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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Osasu Obayiuwana

PSG’s Tabitha Chawinga: ‘My parents did not support the idea of me playing football’

Tabitha Chawinga
Tabitha Chawinga was the top scorer in the Italian top flight last season. Photograph: Mattia Pistoia/Inter/Getty Images

The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand had most of the sport’s top talent on display and it made for a wonderful tournament. One very noticeable absentee in July and August, however, was Tabitha Chawinga, the top scorer in last season’s Serie A Femminile with 23 goals for Internazionale and now with Paris Saint-Germain.

The 27-year-old, from Malawi, who did not qualify for the World Cup, is now busy reminding people of her talent and scored PSG’s only goal in a highly competitive Champions League qualifier draw against Manchester United last Tuesday. The second leg is in Paris on Wednesday night.

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