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LYON, FRANCE – MARCH 26: Tabitha Chawinga of Olympique Lyonnais celebrates scoring her team’s third … More goal during the UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter Finals Second Leg match between Olympique Lyonnais and FC Bayern München at OL Stadium on March 26, 2025 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) Getty Images If Lyon win the Champions League, Tabitha Chawinga will become the first Malawian to win the competition, which she hopes can inspire a generation of girls in Africa. The 28-year-old Chawinga is one of the French side’s rapier-like front three, alongside fellow forwards Kadidiatou Diani and Melchie Dumornay. The attacking trident has cut a swathe through opposition defenses this season to the extent that, Ada Hegerberg, the all-time record goalscorer in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and Éugenie Le Sommer, the club’s all-time record goalscorer, have both been kept out of the Lyon starting line-up. Last Saturday, Chawinga was once more a starter as Lyon won the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final away to Arsenal. Speaking after the game, Chawinga said “first of all, I would like to thank God for everything, what God gives us today. I think the team was prepared to win. I think today, the best team won. Arsenal is a very good team, but of course, it is not over yet. We have the return match so we can only say it is over after we play with them on our home ground.” LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 19: Tabitha Chawinga of Lyon gets between Katie McCabe and Steph Catley of … More Arsenal during the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal first leg match between Arsenal WFC and Olympique Lyonnais on April 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty Images) Offside via Getty Images After leading…

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