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Sierra Leone will play only their second match at home in two years<\/p>\n

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie,\u00a0BBC Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sierra Leone will go ahead with their friendly match with Malawi after the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) secured a venue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leone Stars will face the Flames at the Siaka Stevens stadium, Freetown, on 22 March, their first match at home since they hosted Seychelles in July 2014.<\/p>\n

The match was almost cancelled over a $10,000 fee demanded by the now sacked country’s sports minister Paul Kamara.<\/p>\n

SLFA told BBC Sport: “We will not pay any cash for the use of the stadium.”<\/p>\n

This will be the third friendly meetings between Leone Stars and the Flames with the latter winning the previous two encounters at home in Lilongwe way back in 1978.<\/p>\n

There has never been a competitive fixture between the two teams.<\/p>\n

The match is Sierra Leone’s preparation for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Gabon – away on 25 March and at home in Freetown three days later.<\/p>\n

However, there are no points at stake for the two games because Gabon will host the finals in January.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone are currently bottom of group I behind Sudan and African champions Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

But Malawi are preparing for a competitive Nations Cup double-header with Guinea in Group L.<\/p>\n

The Flames are presently third in the table, above Guinea but below Swaziland and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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