draw with the same team in Addis Ababa. Malawi have failed to rise on the Fifa Rankings following poor performances in recent matches. The team last won a match when they defeated Lesotho 1-0 in a friendly match at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in November last year. The team then registered a goal-less stalemate against Lesotho at the same venue. Malawi lost 9-8 on post-match penalties to Zambia during the Four Nations Tournament in Francistown, Botswana, in March this year. They lost 1-0 to Botswana in a third place play-off match. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Operations Director Gomezgani Zakazaka was not readily available for his comment Tuesday. The Flames will start the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in September this year. Malawi are in Group B alongside Egypt, Angola and South Sudan. Sports analyst Parry Chinyama said Flames' poor performance had contributed to stagnation on the rankings. "I am not surprised. If they start winning matches, they will also improve on the rankings," he said. Morocco are the top-ranked team in Africa whereas Senegal are second. Newly crowned world champions Spain are the top-ranked team in the world followed by Argentina. France and England are third and fourth, respectively.

WIRE — The Malawi National Football Team has maintained position 129 in the latest Coca-Cola Fifa Rankings. Fifa released the rankings on Monday after the conclusion of the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals in United States of America, Canada and Mexico. According to the rankings, the Flames have 1122.05 points, just above Zimbabwe's Warriors. The Flames are 37th in Africa. Since January this year, the Flames have been on a free fall on the rankings. They were on position 126 in January but rose to 125 in February before dropping to position 132 in the world in May. Malawi rose three places to position 129 in June this year. During the period under review, the Flames lost 1-0 to Ethiopia before registering a 1-1 draw with the same team in Addis Ababa. Malawi have failed to rise on the Fifa Rankings following poor performances in recent matches. The team last won a match when they defeated Lesotho 1-0 in a friendly match at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in November last year. The team then registered a goal-less stalemate against Lesotho at the same venue. Malawi lost 9-8 on post-match penalties to Zambia during the Four Nations Tournament in Francistown, Botswana, in March this year. They lost 1-0 to Botswana in a third place play-off match. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Operations Director Gomezgani Zakazaka was not readily available for his comment Tuesday. The Flames will start the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in September this year. Malawi are in Group B alongside Egypt, Angola and South Sudan. Sports analyst Parry Chinyama said Flames' poor performance had contributed to stagnation on the rankings. "I am not surprised. If they start winning matches, they will also improve on the rankings," he said. Morocco are the top-ranked team in Africa whereas Senegal are second. Newly crowned world champions Spain are the top-ranked team in the world followed by Argentina. France and England are third and fourth, respectively.

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