Super Falcons Group C opponents Malawi have named a 32-player provisional squad for the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with their preparations for the tournament set to begin on Sunday at Mpira Village in Blantyre.
Head coach Lovemore Fazili has retained the core of the Scorchers side that has featured throughout the year while handing call-ups to Under-20 players Takondwa Chinyamvula and Fatima Lali. Vice-captain Temwa Chawinga also returns to the squad after missing the team’s recent matches.
Most of Malawi’s foreign-based players are expected to report at the start of the training camp, with Faith Chinzimu, Asimenye Simwaka and Temwa Chawinga scheduled to join the squad later.
The Scorchers will make their maiden appearance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and have been drawn in a difficult Group C alongside defending champions Nigeria, Zambia and Egypt.
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Malawi will kick off their campaign against the Super Falcons on 28 July at Al Madina Stadium in Rabat before taking on Egypt on 1 August at Moulay Hassan Stadium. They will conclude their group-stage fixtures against regional rivals Zambia on 5 August, also at Al Madina Stadium.
The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament, which will be held in Morocco from 26 July to 16 August.
Fazili’s provisional squad includes four goalkeepers, nine defenders, 12 midfielders and seven forwards, headlined by star sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga.
Malawi provisional squad for WAFCON 2026
Goalkeepers: Mercy Sikelo (Civil Service Women), Yamikani Kaonga (MDF Lioness), Esther Maulidi (Mighty Wanderers Queens), Thoko Mwase (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women).
Defenders: Doreen Dickson (MDF Lioness), Tionge Phiri (Silver Strikers Ladies), Rose Alufandika (Kukoma Ntopwa Queens), Talandira Chinyamvula (Ascent Soccer Academy), Maggie Chavula (Ascent Soccer Academy), Benadetta Mkandawire (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women), Ireen Khumalo (Silver Strikers Ladies), Olivia Phikani (Kukoma Ntopwa Queens), Chimwemwe Madise (TP Mazembe).
Midfielders: Funny Magombo (Kukoma Ntopwa Queens), Letticia Chinyamula (Ascent Soccer Academy), Rose Smith Kabzere (Montpellier HSC Féminines), Faith Chinzimu (BK Häcken), Chikondi Gondwe (Silver Strikers Ladies), Madyina Nguluwe (Silver Strikers Ladies), Tendai Sani (ZISD), Vanessa Chipikula (Palm Hills Sports Club), Lyna James (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women), Sarah Mlimbika (Green Buffaloes Women), Vitumbiko Mercy Mkandawire (Civil Service Women), Asimenye Simwaka (MDF Lioness).
Forwards: Sabina Thom (Phoenix Academy Marrakesh), Deborah Henry (Silver Strikers Ladies), Chisomo Banda (Konkola Blades Queens FC), Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current), Tabitha Chawinga (Olympique Lyonnais), Mary Chavinda (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women), Fatima Lali (Ascent Soccer Academy).
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