Malawi vs Zimbabwe will be live on Supersport 3

ZIMBABWE'S journey to the 2017 African Cup of Nations begins at the Kamuzu Stadium here this afternoon amid serious concerns about the Warriors' state of preparedness and mind after a build-up made in hell whose ghost needed a prophet to exorcise.

Unlike their hosts in this Group L opener, which kicks off at 2:30pm and is live on Supersport 3, Zimbabwe have been a den of confusion with the team only leaving Harare yesterday afternoon.

And it once again needed the intervention of Prophet Walter Magaya to get the national team to leave their camp and take the road trip to Malawi.Part of the Warriors' journey was undertaken late into the night, something that is always very dangerous.

The Malawian media had a field day as they feasted on the news that skipper Willard Katsande and his troops on Thursday decided against boarding an afternoon flight to this landlocked nation until their grievances over match fees and allowances had been addressed to their satisfaction.

"Zim players fail to jet in," screamed the Daily Times yesterday.

"The Warriors were supposed to jet in at 7:15pm yesterday but the players demanded at least US$500 each before travelling to Malawi. Cash-strapped Zifa failed to pay players the money . . .," part of the report read.

The matter was also chewed into on several radio talk shows with phone calls from listeners depicting a country that expects their Flames to burn the Warriors to ashes.