Malawians expressed their disappointment with Patricia Jiya Okafor, mother of Chioma Okafor, for allowing her daughter to play for Nigeria instead of Malawi. However, Patricia told bolanews.co the decision was solely Chioma’s. “It’s not me; it was her choice. Nigeria wrote a letter; I didn’t have any say; it was her choice. I told her to choose so that she would not regret it in the future, so it came from her.” Chioma was born in Malawi to a Malawian mother and a Nigerian father. She began her football career in Malawi and trained with the Malawi national team in 2015 but never featured for the Scorchers. In February, she shared a video clarifying in Chichewa language that she is Malawian after some fans questioned her nationality because of her name. Read more here: https://t.ly/pT8_M