| Nickname(s) | The Scorpions | ||
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| Association | Gambia Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| FIFA code | GAM | ||
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| African Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012 ) | ||
| Best result | Winners (2012) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2012 ) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2012) | ||
Gambia women's national under-17 football team represents Gambia in international youth football competitions.
The team has qualified in 2012 [1] [2]
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2010 | |||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2016 | |||||||
 2018 | |||||||
 2022 | |||||||
 2024 | |||||||
 2025 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away 2008 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Home / away 2010 | |||||||
| Home / away 2012 | Winners | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Home / away 2013 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Home / away 2016 | |||||||
| Home / away 2018 | First round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Home / away 2022 | Did not enter | ||||||
| Total | 2/7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
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