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March 17 2025, 14:23 · Alex Lawes
Updated March 17 2025, 16:01

Malawi vs Namibia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

Malawi vs Namibia Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)
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Malawi have proven themselves to be capable of earning points and victories in African FIFA World Cup qualification as they now take on a solid and difficult to defeat Namibia side.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 20th March, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – FIFA+ / US – FIFA+

Key stats

  • Three of the last four international matches between these two teams finished level.
  • Malawi are unbeaten in their last five international matches against Namibia (W2 D3).
  • Malawi have won three of their last four World Cup qualifying matches in Malawi (L1).
  • Malawi have lost only two of their last 14 World Cup qualifying matches in Malawi (W8 D4).
  • Namibia are unbeaten so far in the current World Cup qualifying campaign (W2 D2 *includes 3-0 awarded victory vs Equatorial Guinea).

Malawi vs Namibia Prediction

Malawi would appear one of the weaker sides in what is a weak Group H alongside upcoming opponents Namibia as well as Tunisia, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome e Principe; whilst Namibia are looking to build on an impressive few years.

Malawi come into this one on the back of a comfortable 4-0 aggregate defeat of Comoros in the second round of African Nations Championship qualification in December. They failed to win a single game in 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, though, with no victory in their six group stage matches.

The Namibians, under the management of former Hamburg defender Collin Benjamin, reached the knockout stages of their first ever major tournament at the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 2024. They are difficult to play and score against with just a solitary goal conceded in their four matches in CAF’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign thus far.

Malawi have scored just seven goals in their four games and they now face an intensely stubborn Namibian side this week so a low-scoring encounter is to be expected for this one.

Malawi vs Namibia Tip: Under 2.5 goals

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