The TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 (WAFCON) produced a thrilling battle for the tournament’s top-scoring honours, with Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga, Zambia’s Barbra Banda and Cameroon’s Marie Ngah Manga all finishing with five goals.
While the three forwards shared the highest goal tally, Chawinga emerged as the tournament’s leading scorer after adding two assists to her five goals. Her seven direct goal involvements gave her the highest attacking contribution among the leading scorers.
Chawinga’s performance was particularly significant as Malawi made their debut at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and reached the final. The forward played a major role throughout the campaign, beginning with a brace in Malawi’s 3-2 opening victory over Nigeria.
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Chawinga Leads Malawi’s Historic Campaign
Chawinga continued her impressive run by scoring against Egypt, Ghana and Algeria as Malawi progressed through the tournament.
Her ability to contribute both goals and assists made her one of the standout attacking players in Morocco. With five goals and two assists, she finished ahead of the other players who also recorded five goals when direct goal involvements were considered.
The achievement capped a memorable tournament for the Malawi forward and her team. Malawi went all the way to the final in their first WAFCON appearance, creating one of the competition’s biggest stories.
The Chawinga sisters also combined for nine goals during the tournament, accounting for a significant portion of Malawi’s attacking output.
Banda and Ngah Manga Match the Five-Goal Mark
Zambia captain Barbra Banda also finished with five goals after another prolific WAFCON campaign.
Banda made an immediate impact in Zambia’s opening match against Egypt, scoring four times as the Copper Queens secured a 6-0 victory. She added another goal later in the competition and finished with one assist.
Cameroon’s Marie Ngah Manga completed the trio after producing a decisive performance in the final against Malawi.
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Ngah Manga scored twice as Cameroon defeated Malawi to claim their first TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON title. Her brace took her tournament tally to five goals and placed her alongside Chawinga and Banda at the top of the scoring charts.
The three forwards therefore finished the competition with identical goal tallies, although Chawinga’s two assists gave her the strongest overall attacking numbers.
WAFCON 2026 Celebrates Africa’s Rising Stars
The performances of Chawinga, Banda and Ngah Manga highlighted the quality and depth of attacking talent across African women’s football.
Their campaigns also reflected three different tournament stories. Chawinga helped a debutant Malawi side reach the final, Banda once again proved decisive for Zambia, while Ngah Manga delivered when Cameroon needed her most in the title decider.
Chawinga was subsequently recognised as the tournament’s top scorer, while Cameroon midfielder Monique Ngock was named the Best Player and Michaely Bihina won the Best Goalkeeper award.
TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2026 Top Scorers
- Temwa Chawinga, Malawi: 5 goals, 2 assists
- Barbra Banda, Zambia: 5 goals, 1 assist
- Marie Ngah Manga, Cameroon: 5 goals
The 2026 WAFCON may have ended with Cameroon lifting the trophy, but Chawinga, Banda and Ngah Manga ensured the tournament also belonged to the continent’s finest attacking talents.
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