Malawi: Chawinga Wins Wafcon Golden Boot After Five-Goal Tournament

What the report says

Malawian forward Temwa Chawinga finished the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as the tournament’s top scorer, earning the Golden Boot after a five-goal, two-assist campaign, according to AllAfrica’s republication of a Nyasa Times report. The piece says her scoring tally was enough to edge other players who also scored five goals, including Zambia’s Barbra Banda, Ivory Coast’s Ines Konan and Cameroon’s Marie Ngah.

The report places Chawinga’s achievement in the context of Malawi’s surprise run to the final in their debut WAFCON appearance. It describes her as the attacking force behind the Scorchers’ progress, which brought Malawi widespread attention even as the team fell short of the title.

The same article also notes that Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina won the tournament’s Golden Glove after a series of standout performances in the knockout rounds. That included decisive saves in the latter stages, helping Cameroon reach the final and eventually lift the trophy. Together, the awards highlight how individual performances shaped the closing stages of the competition.

More broadly, the result underlines Malawi’s growing profile in women’s football and Chawinga’s status as one of the continent’s leading forwards. AllAfrica’s source did not add new reporting beyond the republished article, and the tournament awards were presented at the end of the 2026 competition.