By Durell Namasani
Malawi National Women’s Football team ‘Scorchers’ captain Tabitha Chawinga won two awards during the Malawi Sports Awards organised by Malawi National Council of Sports at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi on Friday evening.
The 28-year-old who plays for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin in France, won the Sports Woman of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Other winners include bodybuilder Zarcheus Phiri who won Sports Man of the Year award and Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) President, Mayamiko Gubuduza who won the Best Sports Administrator award.
Here is the full list of the winners
Junior Male Sports Person of the Year
-Tasunje Nkaveya- Swimming
Junior Female Sports Person of the Year
-Samantha Mwamondwe- Karate
Sportsman of the Year with Disability
-Moses Misoya
Sport Woman of the Year with Disability
-Tiaonele Banda
Best Executed Sports Development program of the Year
-Chess on schools program
Best Sports Journalist – Print
-Mphatso Malidadi
Best Sports Journalist – Electronic
-Raymond Siyaya Jnr Chanco Community Radio
Best Sports Administrator
-Vitumbiko Gubuduza-NAM
Sports Association of the Year
-Malawi Cricket Union.
Coach of the Year
-Gershom Ntambalika – Cricket I-19
Sports Woman of the Year
-Tabitha Chawinga
Sports Man of the Year
-Zarcheus Phiri-Bodybuilding
National Team of the Year
-Malawi Under 19 Women’s – Cricket
Sports Personality of the Year
-Tabitha Chawinga
