FCB Nyasa Big Bullets will be proudly represented on the international stage once again, with midfielder Yankho Singo and winger Chikumbutso Salima included in Kalisto Pasuwa’s Flames squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The Flames will host Equatorial Guinea on 9 October at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, before travelling to Tunis for the away clash against São Tomé and PrÃncipe on 13 October.
Singo and Salima were also part of Pasuwa’s recent squad. The defensive midfielder featured in Malawi’s 2-1 away victory over Namibia on 5 September, while both players missed the subsequent 2-2 draw with Liberia in Lilongwe due to illness.
Full Malawi Squad
Goalkeepers: William Thole (Simba Bhora), George Chikooka (Silver Strikers), Joshua Waka (Ekhaya FC)
Defenders: Nickson Nyasulu (FC Platinum), Dennis Chembezi (Al Qasim FC), Maxwell Paipi (Silver Strikers), Emmanuel Nyirenda (Mighty Wanderers), Charles Petro (Botosani FC), Gomegzani Chirwa (Ngezi Platinum), McDonald Lameck (Silver Strikers), Alick Lungu (Ekhaya), Jubril Okedina (Bohemian FC)
Midfielders: Yankho Singo (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Blessings Singini (Mighty Wanderers), Lloyd Aaron (Muaither SC), Lloyd Njaliwa (Costa do Sol), Robert Saizi (Zanaco)
Forwards: Frank Gabadinho Mhango (Richards Bay), Richard Mbulu (Costa do Sol), Mayele Malango (Monterey Bay FC), Patrick Mwaungulu (TP Mazembe), Chikumbutso Salima (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Lanjesi Nkhoma (TP Mazembe), Chawanangwa Kaonga (Zanaco FC), Wisdom Mpinganjira (Mighty Wanderers)
Group H Standings
The Flames sit fourth in Group H with 10 points, level with Equatorial Guinea, and every point from the October fixtures could prove decisive.
| Position | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tunisia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 22 |
| 2 | Namibia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Liberia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Malawi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 6 | São Tomé and PrÃncipe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 0 |
Both Singo and Salima will be looking to carry their Bullets form onto the international stage as Malawi fight to keep their qualification hopes alive.
