August 13, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY – For the first time ever, The Women’s Cup takes a visit to CPKC Stadium as the Kansas City Current welcomes four top clubs from around the world to Kansas City. The club faces South African club Mamelodi Sundowns for the tournament semifinal Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. CT. The match will follow the first semifinal between Atlético de Madrid (Spain) and INAC Kobe Leonessa (Japan) Wednesday at 5. p.m. CT. Both matches will be broadcast on VIZIO WatchFree+, channel 1301. Kansas City fans can listen to Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko call the Current’s match live on 90.9 The Bridge or on the KC Current App in English and Portuguese.
The Kansas City edition of this international tournament connects four continents, as the Current wrap up the club’s International Summer of Soccer with another high-quality competition. For The Women’s Cup finale, CPKC Stadium will host a second doubleheader Saturday, Aug. 17 at 5 and 8 p.m. CT with a third-place match preceding the championship between the semifinal winners.
This is the second opportunity this summer for the Current to play for international hardware. Last week, Kansas City defeated the North Carolina Courage 2-0 in NWSL x Liga MX Summer Cup Semifinal. Two minutes into the Aug. 6 semifinal, forward Temwa Chawinga followed up on midfielder Debinha’s blocked shot, popping the ball into the net and putting Kansas City up 1-0. In the second half, the Current extended its lead with help from Debinha once again. This time it was Chawinga’s blocked shot and Debinha jumping on the opportunity to score, her fourth of the tournament. The goal put Debinha one below tournament Golden Boot leader Aisha Solórzano from Club Tijuana and she has now scored in the Current’s last three matches across all competitions.
For Mamelodi, domestic play in the 2024 SAFA Women’s League has been just as successful. The club leads the league with a 23-point buffer on the second-place team, conceding only 12 goals in 20 matches. In Mamelodi’s last match before traveling overseas, the Sundowns defeated Copperbelt 3-2 to secure a six-match winning streak. Sundowns forward Miche Minnies scored her ninth goal of the season in the 28th minute of that match to catch up to the opposing side, 1-1. Although Copperbelt was able to pull ahead at the half, defender Karabo Makhurubetshi and forward Lelona Daweti secured the victory for…