Chiukepo Msowoya

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chiukepo Msowoya

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|09|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Karonga, Malawi

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Mighty Wanderers FC

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2005

| clubs1 = Eagles (Karonga)

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = Red Lions

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2007–2009

| clubs3 = ESCOM United

| caps3 =

| goals3 = 29

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = Liga Muçulmana

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = → APR FC (loan)

| years6 = 2010–2012

| clubs6 = Orlando Pirates

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2012

| clubs7 = → Platinum Stars (loan)

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2012–2013

| clubs8 = ESCOM United

| caps8 =

| goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2013–2014

| clubs9 = Maxaquene

| years10 = 2014–

| clubs10 = Costa do Sol

| years11 = 2015–2016

| clubs11 = Big Bullets

| caps11 =

| goals11 = 32

| years12 = 2016–2017

| clubs12 = Golden Arrows

| caps12 = 6

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2017–2021

| clubs13 = Big Bullets

| caps13 =

| goals13 = 37

| years14 = 2022–

| clubs14 = Mighty Wanderers FC

| caps14 =

| goals14 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2006–

| nationalteam1 = Malawi

| nationalcaps1 = 90

| nationalgoals1 = 24

| club-update = 18 April 2024

| nationalteam-update = 15 March 2023

}}

Chiukepo Msowoya (born 23 September 1988) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a forward for Malawian side Mighty Wanderers FC and the Malawi national team.

Club career

Msowoya was the 2007 Malawi Premiere Division top scorer with 17 goals.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw07.html |title=Malawi 2007 |author1=Schöggl, Hans |author2=Kanjere, Peter |website=RSSSF |accessdate=1 September 2012 }}

In January 2012, Msowoya joined Platinum Stars on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.{{cite news |url=http://mwnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=661:chiukepo-loaned-to-platinum-stars&catid=33&Itemid=286 |title=Chiukepo loaned to Platinum Stars |work=Malawi Nation |author=Zakazaka, Gomezgani |date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=1 September 2012 }} Upon returning to Orlando Pirates, he and the club reached an agreement to part ways.{{cite news |url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/08/24/chiukepo-offloaded-at-orlando-pirates/ |title=Chiukepo offloaded at Orlando Pirates |work=Nyasa Times |date=24 August 2012 |accessdate=1 September 2012 }} Msowoya returned to Malawi and joined his former club ESCOM United at the end August 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/08/30/escom-regrets-offloading-key-players-takes-chiukepo-on-board/ |title=Escom regrets offloading key players, takes Chiukepo on board |work=Nyasa Times |author=Phimbi, Elijah |date=30 August 2012 |accessdate=1 September 2012 |archive-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831053532/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/08/30/escom-regrets-offloading-key-players-takes-chiukepo-on-board/ |url-status=dead }}

He signed for Costa do Sol in February 2014.{{cite news |url=http://mwnation.com/chiukepo-switches-clubs/ |title=Chiukepo switches clubs |work=Malawi Nation |author=Chirwa, Garry |date=9 February 2014 |accessdate=8 July 2014 }}

On 19 January 2015, Chiukepo returned home to join Big Bullets.

{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501190985.html|title=Malawi: Chiukepo Joins Bullets As Sankhani Invalidates His Decision to Quit|last=Chilapondwa|first=Andrew Cane|date=19 January 2015|work=Malawi24 (Blantyre)|access-date=21 May 2018}}

International career

Msowoya is a member of the Malawi national football team and participated at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.[http://www.worldcupblog.org/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-2010-squads.html Angola 2010: Africa Cup of Nations Squads – World Cup Blog] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111081522/http://www.worldcupblog.org/african-cup-of-nations/africa-cup-of-nations-2010-squads.html |date=11 January 2010 }}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22750/Chiukepo_Msowoya.html|title=Msowoya, Chiukepo|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=5 April 2017}}

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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1.	14 June 2008	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	{{fb\|EGY}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–0}}	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	20 July 2008	Lilian Ngoyi Stadium, Secunda	{{fb\|LES}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–0}}	2008 COSAFA Cup
3.	5 September 2008	Stade National Gouled, Djibouti City	{{fb\|DJI}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|3–0}}	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	11 October 2008	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	{{fb\|DRC}}	{{center\|2–1}}	{{center\|2–1}}	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	rowspan=2 \| 30 May 2009	rowspan=2 \| Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|RWA}}	{{center\|1–0}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 2–0	rowspan=2 \| Friendly
6.	{{center\|2–0}}
7.	21 June 2009	Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry	{{fb\|GUI}}	{{center\|1–2}}	{{center\|1–2}}	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	rowspan=2 \| 5 September 2009	rowspan=2 \| Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|GUI}}	{{center\|1–1}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 2–1	rowspan=2 \| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	{{center\|2–1}}
10.	29 December 2009	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo	{{fb\|EGY}}	{{center\|1–1}}	{{center\|1–1}}	Friendly
11.	4 September 2010	Stade 7 November, Radès	{{fb\|TUN}}	{{center\|1–2}}	{{center\|2–2}}	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.	rowspan=2 \| 9 October 2010	rowspan=2 \| Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|CHA}}	{{center\|4–1}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 6–2	rowspan=2 \| 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.	{{center\|5–1}}
14.	rowspan=2 \| 29 November 2012	rowspan=2 \| Namboole Stadium, Kampala	rowspan=2 \| {{fb\|ERI}}	{{center\|1–0}}	rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" \| 3–2	rowspan=2 \| 2012 CECAFA Cup
15.	{{center\|3–0}}
16.	1 December 2012	Wankulukulu Stadium, Kampala	{{fb\|ZAN}}	{{center\|2–0}}	{{center\|2–0}}	2012 CECAFA Cup
17.	6 July 2014	Civo Stadium, Lilongwe	{{fb\|MOZ}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–1}}	Friendly
18.	6 July 2015	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	{{fb\|UGA}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–0}}	Friendly
19.	6 September 2015	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba	{{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	{{center\|2–1}}	{{center\|2–2}}	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20.	23 November 2015	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar	{{fb\|SUD}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|2–1}}	2015 CECAFA Cup
21.	25 November 2015	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar	{{fb\|DJI}}	{{center\|3–0}}	{{center\|3–0}}	2015 CECAFA Cup
22.	29 March 2016	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre	{{fb\|GUI}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–2}}	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
23.	6 July 2022	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban	{{fb\|LES}}	{{center\|1–2}}	{{center\|1–2}}	2022 COSAFA Cup
24.	15 March 2023	Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Medina	{{fb\|BAN}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|1–1}}	Friendly