Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, continued their impressive start to the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 win over Egypt in their second Group C match at Moulay El Hassan Stadium.
Goals from Rose Kabzere, Faith Chinzimu and Temwa Chawinga gave Malawi their second consecutive victory at the tournament, moving them to six points and strengthening their chances of reaching the quarterfinals.
The Scorchers started the match with high intensity, creating early pressure and forcing Egypt to defend deep. Malawi’s dominance paid off in the 31st minute when Kabzere opened the scoring after finishing off a well-placed pass from Temwa Chawinga.
Just before halftime, Faith Chinzimu doubled Malawi’s lead in the 45+1st minute after a sustained spell of pressure from the Scorchers.
Malawi were dealt a setback in the 52nd minute when Rose Alufandika was shown a straight red card, forcing the team to play the remainder of the match with 10 players.
Despite being a player down, the Scorchers continued to show character and attacking intent. Temwa Chawinga made it 3-0 in the 68th minute with a composed finish to put Malawi in control.
Egypt pulled one back two minutes later through Iman Hassan in the 70th minute, but Malawi remained disciplined and managed the closing stages well to secure another important victory.
Scorchers head coach Lovemore Fazili praised his players for showing character, especially after going down to 10 players.
“It was a well-balanced game. We did not underrate Egypt because they lost 6-0 to Zambia. We knew they would come out strongly against us, and they did that in the first half,” said Fazili.
“In the second half, after we talked and discussed, we saw a change. We scored three goals, and even after Rose Alufandika was given a red card, we kept on fighting until the end and won 3-1,” he said.
Fazili said he was pleased with the team’s performance and mentality.
“I am happy with the performance and I am happy with the players because they have shown good character,” he said.
The Scorchers now lead the group with six points. Malawi will face Zambia’s Copper Queens in their final group-stage match, where avoiding defeat will see them qualify for the quarterfinals.
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