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Chawinga sisters shine as Malawi reach Women's Africa Cup of Nations final

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 437 words
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Chawinga sisters shine as Malawi reach Women's Africa Cup of Nations final Malawi continued their giant-killing run at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday with goals from Chawinga sisters Tabitha and Temwa to book a…

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Chawinga sisters shine as Malawi reach Women's Africa Cup of Nations final Malawi continued their giant-killing run at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday with goals from Chawinga sisters Tabitha and Temwa to book a…

Why it matters

They go on to face Cameroon, who beat hosts Morocco in a penalty shootout in the other semi-final.

Common ground

Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and sister Temwa Chawinga once as tournament outsiders Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday in Rabat to reach the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260813-chawinga-sisters-shine-malawi-reach-m…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tabitha Chawinga to restore the two-goal advantage with a solo goal after 76 minutes.”
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Claim 2: “Algeria pulled one goal back on 60 minutes through Ikram Adjabi”
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Claim 3: “Malawi defeated Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday to book a place in the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations”
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Multiple independent sources (France 24, RFI, allAfrica.com) confirm Malawi defeated Algeria 3-1 to reach the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as WAFCON 2026, was the 14th edition (16th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Algeria women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للسيدات) represents Algeria in international women's football. Algeria played its first match in 1998, against France, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_women's_national_footb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Malawi women's national football team, nicknamed the Scorchers, represents Malawi in international women's association football. Established in the early 2000s, and is controlled by the Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_women's_national_footba…
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Claim 4: “Malawi are ranked 153rd in the world”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While web search results mention Malawi's ranking in the context of the World Cup, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly state that Malawi is currently ranked 153rd in the world.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, (Swahili: Ziwa Nyasa) is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Malawi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Malawi women's national football team, nicknamed the Scorchers, represents Malawi in international women's association football. Established in the early 2000s, and is controlled by the Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_women's_national_footba…
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Claim 5: “Tabitha from French club Lyon has netted four times.”
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Claim 6: “Cameroon defeating hosts Morocco 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw after extra time.”
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Multiple sources (TikTok, Final preview article) confirm the match ended 0-0 after extra time and Cameroon won 3-1 on penalties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe du Cameroun de football), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: les lions indomptables), represents Cameroon in men's international football.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_tea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is the second largest religion in Cameroon practiced by around 30.6% of the total population as of 2022. Among Cameroonian Muslims, approximately 40% identify themselves as Non-denominational, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Cameroon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon
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Claim 7: “Nigeria, who bowed out in the quarter-finals... record 10-time champions”
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One source confirms Nigeria lost 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals. However, the claim that they are 'record 10-time champions' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets, though Sofascore mentions they won the first one.
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web search NEUTRAL — Quarter-final 4 – 19:00 CET Cameroon 1-0 Nigeria – Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca. FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifying Play-offs – Thursday, 13 August. (Between the four losing quarter-finalists;…
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/2026-womens-africa-cup-of-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sixteen teams are in Morocco for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), a tournament which also serves as the qualification competition for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/27/2026-wafcon-schedule-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigeria won the first Women's Africa Cup of Nations.Sofascore live score has details for each team where you can see last 10 soccer matches, tables, fixtures, results, statistics and much more. In mat…
https://www.sofascore.com/football/tournament/africa/africa-…
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Claim 8: “By reaching the semi-finals, Malawi, Algeria, Morocco and Cameroon have qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.”
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Claim 9: “Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and sister Temwa Chawinga once”
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France 24 and RFI both explicitly report that Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and Temwa Chawinga scored once in the 3-1 victory over Algeria.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Malawi women's national football team, nicknamed the Scorchers, represents Malawi in international women's association football. Established in the early 2000s, and is controlled by the Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_women's_national_footba…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tabitha Chaŵinga (born 22 May 1996) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Malawi national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_Chaŵinga
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Temwa Chaŵinga (born September 20, 1998) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Malawi national t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_Chaŵinga
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Claim 10: “Algeria... must settle for the third-place play-off against Morocco on Saturday.”
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Claim 11: “Kansas City-based Temwa Chawinga has struck five goals in the marquee African women's football tournament to be joint leading scorer.”
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Claim 12: “On Sunday, Malawi and Cameroon will do battle with a record $2 million first prize on the line.”
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Claim 13: “goalkeeper Michaely Bihina... saved a Fatima Tagnaout penalty late in extra time, then blocked three consecutive spot-kicks in the shootout.”
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Claim 14: “Captain Tabitha Chawinga struck with an overhead kick on 33 minutes after a corner”
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While sources confirm Tabitha Chawinga scored twice, none of the provided evidence specifies the method (overhead kick) or the exact minute (33rd minute).
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web search NEUTRAL — Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and sister Temwa Chawinga once as tournament outsiders Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 on Wednesday in Rabat to reach the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/chawinga-sisters-shine-malawi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tabitha Chaŵinga (born 22 May 1996) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Malawi national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_Chawinga
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web search NEUTRAL — OL Lyonnes striker Tabitha Chawinga (left) scored two goals to lead her team into the Wafcon final on their tournament debut [BackPage Pix].
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/chawinga-sisters-fire-malawi-wafco…
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Claim 15: “Temwa Chawinga rounded goalkeeper Chloe N'Gazi to score one minute into added time.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific details of Temwa Chawinga's goal (rounding the keeper in added time).
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Claim 16: “Malawi were also reduced to 10 players when Rose Kadzere was sent off for a studs-up tackle just before the break.”
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The 'Welcome Africa' source reports that Rose Kadzere received a red card for a dangerous tackle before halftime. No other independent source corroborates this.
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Claim 17: “Myriam Nyadjou duly obliged [to convert one of their last two penalties to win]”
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Claim 18: “Algeria's Morgane Belkhiter red card for a foul on the last defender midway through the first half”
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The 'Welcome Africa' source explicitly reports that Morgane Belkhiter was expelled for a foul on a Malawian attacker while acting as the last defender. No other independent source corroborates this specific detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Morgane Belkhiter is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Saint-Étienne. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria women's national team. She competed at the 2018 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgane_Belkhiter
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web search NEUTRAL — Algeria's situation worsened with the expulsion of Morgane Belkhiter for a foul on a Malawian attacker while she was acting as the last defender. Malawi also lost a player before halftime. Rose Kadzer…
https://welcomeafrica.org/en/malawi-and-cameroon-have-a-date…
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web search NEUTRAL — View the player profile of Morgane Belkhiter (St Etienne) on Flashscore.in. Career stats (appearances, goals, cards) and transfer history.
https://www.flashscore.in/player/belkhiter-morgane/juLlmCgq/
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Claim 19: “They go on to face Cameroon, who beat hosts Morocco in a penalty shootout in the other semi-final.”
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Multiple sources (allAfrica.com, TikTok match recap, and a final preview article) confirm Cameroon defeated hosts Morocco in a penalty shootout to reach the final.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as WAFCON 2026, was the 14th edition (16th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cameroon national women's football team, nicknamed the Indomitable Lionesses, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroon Football Association. They won their first title in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_women's_national_foot…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — %5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+December+5%23Template%3ASeason+sidebar%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}} The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the To…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
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