Olivia Phikani

Olivia Phikani is a Malawian footballer who plays as a defender for the Malawi National team and Ntopwa Women’s Football Club, with whom she won the 2022 FAM National Women’s Championship.

Olivia Phikani

Personal information
Place of birth	Malawi
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ntopwa Women’s Football Team
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Malawi

Career

The 2022 FAM National Women’s Championship final was decided when Ntopwa Women’s Football Club defeated Ascent Academy in a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw. Phikani was one of five Ntopwas players to score goals in the penalties.

In August 2023, the team, managed by James Sangala, travelled to Durban, South Africa, to compete in the CAF Women’s Champion’s League COSAFA Qualifiers.

In April 2025, Phikani travelled to South Africa as part of the national team in order to play two matches against the South Africa women's national soccer team. The team was significantly weakened because of administrative complications that led to the absence of key players, such as the Chawinga sisters and Rose Kabzere. Phikani featured in the matches played in Soweto and Pretoria.

In June 2025, Phikani was chosen to play as a defender as part of Lovemore Fazili's 24 strong Malawian National team to play Morocco in Casablanca. She left the Kukoma Ntopwa Women team to join a training session in Blantyre before they left for Casablanca. The teams' manager paid special attention of the defense in this game.