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⏱️ Full-time: 🇳🇬 Nigeria 2 - 3 Malawi 🇲🇼

A tough night in Rabat as the Súper Falcons🇳🇬 sadly felt short in their opening match. The Defending Champions lost 2 - 3 to debutants Malawi🇲🇼, who got their first-ever win in their historic first ever #WAFCON match.

Temwa Chawinga made history by scoring Malawi's first-ever WAFCON goal and also achieved a brace on the same match. Her sister Tabitha Chawinga sprinted straight to Temwa after scoring Malawi's second goal of the night.

All goals came in the second half of the game: Goalscorers:

⚽ Temwa Chawinga (2 goals, 73' and 95') 🇲🇼
⚽ Tabitha Chawinga (79') 🇲🇼
⚽ Rasheedat Ajibade (P, 49') 🇳🇬
⚽ Uchenna Grace Kanu (99') 🇳🇬

Nigeria had spells of possession and dominated the ball most of the match, but they struggled to turn their control into clear chances.

Malawi stayed compact, defended with discipline and looked for opportunities to use the pace and quality of the Chawinga sisters in attack.

The Scorchers had arrived as underdogs, but they did not play like a team intimidated by the occasion.

The result ended Nigeria’s proud record of never losing to a debutant team at WAFCON since the competition began in 1998.

For Malawi, it was a historic statement on their tournament debut.

This was just the first Group Stage game. The Super Falcons have time to regroup and comeback stronger. We go again in the next game, this Saturday August 1, against Zambia🇿🇲 ⚽🔥

#SuperFalcons #Sports #Football #WAFCON2026

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