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

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. Cameroon will face the giant-killers in the deciding game after defeating hosts Morocco 3-1 on penalties following a 0-0 draw after extra time. Read moreWomen's AFCON 2026: Tournament gets underway after months of delay Malawi are ranked 153rd in the world, 116 places below the pre-WAFCON favourites and record 10-time champions Nigeria, who bowed out in the quarter-finals. Debutants Malawi took advantage of Algeria's Morgane Belkhiter red card for a foul on the last defender midway through the first half to build a 2-0 lead at the break. Captain Tabitha Chawinga struck with an overhead kick on 33 minutes after a corner, and Temwa Chawinga rounded goalkeeper Chloe N'Gazi to score one minute into added time. Having scored twice, Malawi were also reduced to 10 players when Rose Kadzere was sent off for a studs-up tackle just before the break. Algeria pulled one goal back on 60 minutes through Ikram Adjabi only for Tabitha Chawinga to restore the two-goal advantage with a solo goal after 76 minutes. Kansas C...