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Women’s football superstars Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are among the five finalists for the 2024 Confederation of African (Caf) Women’s Footballer of the Year award. The Malawian sisters will compete for the top award against BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year Barbara Banda of Zambia, Sanna Mssoudy of Morocco and Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie. The winner […]

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