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Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world, have reached the 2026 WAFCON Final in their tournament debut.
Temwa Chawinga claimed the WAFCON Golden Boot as Malawi reached the final, securing a 2027 World Cup spot with a historic tournament run.
Malawi’s historic run at WAFCON 2026 earned praise from Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, who highlighted the impact of a national team that defied expectations all the way to the tournament final in Morocco.
Temwa Chawinga has urged her Malawi teammates to 'fix their minds' and put their Women's Africa Cup of Nations final heartbreak behind them in order to do themselves justice at the FIFA Women's World Cup next year.
With Rose Kadzere unavailable for the historic WAFCON final, Malawi are pinning their hopes on Faith Chinzimu. At just 19, the young BK Hacken midfielder, more defensive than her teammate but also a product of Ascent Soccer,
BLANTYRE- (MaraviPost)- The Malawi Scorchers’ qualification for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) finals has taken centre stage in the latest edition of the Outreach Media Group newsletter, TheOMGbrief.
A debut WAFCON campaign could end in Malawi winning the tournament. They're World Cup-bound, with two superstar sisters leading the charge
Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and her sister Temwa added another as Malawi wrote another chapter in their remarkable debut Women's Africa Cup of Nations run, as they defeated Algeria 3-1 to reach Sunday's final.