By Chisomo Phiri
Malawi Women’s National Football Team Coach Lovemore Fazili has included France-based captain Tabitha Chawinga and US based Temwa Chawinga of Kansas City Current in the Scorchers provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Cosafa Women’s Championship later this month.
In total, he has included eight foreign country based players in the provisional squad.
Rose Kabzere , who joined French side Montpellier is also in the squad.
Fazili has also given maiden call up to US based Choma Okafor.
TP Mazembe duo of Sabina Thom and Chimwemwe Madise, Rwanda based Mary Chabvinda and Zambia based duo of Ireen Nkhumalo and Vanessa Chikupira are also in the squad.
The Scorchers, who are in Group B , will start their Cosafa Cup title defence against Botswana on October 23 before facing Madagascar three days later.
They will wrap up their group stages fixture against Mauritius on October 28.
Here is the full squad:
Goalkeepers:
1.Mercy Sikelo – Kukoma Ntopwa
2.Esther Maulidi
Wanderers Queens
3.Yamikani Kamanga
MDF
4.Hendrina Phiti
Fact
Defenders:
5.Patricia Nyirenda
MDF
6.Ireen Khumalo
Green Buffaloes-Zambia
7.Chimwemwe Madise
TP Mazembe
8.Bernadettar Mkandawire
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
9.Faith Chimzimu
Ascent Academy
10.Maggie Chavula
Ascent Academy
11.Rose Alufandika
Kukoma – Ntopwa
12.Joyce Oposi
MDF
13.Gladys Joseph
Civo
14.Grace Yotamu
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
Midfielders:
15.Leticia Chinyamula
Ascent Academy
16.Carolyine Mathyola
Silver Strikers
17.Sara Mlimbika
Ndirande Giants
18.Funny Magombo
Kuloma-Ntopwa
19.Asimenye Simwaka
MDF
20.Lyna James
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
21.Jessie Yosefe
Civo
22.Tendai Saini
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
23.Ruth Tambala
MDF
24.Pilirani Malola
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
25.Wezzie Chavula
Silver Strikers
26.Linda Manda
Silver Strikers
27.Rose Kadzere
Montpelier – France
Strikers:
28.Kondawu Banda
Kukoma-Ntopwa
29.Annie Mughogho
Hungry Lions
30.Vanessa Chikupira
Green Buffaloes – Zambia
31.Mary Chavinda
Rayon-Rwanda
32.Vitumbiko Mkandawire
Zisd-Zambia
33.Sabina Thom
TP Mazembe – DRC
34.Temwa Chawinga
Kansas City – USA
35.Chisomo Banda-Silver Strikers
36.Catherine Kachala-MDF
37.Chisomo Okafor – University of Connecticut – USA
38.Tabitha Chawinga – Lyon France.
