March noticed the return of the NWSL, and star strikers Temwa Chawinga and Barbra Banda have wasted no time selecting up the place they left off in 2024, the place they dominated the scoring charts.
Kansas Metropolis Present‘s Chawinga broke the league’s goalscoring report final season, eclipsing NWSL legend Sam Kerr’s tally of 18. Already, she is joint-first within the race to the Golden Boot this season, with Banda sizzling on her tail.
Chawinga’s elder sister, Tabitha Chawinga, has discovered her greatest scoring type for France within the Première Ligue and the UEFA Girls’s Champions League, making it virtually unattainable to separate the highest three on this month’s Energy Rankings.
Nonetheless, now we have executed our greatest to settle the controversy. On condition that this can be a form-based rating, it’s no try to separate the trio on total high quality. So far as that goes, we’ll proceed to take a seat on the fence till additional discover.
1. Temwa Chawinga, Kansas Metropolis Present
The reigning NWSL MVP wasted no time getting out of the blocks this season, scoring inside 4 minutes within the Present’s opener towards the Portland Thorns.
She adopted up by scoring within the eighth minute of stoppage time to safe a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit.
Chawinga then prolonged her scoring streak to seven video games, a brand new league report, with a Twenty second-minute opener within the 3-0 victory over Utah Royals.
The Present are second within the league with three wins from as many video games, behind the Orlando Satisfaction solely on aim distinction. Deja vu, a lot?
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Chawinga provides Present early lead vs. Thorns
Temwa Chawinga breaks away and finishes neatly to make it Kansas Metropolis Present 1-0 Portland Thorns within the NWSL.
2. Tabitha Chawinga, Olympique Lyon
The elder Chawinga had but to hit high type in entrance of aim for Lyon this season, regardless of contributing creatively.
In March, she discovered her scoring boots, netting in a 4-0 league win over Strasbourg after which dwelling and away in a 6-1 mixture drubbing of Bayern Munich within the UEFA Girls’s Champions League quarter-finals.
Lyon will face Arsenal within the semi-finals and are 10 factors away from Tabitha’s former aspect, Paris Saint-Germain, within the Première Ligue.
3. Barbra Banda, Orlando Satisfaction
The reigning CAF Girls’s Footballer of the Yr picked up two objectives and an help for the defending champions in her first three NWSL appearances of 2025.
Zambia striker Banda was on track twice within the 6-0 win over Chicago Stars, additionally selecting up an help for Julie Doyle.
Banda was working at defenders and inflicting complications all evening, however second aim was significantly spectacular as she discovered the online from round 20 yards out.
Banda’s season hasn’t been all sunshine although, as she’s been subjected to horrid abuse from some followers, notably within the sport towards Gotham FC.
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Krieger: Fan abuse towards Barbra Banda is ‘blatantly unacceptable’
Ali Krieger and Jeff Kassouf condemn the alleged fan abuse directed towards Orlando’s Barbra Banda.
4. Thembi Kgatlana, Tigres UANL
South Africa ahead Kgatlana discovered the online in a 4-0 win over Necaxa in Liga MX Femenil. She adopted that up with one other aim within the 2-1 defeat to Membership América.
Tigres sit fourth within the Clausura – the second stage of the Liga MX Femenil season. It has not been one of the best of seasons for them, however Kgatlana’s objectives have ensured that they’ll advance to the eight-team playoffs – the Liguilla.
5. Jermaine Seoposenwe, Monterrey
Monterrey, like Tigres, have struggled uncharacteristically within the league section of the Clausura this season. Whereas UANL have sealed their spot within the Liguilla, Monterrey want two factors to take action with two matches remaining.
The truth that they’re within the driving seat is basically due to Seoposenwe’s contribution. She scored two very important objectives in March – a stoppage time winner in a 2-1 victory over her former aspect, Juárez, and a aim within the 2-2 draw with Toluca.
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Chiamaka Okwuchukwu’s courageous header brings San Diego stage
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu’s courageous header brings San Diego stage
6. Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, San Diego Wave
Okwuchukwu, the Nigeria U20 ahead who signed for San Diego Wave FC in January, scored on debut towards Orlando Satisfaction, inside two minutes, making it the second-fastest by an NWSL participant on debut.
Having come on as an alternative to Adriana Leon on the hour-mark, Okwuchukwu headed dwelling a Kenza Dali cross from deep and equalised towards the Satisfaction.
Marta‘s penalty ended up handing the defending champions a 2-1 win, however regardless of defeat, it was a debut to recollect for the 19-year-old.
7. Rinsola Babajide, UD Tenerife
Nigeria‘s Babajide began the month with an necessary aim – an equaliser in UD Tenerife’s 1-1 draw with Levante Badalona. She rounded it up in comparable trend, scoring in a 4-1 win over Espanyol.
UD Tenerife sit sixth in Liga F. Present Monday‘s 10 objectives have been invaluable this Liga F season, however she has now joined Washington Spirit. Babajide seems to be set to tackle the mantle and now has 9 league objectives in 2024-25 herself.
8. Edna Imade, Granada
Moroccan-born Nigerian ahead Imade, who has expressed a want to signify the Tremendous Falcons, remained in second place within the Liga F Golden Boot race, netting in Granada’s 2-0 win over Sevilla.
Granada sit fifth in Liga F, with Imade having scored 13 of their 33 objectives this season. Within the Liga F high scorers’ standings, Ewa Pajor leads the way in which with 17 objectives. Imade is 4 objectives behind, whereas Alexia Putellas is in third place with 12 notches.
9. Hildah Magaia, Membership Tijuana
Banyana Banyana worldwide Magaia was yet one more South African participant who confirmed her brilliance in entrance of aim in March. She scored twice in Tijuana’s match towards Membership Leon, however ended up on the dropping aspect 3-2.
Tijuana sit twelfth within the Clausura, three factors behind eighth-placed Atlas with two video games left to catch them and qualify for the Liguilla.
10. Toni Payne, Everton
USA-born Tremendous Falcons participant Payne took time to seek out her greatest type for Everton however seems to have settled in now. She scored her first FA WSL aim for the Toffees in a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal.
Regardless of losses to the Gunners and fellow giants Manchester United, March was a good month total for Everton as they picked up wins over Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
