Malawi women’s football poster girl Tabitha Chawinga continued with her impressive start to her career with French giants Paris Saint- Germain after she scored a goal in a 4-1 victory over Montpellier HSC Monday.
Tabitha, who is on a season-long loan deal from Chinese side Wuhan Jiangda, scored the last goal of the match in the 93rd minute during a Division 1 Féminine encounter.
She provided two assists during the match. Marie Katoto opened the scoring for PSG in the 2nd minute before Grace Geroyo doubled the lead in the 42nd minute. Amali Vangsgaard scored the third goal in the 65th minute of the match.
Tabitha is just one goal behind leading goal scorer Eugenie Le Sommer of Olympique Lyon in the French Women’s League. Louise Fleury of Paris FC has also six goals in the league this season.
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Gaetane Thiney of Paris has scored five goals. Tabitha has scored one goal for PSG in the Uefa Women’s Champions League.
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“A goal and two assists to help my team win. We are PSG Feminines,” Tabitha wrote on her Facebook page.
The Scorchers captain has a good record of winning golden boot awards in her debut season in all the countries she has played.
In her debut season in Sweden, Tabitha scored 38 goals in 35 matches for Krokom/Dvassalts.
In China, she also won the golden boot after she scored 17 goals for Jiang Sunning in 2017. Last year, she made history as the first female African player to win the golden boot in Italy after she scored 23 goals in 21 matches for Inter Milan Women.
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Scorchers coach Lovemore Fazili believes Tabitha will win the golden boot award in France.
“She has started well and the gap is small with the leading goal scorer. I am sure she will catch up with her,’’ Fazili said.
PSG are third on the log table with 18 points from seven matches, nine points behind leaders Lyon, who have played two games more.
Paris FC are second with 22points from nine matches.
