Linda Kasenda

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Linda Kasenda
Personal information
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012-2013 DD Sunshine 14+ (90+)
2013-2018 Skippers 18+ (93+)
2018 DD Sunshine 10+ (48+)
2019-2020 Skippers 10+ (25+)
Total52+(256+)
International career
2005-2020 Malawi 4 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Linda Kasenda is a Malawian footballer who plays as a forward for the Malawi women's national team. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Life

Kasenda had a long career in football. Her school fees were paid for by the government. [5]

On January 3, 2020, she announced her retirement from the national team after a 15-year career. [6] She continued her work promoting the development of women's football in Malawi [7] as an ambassador for the Malawi Football Association. [5]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 August 2019 Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3–013–0 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.5–0
3.6–0
4.8–0
5.10–0
6.11–0
7.12–0
8.13–0

References

  1. "Malawi women's national team gather for Olympic qualifier". COSAFA. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Samuel Ahmadu (5 April 2019). "Temwa Chawinga scores five as Malawi decimate Mozambique". Goal. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Veteran women football player Kasenda cashes in on World Cup". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. "8 goal scorer Kasenda named player of match after Malawi womenthrash Comoros 13-0". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "FAM eyes to break stereotypes in women football". Story Club FM. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  6. "Linda Kasenda retires from international football". Nyasa Times. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. Mbewe, Edwin (4 June 2023). "Former Malawi's scorcher star Kasenda appeals for women football support". The Maravi Post. Retrieved 31 July 2023.