Parisian Tabitha Chawinga voted best player of the season

For her first year in the French championship, the Malawian striker won the trophy for best player of the season on Monday. She beat her PSG teammate, Grace Geyoro, and OL’s American midfielder, Lindsey Horan.

For its debut, it will have left its mark on D1 Arkema. PSG striker Tabitha Chawinga was named best player of the season on Monday April 29 during the French women’s football trophy ceremony. Nominated alongside midfielders Grace Geyoro (PSG) and Lindsey Horan (OL), the Malawian succeeds Kadidiatou Diani.

A logical reward as it was decisive for the team led by Jocelyn Prêcheur, with his qualities of speed and an unparalleled finish. Loaned by the Chinese club Wuhan (China) last summer, after a first season on loan at Inter Milan where she also won the Serie A MVP title, the 27-year-old player is currently top scorer (18 goals in 19 matches) and best passer in D1 Arkema (10 assists).

“I think everyone wants to play PSG, especially in Africa. Even more so in Malawi where our national team is not very good”explained the serial scorer on stage at the Pavillon Dauphine in Paris, after thanking her teammates, her coach and the staff of the capital club for her prize.

“It’s deserved when we see what she brings offensively to the team, in terms of goals but also in taking up space. It’s her first season but it seems like she’s been with us for a long time. She’s a ray of sunshine, she’s happy to be there and it shows. We must keep her at all costs.“, commented Grace Geyoro about the winner in the mixed zone. “I would like to stay in Paris, it’s my home. The managers are discussing with my agent. At the end of the season, I think I will stay at PSG”replied Chawinga.

Throughout the 2023-2024 financial year, his association with the Frenchwoman Marie-Antoinette Katoto proved particularly explosive. Despite the elimination in the semi-final of the Champions League against OL – during which she scored in the return – Tabitha Chawinga can hope to lift the Coupe de France with PSG on Saturday in the final against Fleury, but also the championship at end of the playoffs on May 17.

Sonia Bompastor best coach

Among the other trophies awarded, Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC) won that of best goalkeeper in D1, while Sonia Bompastor (OL) was acclaimed for the second consecutive time in the category of best coaches. Attacking midfielder Inès Benyahia (on loan from OL to Le Havre) was voted revelation of the season in the elite, after having contributed to the maintenance of the Normandes.