Nickname(s) | Scorchers | ||
---|---|---|---|
Association | FAM | ||
Confederation | CAF | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Captain | Tabitha Chawinga Chisomo Kazisonga | ||
Home stadium | Bingu National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | MWI | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 156 (15 March 2024) [1] | ||
Highest | 110 (December 2017 – March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 159 (June – August 2023) | ||
First international | |||
Zambia 8–0 Malawi (Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Malawi 17–0 Seychelles (Blantyre, Malawi; 25 September 2023) Malawi 17–0 Seychelles (Blantyre, Malawi; 28 September 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Zambia 8–0 Malawi (Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002) |
The Malawi women's national association football team is overseen by the Football Association of Malawi.
In 2020 the nickname Scorchers was adopted for the team. Previously it was referred to as She-Flames. [2]
In 2023 Malawi won their first and only COSAFA title defeating Zambia 2–1 at the final. [3] It was announced shortly after Malawi won the COSAFA that there controversially would be no prize money available for any of the national teams. [4]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
25 September 2023 Friendly | Malawi | 17–0 | Seychelles | Blantyre, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Mpira Stadium Referee: Rose Zimba (Malawi) |
28 September 2023 Friendly | Malawi | 17–0 | Seychelles | Blantyre, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mpira Stadium Referee: Rose Zimba (Malawi) |
4 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | South Africa | 3–4 | Malawi | Pretoria, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia) |
7 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Malawi | 8–0 | Eswatini | Johannesburg, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Grace Gimo (Zimbabwe) |
12 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Madagascar | 1–3 | Malawi | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: UJ Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia) |
13 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC SF | Malawi | 2–1 | Mozambique | Pretoria, South Africa |
15:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
The following is the squad called up for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship named on 1 October 2023. [5]
The following players had been called up to a squad in 12 months preceding the above draft.
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Did not enter | |||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | Did not enter | |||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2027 | To be determined | |||||||
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | Did not enter | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
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2004 to 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2008 to 2010 | Did not enter | |||||||
2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2014 to 2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | ' Did not enter ' | |||||||
Year | Round | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
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2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | Did not qualify |
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
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2002 | Group stage | |||||||
2006 | Group stage | |||||||
2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
2011 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
2020 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
2021 | Runner up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
2023 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
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