Malawi Women’s National Football Team striker Tabitha Chawinga has been nominated for the World African Woman in Sport award.
In a message posted on www.gstheawards.sports.co.za, organisers indicate that the award seeks to honour a woman who is impacting sport in Africa and going the extra mile to raise the profile of women’s sport on the African continent.
The Malawian has been nominated alongside Kenyan long-distance runner Faith Kipyegono and South African top female referee Akhona Makalima.
Tabitha has been nominated following her impressive performance while on loan at Italian Serie A side Inter Milan Women, where she scored 23 goals in 21 matches.
She made history as the first African female player to win the golden boot award last season.
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Tabitha, who is back at her parent club Wuhan Jiangda, confirmed the development on her Facebook page Tuesday.
“Vote for Tabitha Chawinga as your favourite African Woman in Sport Award,” she posted.
As of Tuesday, Tabitha was in the driving seat with 21 percent of the votes against Kipyegon and Makalima’s seven and five, respectively.
The voting process will close on August 31 2023.
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Meanwhile, National Women’s Football Association Chairperson Adellaide Migogo has appealed to Malawians to vote for the Scorchers striker.
“Let us support her by voting. She is a star,”’ Migogo said.
The Scorchers captain won the eBay Values Award for the month of February in Italy for her campaign titled ‘Believe in Possibilities’.
The campaign is premised on empowering the girl child.
