Malawi defeated Ghana 2–1 in Rabat in the quarter-finals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, securing a place in the WAFCON semi-finals and, with a goal from Temwa in the next game, an automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
Ninety minutes separated Malawi from something the country had never achieved in senior football: a FIFA World Cup. The opponent was Ghana. And less than three weeks earlier, Ghana had beaten Malawi 4–0 in a pre-tournament friendly.
The Chaŵinga story reaches far beyond football. It is a story of two sisters, a family, a country, and what becomes possible when extraordinary talent refuses to be contained.
Club football · Malawi · Career
Club football · Malawi · Career
Road to Brazil 2027
153rd to Top 2
