KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a season stuffed with firsts and accolades, Kansas Metropolis Present star Temwa Chawinga added a crowning achievement to her 2024 marketing campaign by incomes NWSL MVP honors.
The attacking ahead is the primary in franchise historical past to win the award, which is chosen by a mixture of votes from gamers, house owners/coaches/GMs, media and followers. Chawinga beat Orlando Pleasure forwards Barbra Banda and Marta, Washington Spirit ahead Trinity Rodman and Portland Thorns ahead Sophia Smith.
“We’re so pleased with Temwa for incomes this award,” head coach Vlatko Andonovski acknowledged in a information launch.
“Temwa has come to date this season in a brief period of time and is so vital to our crew, she is the clear MVP of each our crew and the league. She does a lot for us each offensively and defensively and, most significantly, she is a superb teammate. I’m so excited to look at Temwa proceed to develop with our membership.”
Chawinga rewrote the report guide on offense this season, turning into the primary NWSL participant to attain 20 targets in a single season, successful the Golden Boot for the league’s prime scorer. She was additionally the primary to attain in eight consecutive matches, first to attain towards all 13 energetic groups in a single season, and the primary to attain or help on 26 targets.
“From the second Temwa got here to Kansas Metropolis, we knew she was able to taking part in at an MVP stage,” basic supervisor Caitlin Carducci acknowledged within the launch.
“Not solely has she been an unbelievable participant on the pitch, she’s additionally been an unbelievable teammate and consultant of the group off it. Temwa laid an unbelievable basis along with her play in 2024, and we’re so excited for what’s to come back within the years forward.”
Along with MVP and Golden Boot honors, , together with teammates Vanessa DiBernardo, Lo’eau LaBonta.
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