Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga nominated for Ballon d’Or for second successive year

Malawi international Temwa Chawinga has been nominated for the 2026 Ballon d’Or Women’s Footballer of the Year award, marking the second consecutive year she has featured on the shortlist. The US-based forward, who represents both club and the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, has been recognised following a strong run of form over […]

Rapper S Khrizzy faces jail threat as lawyer brands attack song on Chawinga “detestful and unpalatable”

A prominent Malawian criminal lawyer has issued an explosive call for young artist S Khrizzy to be arrested and prosecuted, after the rapper released a song reportedly containing vicious attacks and insults directed at football sensation Temwa Chawinga. Gift Katundu didn’t hold back in his condemnation of the track, branding its contents “detestful and unpalatable” […]

Golden Boot, golden pay day! Temwa Chawinga’s market value rockets R- fans who once slammed her issue grovelling apology

Scorchers superstar Temwa Chawinga has seen her market value soar following an extraordinary campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco, where the US-based forward walked away with the tournament’s coveted Golden Boot. Before the tournament, Chawinga’s value was estimated at around $1.8 million, according to Soccerdonna, a global valuator of […]

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 wins WAFCON Golden Boot after five-goal tournament

Malawian sensation Temwa Chawinga capped off an unforgettable Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by being crowned the tournament’s top scorer — claiming the coveted Golden Boot after a stunning campaign that saw her net five goals and provide two assists. The prolific forward pipped a star-studded field to the prize, edging out Zambia’s Barbra Banda, […]

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 […]

Malawi beat Zambia to qualify for Cosafa semis with Chawinga’s vital goal

Malawi has claimed the bragging rights in the southern African women football after winning narrowly 1-0 at the on-going Cosafa Women’s Championship in Port Elizabeth qualified for the semifinals. China-based Temwa Chawinga scored the only goal of the match. No fans are allowed access into the stadiums, but the senior championship matches are being broadcast LIVE […]

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 Temwa Chawinga participates in Wuhan first training session

China-based Malawi women football star Temwa Chawinga has resumed training for the first time with her new teammates at Chinese club Wuhan this week since signing in January. The Malawi international joined the Chinese Women’s Super League (CWSL) outfit on a two-year deal after mutually parting ways with Swedish side Kvarnsvedens with 18 months left on her deal. […]

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 […]

Chawinga’s team relegated from Sweden’s top league

Malawi’s women football international strikers Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga’s team Kvarnsvedens IK has been relegated from the Swedish’s women topflight after playing two years in the Damallsvenskan league. Knarnsvedens IK which joined the second Divisions league in 2016 from Division 1 failed to  survive relegation battle after collecting 19 points from 22 games and finished […]

Temwa Chawinga joins Sweden club ‘Kvarnsvedens IK’

Malawi National Womens Football team and Blantyre Zero striker Temwa Chawinga has joined her sister’s (Tabitha) Sweden side Kvarnsvedens IK on a three months contract. Temwa, who was with Malawi womens team in Zimbabwe last week where the team was taking part in Cosafa Women’s  Championship, arrived in Sweden together with Tabitha on Wednesday afternoon and she […]