Ballon d’Or: ‘One of the best’ – Tabitha Chawinga names player to win award

Malawi forward, Tabitha Chawinga is backing her younger sister, Temwa Chawinga to triumph the Women’s Ballon d’Or.

The Kansas City existent subordinate claimed the Golden Boot astatine the conscionable concluded Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tourney successful Morocco.

Temwa finished with 5 goals to triumph the grant up of Barbra Banda, Marie Ngah Manga and Inès Konan.

The Chawinga sisters, however, failed to assistance the trophy, arsenic they were thrashed 3-0 successful the final.

However, Tabitha has hailed Temwa arsenic 1 of the champion players successful the satellite and “a superstar”.

She told ESPN: “I judge successful my sister, she’s my superstar. She’s 1 of the champion players successful the world.

“It won’t lone beryllium the Golden Boot. I judge she volition triumph the champion subordinate successful Africa arsenic well, and maybe, the Ballon d’Or arsenic well.

“She’s a superstar, arsenic you tin see. The endowment she has, the hard work, and however she did. Absolutely, I springiness her my respect.

“When I was young, I didn’t person the accidental [to triumph the Ballon d’Or], but I privation my sister to triumph it. I judge successful my sister.”

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