Activist Agape Khombe held at Maula Prison over Chawinga house deal Facebook posts

Activist Agape Khombe has been arrested and remanded at Maula Prison after being accused of cyberbullying private practice lawyer Edgar Kachere, in a case now centred on explosive Facebook posts linking the lawyer to a controversial property transaction involving Malawian football star Tabitha Chawinga. State prosecutor Prescott Mwayiulipo confirmed Khombe was taken into custody last […]

Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga named in Africa’s top Wafcon XI

Malawian football sensations Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga have been named in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) Team of the Tournament – an extraordinary sibling double that has capped off a remarkable few weeks for the sisters and their country. Temwa, the star striker who has long been tipped as one of Africa’s finest […]

Bandabets Malawi Salutes the Scorchers After Historic WAFCON 2026 Journey

Malawi’s WAFCON debut delivered a continental final, a World Cup ticket and a new generation of football heroes. Bandabets Malawi joins football fans across the country in congratulating the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, after a remarkable debut campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. What began as Malawi’s […]

Chawinga sensation puts trophy dreams before personal glory as Malawi eye historic AWCON crown

Scorchers talisman Temwa Chawinga has declared that lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy with Malawi matters far more to her than scooping individual glory — despite finding herself lo cked in a thrilling race for the tournament’s Golden Boot. The prolific forward, who is currently the joint top scorer at the Women’s Africa Cup […]

​Malawi stun 10-time champions Nigeria in five-goal WAFCON thriller

WAFCON debutants Malawi produced a sensational upset in Rabat, beating defending champions Nigeria 3-2 in a dramatic Group C opener. ​Two goals from Temwa Chawinga and a strike from captain Tabitha Chawinga saw the Scorchers secure a famous victory over the 10-time African champions at the Al Madina Stadium. ​Coach Lovemore Fazili’s side executed a […]

Tabitha Chawinga hits six as Malawi beat Lesotho 9-0 at Cosafa

Tabitha Chawinga scored six goals as Malawi thrashed Lesotho 9-0 at the Cosafa Women’s Cup encounter at Wolfson Stadium in South Africa. Chawinga, who plays for Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Women’s Super League, opened her account at the tournament with half-a-dozen goals. Mcnelbert Kazuwa’s team came into the event on the back of a failure […]

Chawinga sisters lighting up China confirm Malawi availability for Cosafa

Malawi national women’s football team has been boosted by China-based stars, two sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga, who have  confirmed they will be available  for next month’s Cosafa Senior Women’s Championship after a two-year absence. Coach  for Malawi, MacNebert Kazuwa , has included the Chawinga sisters in a 35-member squad ahead of the regional women’s […]

Chawinga sisters go head to head in China Super League

The Chinese Women’s Super League will set up a duel between two sisters considered to be Africa’s best strikers as Jiangsu Suning’s Tabitha Chawinga faces Wuhan’s Temwa Chawinga on Saturday. Tabitha, 24 and Temwa, 21 are sisters from Malawi and have enjoyed playing together for most of their careers, from Malawian club DD Sunshine to Sweden side Kvarnsveden and the national […]

Chawinga sisters putting Malawi women’s football on the map

When the Chinese Women’s Super League resumes this weekend it will feature Malawian sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga. This season will be the first time the sisters have played against each other competitively having appeared together for the national team, Malawian club DD Sunshine and Swedish side Kvarnsveden. Temwa, 21, will be playing for Wuhan […]

Malawi striker Tabitha retains Chinese football Women’s Player of the Year award

For the second season on the bounce, the 24-year-old has won the coveted accolade in her second campaign in the Chinese top-flight. Jiangsu Suning striker Tabitha Chawinga has retained the Chinese Women’s Super League [CWSL] Player of the Year award for the 2019 season. The Malawi international bagged the award for the second season in […]

Tabitha Chawinga happy to return to the pitch

Malawi women’s football export to China, Tabitha Chawinga, says she hopes for a successful football season after COVID-19 lockdown as football returns soon in China. Reports indicate that the pandemic has significantly subsided in China and the lockdown has been lifted. Chawinga’s team has started training and recently had a strength testing match against their […]

Tabitha’s brace inspires Malawi to victory over Kenya

Malawi women football team on Wednesday kept their 2020 Tokyo Women’s Olympic Final dream alive after beating visiting Kenya 3-2 in an entertaining encounter played at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The two teams will play in the return leg behind closed doors at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos on Sunday. The game started on a […]

Malawi storm to 11-1 win against Mozambique in women football: 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers

Malawi national women football team on Thursday  put smiles back on the faces of football fans  with ab emphatic 11-1 victory against Mozambique in a 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers’ first-leg at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. China-based Malawi captain Tabitha Chawinga  and and her younger sister Temwa, who plays for Swedish club Kvarnsvedens IK scored amongst […]

Chawinga boost for Malawi women’s football team: Jets in for Mozambique clash

Malawi national women’s football team exports Captain Tabitha Chawinga and her sister Temwa jets into the country Thursday to join the rest of the local players who are on training camp at the Mpira Vilage at the Chiwembe Technical Centre in Blantyre in preparation for the 2020 Olympic qualifier against Mozambique. The team will face […]

Malawi star Tabitha wins Chinese Player of the Year award

Malawi women football icon Tabitha Chawinga continues to  make a mark in the Chinese women’s top-flight  league as  she has been named 2018 Women Footballer of the Year in China. Since her arrival in China from Sweden, the Malawi international has been an instant hit for Jiangsu Suning  club after she helped them to a […]

DD Sunshine wins Presidential Cup: New sponsor Tabitha ‘delighted’

DD Sunshine FC have won the Presidential women football cup following their 3-2 win over Skippers at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday. Enelezia Mhango opened the scoresheet for the DD Sunshine on 12th minutes but Love Nyakamera was quick to equalize for the two sides to tie 1-all at half time Skippers […]

China names Malawi star Tabitha Chawinga ‘friendship ambassador’

Star power Malawian female footballer Tabitha Chawinga has been recognised by the Chinese Embassy in Malawi which has named her as  friendship ambassador of the two countries. The China-based forward, who stars for Jiangsu Suning,  was named at a celebratory dinner which the Chinese embassy organised  for the star in Lilongwe. China  Ambassador to Malawi, […]