Temwa Chawinga, the 2023 Cosafa Women’s Championship top scorer and player of the tournament, has advised the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to learn from Zambia in terms of developing women’s football.

The 25-year-old striker, who plays for Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University FC, scored seven goals at the Cosafa to take home the Golden Boot.

She was a force to be reckoned with in Group A, scoring a hat-trick against South Africa before putting four past Eswatini.

Chawinga’s attacking exploits saw Malawi top the group, ahead of Banyanya Banyanya by nine points.

She was instrumental in the Scorchers’ 2-1 final victory over Zambia, assisting on both goals as her team won the trophy for the first time.

Temwa Chawinga wants more investments in Women’s Football

In a recent interview with Wa Ganyu, Chawinga, whose elder sister Tabitha Chawinga became the first Malawian to score in the UEFA Women’s Champions League advised the FAM to consider learning from their Zambian counterparts.

“Teams in Europe are investing a lot more in women’s football than here in Malawi. Our officials should invest in women’s football,” she said.

Chawinga also suggested that “They [FAM] can even go to Zambia, our neighbouring country; their culture is the same as Malawi. We can learn a lot from them on how they are doing it; they qualified and played at the World Cup, meaning that we can learn a lot from them.”

Women’s football has grown significantly in Southern Africa, with Zambia and South Africa both performing well at the most recent Women’s Africa Cup, with the latter reaching the semifinals and the former being crowned champion, securing their qualifications for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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Following their Cosafa victory, Malawi will look to continue developing their women’s national team and qualify for future Africa and World Cups.