Temwa Chawinga is a soccer star at home and abroad

NPR | By Greg Echlin

Published October 4, 2026 at 8:29 AM EDT

The two-time MVP of the National Women's Soccer League is making waves with her team, the Current, in Kansas City and at home in Malawi.

Greg Echlin

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