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Malawi came to Morocco having never competed at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Now the Scorchers are preparing to play for the championship of Africa.

The semi-final began with intensity and quickly became volatile. Algeria’s Morgane Belkhiter was sent off in the first half, leaving the North Africans with ten players. Malawi now had an advantage. Then came the 33rd minute. A ball came back off the bar. Tabitha Chaŵinga reacted. The Malawi captain produced an athletic finish to make it 1–0.

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.

Malawi Win Group C — Even in Defeat Why Tabitha Chaŵinga’s Goal Against Zambia Changed

Beating Nigeria created a question. Was Malawi’s opening result a historic anomaly?Four days later, the Scorchers answered it. Against Egypt, Malawi did not merely survive.