Temwa Chawinga scored the only goal for Malawi as they progressed to the semi-final for the first time since 2011 following a 1-0 victory over Zambia at Wolfson Stadium on Monday.
Besides rekindling the rivalry between the teams, the match also set up the region's lethal strikers in Chawinga sisters and Barbra Banda, following their season campaign in China.
While Banda had scored three goals in Zambia's 8-0 win over Lesotho, Temwa played a vital role in the Malawians 9-0 win, scoring a goal and assisted her sister Tabitha to net six.
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The 22-year-old, who helped Wuhan to a maiden Chinese Women's Super League title success in October, put up another brilliant display to ensure the Sorcerer outclassed the Copper Queens.