Vote for Malawi’s Tabitha Chawinga in gsport’s World African Woman football awards

PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-Malawian women’s football star Tabitha Chawinga has been nominated for World African Woman in Sport Awards by South Africa-based gsport.co.za.

The China-based Scorchers captain will be competing with Kenyan middle and long-distance athlete Faith Kipyego and South Africa Fifa referee Akhona Makalima.

In a message posted on the organisation website, www.gs.sport.co.za, Tabitha has been nominated for her exploits in Italy where she played for a season-long loan from China’s Wuhan Jianghan.

Reads the statement: “Tabitha Chawinga, the Malawian Footballer, made history as the First African player to secure the 2023 Italian Serie A Women’s Golden Boot Award. Her remarkable achievement, driven by her 23 goals for Inter Milan Woman in the 2022/2023 season, showcases her prowess and dedication to the sport.”

Writing on her Facebook Page, she called for people to vote for her saying: “Vote for Tabitha Chawinga as your favourite African Woman In Sport Award at www.gsport.co.za./voting ends until August 31, 2023.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.