COSAFA Cup · Saturday 21 September 2002 · Blantyre, Malawi
Malawi
South AfricaMalawi 1–3 South Africa (21 Sep 2002): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Malawi winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Malawi and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Malawi 1 wins, South Africa 4, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Malawi 1–0 South Africa on 21 July 2001 (COSAFA Cup).
- Malawi won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- South Africa won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Malawi 1371, South Africa 1652 — South Africa were favourites.
Malawi: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Zambia10 Aug 2002 · COSAFA Cup
- 2–2 vs Zimbabwe8 Jul 2002 · International Friendly
- 3–2 vs Zimbabwe7 Jul 2002 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Botswana9 Jun 2002 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Botswana8 Jun 2002 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Paraguay17 Sep 2002 · LG Cup
- 0–0 vs Ivory Coast8 Sep 2002 · AFCON Qualification
- 4–1 vs Eswatini24 Aug 2002 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Madagascar21 Jul 2002 · COSAFA Cup
- 2–3 vs Spain12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup