
Malawi defeats Algeria 3-1 to reach historic WAFCON final
Malawi's Scorchers secured a 3-1 victory over Algeria, earning a place in their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women鈥檚 Africa Cup of Nations final. The Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Temwa, contributed all three goals for Malawi. Algeria's task became more challenging early in the first half when Morgane Belkhiter received a red card. Tabitha Chawinga opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, followed by Temwa Chawinga's goal just before halftime, giving Malawi a 2-0 lead. Algeria's Ikram Adjabi reduced the deficit to 2-1 in the 60th minute. However, Tabitha Chawinga scored her second goal to restore Malawi's two-goal advantage, making it 3-1. Malawi maintained their lead through the closing stages, despite a late attempt by Algeria's Laura Muller, to continue their debut WAFCON run.


