The Flames may be unable to raise the
needed funds for their trip to Calabar in time to face the Super Eagles on
September 7 having used up the bulk of their annual budget
Malawi might be unable to prosecute their
final Group F 2014 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria on September 7 due to
shortfall in funding.
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM)
told media on Thursday that the Flames require about $121, 212 to travel to
Nigeria.
FAM had spent most of its annual allocation
on participating in the regional Cosafa Cup held in Zambia as well as World Cup
qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia.
“We don’t have the required amount of
money. Government has indicated the funds that were used during World Cup
qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia were part of the 2013/14 national budget,”
FAM general secretary Suzyo Nyirenda was quoted by Nyasatimes.com.
“We were not aware of this arrangement, we
have been taken unaware because, to us, expenses that were incurred prior and
after Kenya and Namibia games were settled by funds within the 2012/13
financial year which ended on June 31, 2013.”
This unavailability of funds means the
Flames will be unable to camp for four days in Botswana where they had been
scheduled to play a friendly match against the Botswana national team.
If they are unable to travel, they will
forfeit the three points on offer to Nigeria and may also be punished by Fifa.
However, officials remain optimistic that the government will come to the
team’s rescue.
Source : Goal
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