6 Years in the Making: The World Cup Dream
In October 2020, Tabitha Chaŵinga spoke to FIFA about Malawi. At the time, she and her younger sister Temwa were already building extraordinary careers abroad.
In October 2020, Tabitha Chaŵinga spoke to FIFA about Malawi. At the time, she and her younger sister Temwa were already building extraordinary careers abroad.
Before Tabitha Chaŵinga was playing Champions League football in Europe, before Temwa Chaŵinga was breaking scoring records in the United States, and before Faith Chinzimu scored the goals that finally carried Malawi into the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, there was a national team trying to establish itself in African football.
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.