Malawi women’s football star Tabitha Chawinga is on the verge of winning the French Division 1 Arkema League golden boot this season.
The lethal striker registered her name on the score sheet as Paris Saint- Germain drew 3-3 with over En Avant Guingamp in a league match on Saturday.
This is her 18th goal of the season and increased her chances of winning the award in her debut season in France.
Tabitha opened the scoring for PSG in the 30th minute of the match before Antonie Strarova pulled Guingamp level from the penalty spot three minutes later.
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Marie Katoto restored PSG’s lead in the 58th minute but Nina Richard equalised for Guingamp in the 67th minute before Maiwen Renard put the home side in front in the 75th minute.
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Sandy Baltimore equalised three minutes later to secure a point for PSG.
This means Tabitha is six goals clear of second-placed Ada Hegerberg of Olympique Lyonnais in the battle for the golden boot award this season.
Tabitha was pleased with the goal despite the draw.
“A draw away against Guingamp is not the result we wanted,” she said.
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Tabitha has taken the French Feminine League by storm in her debut season.
She has scored four goals in the Uefa Women’s Champions League this season as PSG are in the semi-finals.
National Women’s Football Association Chairperson Adellaide Migogo heaped praise on the talented striker.
“She works hard all the time. Tabitha is a role model. I am happy with her performance,’’ she said.
The Malawian has a rich history of winning the golden boot award in her debut season in all the countries she has played since 2014.
She won the golden boot award in Sweden when she scored 38 goals in 35 matches despite joining the league while it was in progress.
Thereafter, she also won it in China after she scored 17 goals for Jiang Sunning in 2017.
Last year, she scored 23 goals in 21 matches for Inter Milan Women as she made history as the first female African player to win the golden boot award in Italy’s women Serie A.
