{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/6a6329c8a7fbf9da140976d0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Temwa Chawinga’s WAFCON and World Cup dreams","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1784883283153-0b52d1eb-5884-43c8-882d-956f14d7f511.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On a special<strong> Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) </strong>episode<strong> of Full Time, </strong>Malawi forward and two-time <strong>NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga</strong> joins the talk with <strong>Tamerra Griffin</strong> about how she’s feeling ahead of her first continental tournament and what it would mean to qualify for her and Malawi’s first-ever World Cup. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: Washington Spirit sporting director James Hocken</strong> also joins the pod to explain how NWSL teams prepare their rosters to lose stars during midseason international tournaments, such as WAFCON. Also, after the Spirit signed three African players this summer, he gives his thoughts on why the continent is producing so many NWSL stars.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Tamerra Griffin</p><p>GUESTS:&nbsp;Temwa Chawinga, James Hocken</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>_______________</p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}