Malawi: Temwa Chawinga Fires Back At Critics - 'I Could Have Faked an Injury, but I Chose to Be Honest'

Malawi: Temwa Chawinga Fires Back At Critics - 'I Could Have Faked an Injury, but I Chose to Be Honest'

Malawi women's football superstar Temwa Chawinga has broken her silence and fiercely defended her decision to miss the Scorchers' upcoming international friendly matches against Tanzania, insisting that honesty should not be mistaken for a lack of patriotism.

I am honest : Chawinga on accusations she shunned scorchers call-up

Kansas City Current and Malawi Women’s Football team forward Temwa Chawinga is not happy with how the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) handled her request to be excused national duty. Temwa faced a backlash when news emerged that she will not be able to join the Scorchers camp ahead of a friendly match against Tanzania later today. The Malawi vice-captain had written to Scorchers team manager Ivy Zimba, requesting that she not make it, as sh…

Temwa Chawinga fires back at critics: “I could have faked an injury, but I chose to be honest” - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Malawi women’s football superstar Temwa Chawinga has broken her silence and fiercely defended her decision to miss the Scorchers’ upcoming international friendly matches against Tanzania, insisting that honesty should not be mistaken for a lack of patriotism. The decision by the US-based striker to excuse herself from national duty sparked intense debate among football fans, […] The post Temwa Chawinga fires back at critics: “I could have faked …

Temwa defends her decision

US-based Malawian women’s football star Temwa Chawinga has defended her decision to put her personal project first ahead of national duty. The Kansas City (KC) Current forward’s decision to excuse herself from the upcoming Scorchers’ friendlies against Tanzania in Dar-es-Salaam raised questions from some quarters about her commitment towards the Malawi Women’s National Football Team. Temwa (L) challenged by Lushomo Mweemba. But in an interview y…