World No. 153 Malawi rolls on, as the Chawinga sisters powered the tournament debutants past No. 74 Algeria 3-1 to meet Cameroon in Sunday’s WAFCON final.
OL Lyonnes’s Tabitha Chawinga opened the scoring with a bicycle kick off a corner in the 34th minute, before sealing the win with a 76th-minute strike.
KC Current star Temwa Chawinga netted her fifth goal of the tournament in first-half stoppage time, pulling level with Zambia’s Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) atop WAFCON’s Golden Boot race.
No. 71 Cameroon pulled off the bracket’s other upset, as goalkeeper Michaely Bihina made four saves to beat host No. 64 Morocco 3-1 on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes.
All four semifinalists already secured their 2027 World Cup berths, while the four losing quarterfinalists — Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria — battle for two tickets to FIFA’s inter-confederation playoffs this afternoon.
The 2026 WAFCON final kicks off Sunday at 3 PM ET (beIN Sports USA).
