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Malawi’s Scorchers crushed Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors 7-0 at the National Sports Stadium on Tuesday to secure a 9-0 aggregate victory and advance to the next round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games women’s football qualifiers.
Temwa Chawinga led the visitors’ demolition with a hat-trick, adding to her goal in the first leg as Malawi completed a dominant double over their neighbours.
Chawinga opened the scoring in the 10th minute before doubling Malawi’s advantage in the 30th minute to give the visitors a comfortable 2-0 lead at half-time.
The Malawi forward completed her hat-trick in the 56th minute after the Scorchers had extended their lead to 3-0 seven minutes into the second half.
Malawi continued to dominate after the break, scoring three more goals to take their tally to seven on the day and nine across the two-legged tie.
The result sealed a comprehensive victory for the Scorchers, who had won the first leg 2-0 in Malawi, leaving the Mighty Warriors with no response in the return fixture in Harare.
Zimbabwe’s campaign ended in disappointing fashion after conceding seven goals on home soil, while Malawi advanced with a commanding aggregate scoreline.
