Chawinga leads Lyonnes come-back in UWCL

Tabitha Chawinga netted a goal that energised her team to stage a massive comeback as they scored three second half goals to take the game from 3-0 down to hold Juventus 3-3 in the UEFA Womens Champions League on Wednesday.

Chawinga was handed in the match which saw the French giants struggling in the opening 45 minutes to concede three goals from the Italians.

Chiara Beccari opened the scores in the 12th minutr before Michela Cambiaghi doubling the scores in 27 minutes and 10 minutes later, Tatiana Pinto got the third.

Meanwhile, Chawinga pulled one back on the hour-mark before being replaced by Marie-Antoinette Katoto three minutes later who got the second in the 79th minute and Wendie Lenard scored from the spot in the 90th minute to snatch a point.

The result helped the team to become the first to progress through to the knock-out stage of the competition.

Temwa wins second MVP award in America

Scorchers vice captain, Temwa Chawinga stole the show during the National Womens Soccer League award presentation after snatching three awards in one night on Wednesday in USA.

Chawinga won the most Valuable Player in the league for the second time in two years after beating the other four candidates for the award.

She was also presented the golden boot award which she reclaimed after scoring 15 goals and provided three assists this season for Kansas City Current.

The third award for her was to have a place in the best XI of the NWSL which she appeared as a left Wing Forward, a position she has been playing most in the league.

Chawinga has settled well in America in her first two years which has seen her breaking a number of records as she has become the first player after Sam Kerr to win back-to-back golden boot awards, also the fastest player to reach 30 NWSL goals in just 41 games and also drove the team to win their first eve NWSL Shield.

''TIDZASANGALALA TIKADZAPULUMUKA TSIKU LOTSILIZA'' - KAJAWA

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Mighty Tigers, Trevor Kajawa, wati ntchito ikadalipo yoti agwire ngakhale kuti atuluka mu chigwa cha matimu otuluka mu ligi ndipo adzasangalala zonse zikadzatha.

Iye amayankhula izi kutsatira kugonjetsa Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 lachitatu pa bwalo la Mpira lachitatu masana pomwe wati anakonzadi kuti apambane poti sali pabwino pa ndandanda wa matimu mu ligi.

Kajawa wati akuyenerabe kuikapo mtima poti mpikisano tsopano wakula zomwe zithabe kuwavuta ngati sasamala.

''Sitinapulumuke ayi ndipo ntchito ikadalipo ndekuti ifeyo sitingasangalale ayi, tikuyenera kuzidalira patokha osati kudaliranso timu ina ayi nde tidzasangalala ligi ikadzatha,'' anatero Kajawa.

Timuyi yasuntha kuchoka pa nambala 14 kufika pa 12 pomwe ili ndi ma pointsi okwana 26 atapambana kasanu ndi kamodzi, kufanana mphamvu kasanu ndi katatu ndi kugonja ka khumi ndi kamodzi.

South Africa out of Four-Nations tournament

Football Association of Malawi has confirmed that South Africa will not take part in the four-nations Womens tournament after failing to accept their invitation for the tournament.

The Association confirmed the news on Wednesday saying Zambia and Zimbabwe have confirmed their availability for the matches this month-end.

The tournament is aimed at giving Scorchers a thorough preparation ahead of their first ever Womens African Cup of Nations next year as they targeted two teams that are also at the finals of the tournament.

Malawi will open now three-nations tournament with Zimbabwe on Friday, 28 November, before taking on Zambia on Sunday, 30 November and the two visitors will face each other on Tuesday, 2 December.

''Oyimbira achepetse kukondera matimu'' - Chimkwita

Wachiwiri kwa mphunzitsi watimu ya Karonga United, Chrispin Chimkwita, wati oyimbira atengapo mbali kuti timu yake igonje ndi timu ya Creck Sporting Club ndipo wati izi zikulowetsa mpira pansi.

Iye amayankhula atatha masewero omwe agonja 1-0 pa bwalo la Aubrey Dimba ndipo wati ziganizo za oyimbira zimachita kuonekeratu kuti amafuna kuti iwo agonje mmasewerowa.

''Awa oyimbirawa asamakhald ndi mbali, ilinso si vuto la oyendetsa koma oyimbira eni ake akumachita kuoneka kuti akufuna kuti timu igonje nde zimenezi sizabwino ayi zikuononga mpira wathu,'' anatero Chimkwita.

Mmasewerowa, Lovemore Ngolombe komanso mphunzitsi wamkulu Oscar Kaunda analandira ma kadi ofiyira ndipo Ramadan Ntafu anagoletsera Creck.

Karonga ikadali pa nambala yachisanu ndi mapointsi 37 pa zipambano 11, kufanana mphamvu kanayi ndi kugonja kasanu ndi katatu.