Malawi women's national under-17 football team

Malawi under-17

Nickname(s)	Baby Scorchers
Association	Football Association of Malawi
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Top scorer	Rose Kadzere (8 goals)
First international
South Africa 4-1   Malawi (Lilongwe, Malawi; 1 December 2022) )
Biggest win
Malawi 12-0   Namibia (Lilongwe, Malawi; 5 December 2022)
Biggest defeat
South Africa 4-1   Malawi (Lilongwe, Malawi; 1 December 2022)
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2022 )
Best result	Third (2022)

The Malawi women's national under-17 football team (Baby Scorchers), is a youth football team, which represents Malawi and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi, the governing body for football in Malawi. The team's main objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Scorchers.

History

The team made their COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship debut in 2022 where they finished in third place. ^{[1] [2]}

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

  Malawi v   Namibia

9 December COSAFA W U-17	Malawi	6-1	Namibia	Johannesburg, South Africa
14:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

  Malawi v   Madagascar

7 December COSAFA W U-17	Malawi	2-4	Madagascar	Johannesburg, South Africa
11:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

  Malawi v   South Africa

5 December COSAFA W U-17	Malawi	2-4	South Africa	Johannesburg, South Africa
09:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

Statistics

Top goal scorers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.

Rank	Player	Goals
1.	Rose Kadzere	8	[1]
2.	Faith Chinzimu	6
3.	Leticia Chinyamula	4
4.	Jean Fyson	3

References

1. "Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique Girls U17 profiles". 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
2. "COSAFA U17 Girls Championship, Malawi 2022 in Numbers". 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2025-03-08.