Malawi beat Algeria to continue fairytale run and reach historic first WAFCON final

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malawi/A3EAueis/"]Malawi[/a] are ranked 153rd in the world, 116 places below the pre-WAFCON favourites and record 10-time champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nigeria/KbvGP3KC/"]Nigeria[/a], who bowed out in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]Debutants Malawi took advantage of Algerian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/belkhiter-morgane/juLlmCgq/"]Morgane Belkhiter[/a] being red-carded for a last-defender foul midway through the first half to build a 2-0 half-time lead.[/p][p]Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chawinga-tabita/SfwRDQaJ/"]Tabitha Chawinga[/a] struck with an overhead kick on 33 minutes after a corner and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chawinga-temwa/YsBEfouC/"]Temwa Chawinga[/a] rounded goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/n-gazi-chloe/tl9LuNtL/"]Chloe N'Gazi[/a] to score one minute into added time.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="1cc680ba-df46-4746-b34e-19a971bef881" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d2019f98-865c-4143-8973-8b9e51b31ada" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Having scored twice, Malawi were also reduced to 10 players when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kadzere-rose/WbuoyVm3/"]Rose Kadzere[/a] was sent off for a studs-up tackle just before the break.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/algeria/CdsPai41/"]Algeria[/a] pulled one goal back on 60 minutes through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjabi-ikram/dUtQxLrB/"]Ikram Adjabi[/a] only for Tabitha Chawinga to restore the two-goal advantage with a solo goal after 76 minutes.[/p][p]Kansas City-based Temwa Chawinga has scored five goals in the marquee African women's football tournament and Tabitha from French club Lyon four.[/p][p]After conceding a third time, there was no way back for Algeria, who must settle for the third-place play-off on Saturday.[/p][embed guid="ca36cb9c-1a35-4786-ac77-392e9fa6fe30" url="https://x.com/ESPNAfrica/status/2087625931963650508" social-type="twitter" /][p]On Sunday, Malawi will face Morocco or Cameroon, who meet in the second semi-final later on Wednesday, in the final with a record two-million-dollar first prize on the line.[/p][p]By reaching the semi-finals, Malawi, Algeria, Morocco and Cameroon have qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/algeria-CdsPai41/malawi-A3EAueis/?mid=IgyIYh66"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="89d8dac9-56aa-4b5e-897b-9c5da03c43e1" /]