The United States Soccer Federation has announced that Michelle Kang has pledged $30 million to support women's and girl’s teams in the country over the next five years, Afrosport reports. Kang, who is the owner of NWSL side Washington Spirit, is known for her philanthropic efforts in women's sports in America having donated $4 million to the US Women’s Rugby Sevens team back in July. Her...
Zambia forward Barbra Banda and Malawi forward Tabitha Chawinga placed 12th and 14th respectively in the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony, Afrosport reports. Banda and Chawinga are among the biggest African performers in women's football, the former lighting up the United States National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) with Orlando Pride where she has 13 goals and six assists in 21 games this season. She also finished...
Malawi women's national team captain Tabitha Chawinga has joined Olympique Lyon Feminin on a three-year deal from Chinese outfit Wuhan Jianghan University. The 28-year-old spent the 2023-24 season on loan at rivals Paris Saint-Germain as the first Malawian to play in the Premiere Ligue, and finished as top scorer with 19 goals in 21 games. She was also named the league’s best player and featured in...
Tabitha Chawinga found the back of the net but it was not enough as Paris Saint-Germain suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Olympique Lyon in the second leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals on Sunday afternoon. The French capital outfit were beaten 3-2 in the first leg last weekend and fell behind at the Parc des Princes to Selma Bacha's third minute screamer...
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