Category: International Sports

* Banyana Banyana lose 1-2 to hosts Morocco as Algeria stun Côte d’Ivoire to reach the semifinals and a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027 * The other two places to be determined this evening when Cameroon will face Nigeria (19h00) and Malawi against Ghana (22h00) * If the Scorchers beat Ghana, they will face hosts Morocco while Algeria will meet winners between heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria Maravi Express All hopes of the COSAFA to be…

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* As fellow COSAFA side Malawi — the tournament’s surprise package take on Ghana they have twice lost to in international friendlies in a year * Côte d’Ivoire take on Algeria as Cameroon face record 10-time winners and defending champions Nigeria By Duncan Mlanjira While all eyes will be on the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 surprise package, the Malawi Scorchers in this weekend’s quarterfinals, today’s encounter between the hosts and South Africa is also billed…

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* The Black Queens, who beat the Scorchers 4-0 in pre-tournament friendly, survived a Mali fightback in their last Group D match by drawing 1-1 * In the other Group D match, Cape Verde held favourites Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-1, exiting their debut appearance with one point and scoring 3 goals By Duncan Mlanjira Ghana survived a Mali fightback in their last Group D match by drawing 1-1 to secure 2nd place and date Malawi Scorchers in the…

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* The Black Queens and Mali share 3 points and meet tonight as leaders Cameroon date Cape Verde who are without a point By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Scorchers, who qualified for the quarterfinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 based on head-to-head tie breaker, will meet runners-up in Group D — currently Ghana but could also be Mali. The Black Queens and Mali share 3 points and meet tonight as leaders Cameroon with 6 points…

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* Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia finished in a three-way tie with 6 points each with the Scorchers securing the top spot with the defending champions advancing as runners-up based on the tournament’s tie-breaking criteria By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi and Nigeria have officially qualified for the quarter-finals from Group C at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 based on the tournament’s tie-breaking criteria. The results for the three teams against Egypt, in which Zambia won 6-0, Malawi…

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* In the Malawian camp, no one is talking about this feat already achieved by this generation of players — the focus remains on the future * We have six points, but we’re fighting for three more — we want to finish with nine points, says coach Lovemore Fazili at a press conference CAFonline When the draw of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 was completed, the Malawi versus Zambia matchup quickly gained popularity as one…

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* For making the nation proud through their historic WAfCON Morocco 2025 campaign and as an encouragement ahead of their last group match against Zambia * Speaker Sameer Suleman called on the Government, the corporate sector and all Malawians to continue supporting the Scorchers going forward By Duncan Mlanjira Parliament yesterday gave a standing ovation to the Malawi national women’s football team, the Scorchers, in recognition of their outstanding performance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco…

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The exciting game yesterday at at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca * Eve Pereira goes in the island nation’s football annals as the first scorer at the WAfCON when she equalised after going down 1-0 in first half * Alivia Kelly pulled one back in the 88th minute when they were down 3-1 as they eye to finish the Group D against another giant Cameroon Maravi Express In their second match in debut appearance at the Women’s Africa…

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* Where she advanced to the semi-finals in both the 200m and 400m events before her campaign came to an end * She strengthens coach Lovemore Fazili’s attacking options along with the Chawinga sisters, Temwa and Tabitha * Ahead of the final game against Zambia on Wednesday they just need a draw to qualify for the knockout quarterfinals in their debut appearance By Duncan Mlanjira Multi-talented Asimenye Simwaka, MDF Lionesses FC’s forward and the country’s top track athlete, has…

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* The island nation off the coast of west Africa beat Mali 4-3 on aggregate in the WAfCON Morocco 2026 qualifiers to join Malawi Scorchers as tournament debutants * Since then, they have failed to win their last five games, recording one draw and four defeats — including the 0-2 loss to Ghana in Group D opener Maravi Express Familiar foes since the qualifiers to this Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026, there will be no margin…

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