Out of 10 applicants from the African and Caribbean Region in a vacancy released by FIFA in January, 2019, Limbani Matola has been appointed as the Marketing Venue Manager for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Poland from 23 May to 15 June 2019. This development marks the first time that a Malawian is assigned for administrative duties at a FIFA World Cup.

“This is a very humbling experience. I thank God Almighty that my application and motivation letters pleased FIFA and I proceeded to the skype interview where I was also successful”, said Matola.

Matola is leaving the country on 14th May and he is expected to coordinate the kick off meeting in the city of Lodz, Poland, on 17th MAY 2019. On experience, Matola is also the Football Association of Malawi ( FAM) Commercial and Marketing Director. His new task is to implement FIFA Commercial Affiliates contractual rights and act as a point of contact for the  Local Organising Committee and FIFA for all marketing related issues.