Malawi beat Ghana to reach historic WAFCON semi-finals and seal World Cup place

Malawi secured a historic place in the WAFCON semi-finals after defeating Ghana 2-1 on Sunday, while also booking their first-ever Women’s World Cup qualification. According to Graphic Online, Ghana took an early lead through Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah before Temwa Chawinga equalised five minutes later.

The Black Queens had a second-half goal ruled out by VAR before Rose Kadzere struck in the 79th minute to complete Malawi’s comeback. Ghana will now face Côte d’Ivoire in a play-off, with another World Cup route still available. Malawi’s remarkable debut campaign has already delivered victories over Nigeria and Egypt.