{"id":29777,"date":"2022-08-23T14:57:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/tabitha-chawinga-on-europe-bound"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:17:08","slug":"tabitha-chawinga-on-europe-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/tabitha-chawinga-on-europe-bound","title":{"rendered":"Tabitha Chawinga on Europe bound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The dream of Malawi National Women\u2019s Football Team Captain Tabitha Chiwanga to play again in one of the European women football teams is now a story of the past as the Star has assigned a one-year contract loan deal with Italian Women Football team Inter Milan FC from Chinese club Wuhan Jiangda.<\/p>\n<p>Chiwanga\u2019s new loan deal is set to be unveiled formally. Born on May 19, 1996, in Rumphi, Chawinga is the third of five children born to her parents. She began playing football at age five and played with boys until age 13 when she began playing for girls\u2019 club, DD Sunshine in the capital city, Lilongwe.<\/p>\n<p>At age 18, Chawinga played for Swedish third-division club Krokom Dv\u00e4rs\u00e4tts IK where she earned the league\u2019s golden boot after scoring 39 goals in 18 games.<\/p>\n<p>She was the first women\u2019s footballer from Malawi to play for a European club. Chawinga joined Kvarnsvedens IK in Sweden\u2019s Elitettan in 2015. In her debut for the club, she scored a brace in a 4-0 win over Link\u00f6pings FC.<\/p>\n<p>The club finished in first place during the regular season with a 21\u20132\u20133 record. Chawinga was the league\u2019s top scorer with 43 goals \u2013 14 more than the next highest scorer.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s first place finish secured them promotion to the Damallsvenskan for the 2016 season. During the 2016 season, Chawinga was the third highest scorer in the league with 15 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The dream of Malawi National Women\u2019s Football Team Captain Tabitha Chiwanga to play again in one of the European women football teams is now a story of the past as the Star has assigned a one-year contract loan deal with Italian Women Football team Inter Milan FC from Chinese club Wuhan Jiangda. 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