Africa-Press – Malawi. The Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, has received a big boost after three foreign country-based players joined camp this week ahead of the 2025 delayed Cosafa Women’s Championship.
The tournament is scheduled for February 18 to March 1 in Polokwane, South Africa.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-based defender Chimwemwe Madise (TP Mazembe), the Zambia-based duo of Chisomo Banda (Konkola Blades Ladies) and Tendai Sani (Zisd) joined camp on Tuesday.
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Competitions and Communications Director Gomezgani Zakazaka said Egypt-based striker Vanesa Chikupira would fly straight to South Africa for the tournament.
“Tendai, Chisomo and Madise are in camp,” he said.
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Scorchers coach Lovemore Fazili only included four foreign country-based players in his 32-member provisional squad for the tournament.
He is expected to release the final squad next week before departure for Polokwane.
Fazili was not readily available for his latest comment Wednesday.
The Scorchers will start their Group A campaign alongside hosts South Africa at Seshego Stadium on February 18 before facing Lesotho at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium three days later.
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The team will wrap up its group stages campaign against Angola at Seshego on February 24.
Top teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, along with the overall best runners-up.
Malawi will be looking to make amends for the disappointment of the 2024 edition, having failed to defend the cup following a 2-0 loss to Zambia’s Copper Queens.
The Scorchers went into the 2024 edition as defending champions, having won their maiden title the previous year after beating Zambia 2-1.
During the 2024 edition, Malawi started their journey with a 4-3 victory over South Africa before registering 8-0 and 3-1 victories over eSwatini and Madagascar.
Their incredible run saw them finishing top with nine points from three matches.
Since their international debut at the 2002 Cosafa Women’s Championship, the Scorchers have reached the final twice—in 2021 and 2023.
In 2021, they lost 1-0 to guest nation Tanzania before their maiden title in 2023.
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