By Edwin Mbewe
CALIFORNIA-(MaraviPost)-The Malawian heroine Temwa Chawinga who plays for Kansas City Current and Scorchers on Wednesday once again shined making her name the Americans household talk as she scooped USA’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Most valuable Player during the league’s awards gala in San Jose, California for the second consecutive season.
Chawinga beat four other nominees, including teammate Bia Zaneratto, San Diego’s Delphine Cascarino, Gotham’s Esther Gonzalez and North Carolina’s Manaka Matsukubu after a weighted voting process involving players, coaches, the media and fans.
Speaking after winning the accolade, Temwa described her achievement as a dream come true “Thank you so much to my fellow players, coaches and the fans who voted for me.
It’s a big dream to be here to win this twice in two seasons. I really appreciate it”,
“To the other finalists in this category, all the best, next year is also another chapter. We just have to move forward”, she added.
The accolade marked yet another milestone for Temwa in her second season which also saw her defending the Golden Boot with fifteen (15) goals.
With this latest award, she becomes the first player in the league’s history to win back-to-back Most Valuable Player accolades.
National Women’s Football Association Chairperson Adellaide Migogo said other players should learn from Temwa’s hard-working spirit.
“Temwa has shown that in life we should not be contented with what we have already achieved. Last season, she won two awards. This season she has managed to defend them. Temwa was not contented with what she achieved last season and wanted to do more.
“This is what other players can learn from her. They shouldn’t get satisfied with what you have today. Always work hard to achieve more in life”, She added.
In the 2025 season Temwa Chawinga managed to score 15 goals and three assists in 23 games.
She became the fastest player to reach 25 regular-Season goals, doing so in just 34 matches.
She then broke another record by reaching 30 goals in only forty (40) games.
The Scorchers star also became the first to score in her first four regular-Season matches against two different clubs and again by netting in seven straight matches.
Six of her 15 goals were match-winners, tying her own league record, while her eight -game scoring streak matched another benchmark she set last season.
Her heroics helped power the Kansas City Current to a record -breaking campaign, including league highs in points at 65 with 21 wins and the club’s first-ever NWSL Shield in which she scored her 13th goal.
The industrious campaign saw her being named NWSL player of the Month in March and May.
Temwa’s impact was also felt on the global stage as she earned her first -ever Balloon D’Or nomination, finishing 17th.
She also secured nominations for both CAF Women’s player of the year and Best FIFA Women’s player.
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