At the age of 14, she naturalized along with her entire family to become a Japanese citizen, in order to represent Japan in international tournaments.

Mawuli played for the Aisin AW Wings, a team based in Anjō, since the 2014–15 season where she made her professional debut.

[3] Mawuli made her international debut at the 2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship in India where Japan took home the silver medal.

[4] Mawuli made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2014 Asian Games where Japan placed in third, taking home the bronze.

Mawuli was part of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India.