The Malawi National Beach Soccer Team, the Beach Soccer Hustlers, have qualified for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations for the third consecutive time after thrashing Seychelles 10-1 in the return leg of the qualifiers at Salima Livingstonia Beach.

The emphatic victory saw Malawi complete a commanding 16-3 aggregate triumph, having won the first leg 6-2 away in Seychelles.

The Beach Soccer Hustlers will now represent Malawi at the continental showpiece scheduled to kick off on 28 November 2026 in Senegal, having previously qualified for the 2022 edition in Mozambique and the 2024 tournament in Egypt.

Malawi dominated the encounter from the opening whistle, scoring four goals in the first period, three in the second and another three in the final period. Frank Mwenelupembe opened the scoring five minutes into the first period before Dala Simba doubled Malawi’s advantage a minute later.

Captain Isaac Kajamu added the third goal before Mwenelupembe completed his brace to give the hosts a comfortable 4-0 lead at the end of the opening period. The Beach Soccer Hustlers continued their dominance in the second period, with Sandram Sadi extending the lead before Kajamu grabbed his second goal of the afternoon.

Seychelles player Lester Bristol then turned the ball into his own net to give Malawi a commanding 7-0 advantage at the end of the second period. Kajamu completed his hat trick in the third period to make it 8-0 before Seychelles player Michael Jumaye scored an own goal to extend Malawi’s lead to nine.

Seychelles eventually pulled one back through Davyan Hoareau, but Mwenelupembe completed his own hat trick to seal a comprehensive 10-1 victory for the Beach Soccer Hustlers. The Beach Soccer Hustlers will now shift their attention to preparations for the finals in Senegal, where they will aim to improve on their previous appearances and challenge for a place at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The two finalists at the continental championship will earn automatic qualification to the World Cup.