Malawi’s Meteoric Rise to the Top of Africa’s Football Hierarchy

Malawi’s meteoric rise to the top of Africa’s football hierarchy

The southern African country’s impressive run at the 2026 Wafcon has already secured them a place at the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup.

Malawi Football: Why women are leaving men in the dust

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. It is no coincidence that Malawi’s women are conquering international sports while the men’s national football team stumbles. The women’s football team, the Scorchers, clinched the COSAFA title in 2023, qualified for their historic first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), and advanced to the 2026 WAFCON semi-finals to secure an extraordinary …

Fazili Vows to Build Stronger Scorchers

ShareBy Suleman Chitera Malawi coach Lovemore Fazili says the Scorchers will emerge stronger from their historic WAFCON campaign despite suffering a 3-0 defeat to Cameroon in the final in Rabat. Fazili believes Malawi’s remarkable run to the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has demonstrated that the Scorchers have the quality… The post Fazili Vows to Build Stronger Scorchers After WAFCON Final Defeat appeared first on Mal…

APM hails Scorchers for uniting nation

President Peter Mutharika has said the Scorchers’ impressive run at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco has brought a rare moment of unity in the country. Speaking with presidential press secretary Cathy Maulidi on arrival from his private trip in South Africa on Saturday, the President said he was proud of the Malawi Women’s National Football Team’s exploits.  Mutharika: We can learn from that. | Nation Mutharika also urg…