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Tabitha brace steers Chinese club into cup final

export Tabitha Chawinga on Wednesday scored a brace to steer Jiangsu Sunning to the finals of the Chinese Women’s Super Cup following a 2-0 semi-final victory over Changchun.

The 22-year-old struck in either half to give her side a lifeline to the two-legged battle for the ultimate glory.

“I thank God for blessing me with these two goals. Without his guidance, I could do nothing,” she said.

Struck in either half: Chawinga (R)

The prolific striker is also working hard to help Sunning win the Chinese Women’s Super League as she is the league’s current top-scorer with 14 goals in 12 matches,

Meanwhile, her club is second on the log-table with 27 points from 12 games, four points behind leaders Dalian Aerbin.

Her younger sister Temwa is also making headlines with Kvarnsvedens IK in the Swedish second-tier league. She is the league’s second leading scorer with 20 goals from 24 matches, just a goal behind leading scorer Sandra Lagerbratt of Linkoping FC.

“It is my dream to become the Swedish league’s golden boot winner in my debut season and I am happy that I am on the right path to realising my dream,” she said.

The development means that the Chawinga sisters have the potential of winning the golden boot in their debut season.

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