Chikondi Gondwe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1998 | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silver Strikers Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| CY Sisters | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Malawi | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2021.[1] | |||
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Chikondi Gondwe (born 19 September 1998) is a Malawian footballer who has played as a midfielder for CY Sisters and then the Silver Strikers Ladies. She played for the Malawi women's national team when they qualified for the World Cup..
Life
She and her twin sister, Mphatso, were born in 1998.[2]
Club career
Gondwe's father, Stereo Gondwe, became a football coach. She played for CY Sisters in Malawi. In 2021 she was one of the highest scorers in Northern Malawi having scored 23 goals and a contender for golden boot. The highest scorer was Chippo Ngwenya of Moyale Sisters who had 26.[3]
In 2023 she was the captain of the CY Sisters.[4]
International career
She was capped for Malawi at senior level during two COSAFA Women's Championship editions (2020 and 2021).[1]
Gondwe was playing for the Silver Strikers Ladies when in August 2026 she was included in the Lovemore Fazili's squad for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat, but she was usually sitting on the bench. However she was called into the match when another player, Madyina Ngulube, was suspended and unavailable. Her performance was good on the 9 August, and she appeared to be prepared for the opportunity.[5][2] She and the squad historically earned a place for the Malawian team in the 2027 World Cup.[6] Malawi has never competed before at that level.[7] Malawi joined Algeria, Morocco and Cameroon to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.[8] In the semi final they beat Algeria to qualify for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final. Gondwe and Asimenye Simwaka were replaced by Vanessa Chikupila and Leticia Chinyamula after each side was down to ten players. Malawi won the match 3-1.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Chikondi Gondwe". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Chikondi Gondwe was handed a debut at WAFCON on Sunday..." Sports Touch (via Facebook). 10 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Kambuwe, Mabvuto (14 July 2021). "Golden Boot race heats up in women's league". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ↑ Loka, Kimpho (17 April 2023). "Bullets Women reach FAM National Championship semis". FCB Nyasa Big Bullets FC. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Lucky, Coach (12 August 2026). "Her Name Is Chikondi Gondwe #24. The bench wasn't the end for her..." Malawi Voice (via Facebook).
- ↑ Chirwa, Garry (10 August 2026). "Scorchers through to Wafcon semis, World Cup". Nation Online. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "History made! Malawi's Scorchers stun Ghana to book place at World Cup for the very first time – as nation erupts in wild celebration". 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Women's World Cup 2027: Algeria, Cameroon, Malawi & Morocco qualify". BBC Sport. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Ndovi, Joy (13 August 2026). "Scorchers in historic Wafcon final after outclassing Algeria". Nation Online. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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