Malawi women's national football team

The Malawi women's national football team is the national women's football team of Malawi and is overseen by the Football Association of Malawi.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Malawi national football team.
Malawi
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Scorchers
AssociationFootball Association of Malawi
ConfederationCAF
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachMcNebert Kazuwa
CaptainTabitha Chawinga
Chisomo Kazisonga
Home stadiumBingu National Stadium
FIFA codeMWI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 158 Steady (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest158 (August 2022)
First international
 Zambia 8–0 Malawi 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002)
Biggest win
 Malawi 13–0 Comoros 
(Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 5 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Zambia 8–0 Malawi 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002)

History

2020s

In 2020 the nickname Scorchers was adopted for the team. Previoulsy they were referred to as the She-Flames.[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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022
2 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group C Botswana  1–1  Malawi Port Elizabeth
15:30
  • Gaonyadiwe 14'
Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
5 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group C Malawi  6–0  Comoros Port Elizabeth
12:00
Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
7 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group C Tanzania  3–1  Malawi Port Elizabeth
15:30
Asimenye Simwaka 65' Stadium: Madibaz Stadium

Achievements

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Thom Mkolongo

Players

Current squad


  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ruth Mhango Malawi DD Sunshine
1GK Martha Banda Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets Women
1GK Mercy Sikelo Malawi Ntopwa Super Queens
2DF Ruth Nyirongo Malawi DD Sunshine
2DF Emily Jossam Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
2DF Chimwemwe Madise Zambia Lusaka Dynamos
2DF Patricia Nyirenda (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 Zambia Lusaka Dynamos
2DF Ireen Khumalo Malawi Ascent Academy
2DF Fatsireni Kazembe Malawi Civil Service United Women
2DF Benardetta Mkandawire Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets Women
3MF Rose Kabzele Malawi Ascent Academy
3MF Chikondi Gondwe (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 Malawi CY
3MF Mphatso Gondwe Malawi all DD Sunshine
3MF Wezzie Mvula Malawi DD Sunshine
3MF Madyina Nguluwe (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 Malawi DD Sunshine
3MF Jessie Joseph Malawi Civil Service United Women
4FW Asimenye Simwaka (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 Malawi Topik
4FW Sabinah Thom (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 Tanzania Simba SC
4FW Mary Chavinda Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets Women
4FW Fazila Chiyembekeza Nigeria Rivers Angels
4FW Vanesa Chikupira Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets Women

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Malawi squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Fortune Bwitubwitu Malawi MK Academy 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Zeni Duda Malawi Civil Service United Women 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Zainab Kapanda (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets Women 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Thandie Birima Malawi Topik 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Carolyn Mathyola DD Sunshine 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Grace Yotamu Malawi Ntopwa 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Catherine Gauti Malawi Ascent Academy 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Vitumbiko Kumwenda Malawi CY Sisters 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Marriam Mnenura Malawi Ascent Academy 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Tabitha Chawinga (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 China Wuhan FC 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Temwa Chawinga China Wuhan Jiangda 2022 COSAFA Women's ChampionshipPRE

Previous squads
COSAFA Women's Championship

Individual records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers
  • Temwa Msuku (2012)[4]
  • Thom Mkorongo (2015)[5]
  • Maggie Chombo-Sadik (2016–2018)[6]
  • Stuart Mbolembole (2018)[7]
  • Abel Mkandawire (2019)[8][9]
  • McNebert Kazuwa (2020–present)[10]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not exist
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007 Did not Qualify
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015
France 2019 Did not enter
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not Qualify
Total0/9-------

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996Did not exist
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008Did not Qualify
United Kingdom 2012Did not enter
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total0/70000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 to Nigeria 2002 Did not exist
South Africa 2004 to Nigeria 2006Did not Qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2008 to South Africa 2010 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not Qualify
Namibia 2014 to Ghana 2018 Did not enter
Republic of the Congo 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Morocco 2022 Did not Qualify
Total0/12------

African Games
African Games record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
Nigeria 2003 Did Not exist
Algeria 2007 Did Not enter
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Republic of the Congo 2023To be determined
Total0/4000000

COSAFA Women's Championship
COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Zimbabwe 2002Group stage
Zambia 2006Group stage
Angola 2008Did not enter
Zimbabwe 20114th4112814−6
Zimbabwe 2017Group stage311112120
South Africa 2018Group stage310228−6
South Africa 2019Group stage3201163+13
South Africa 20203rd2201126+6
South Africa 2021Runner up531170+2
TotalGroup stage6015447−43
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also
  • List of Malawi women's international footballers
  • Malawi women's national football team
  • Malawi women's national football team results

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Call them 'The Scorchers', not 'She-Flames'".
  3. Chama, Bernard. "mkolongo-names-cosafa-squad". cafonline. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. "She-polopolo massacre Malawi 7–0". 14 January 2012.
  5. "Thom Mkorongo appointed women's coach - the Times Group Malawi". 21 July 2015.
  6. "She-Flames coaches' contracts expire - the Times Group Malawi". 24 January 2019.
  7. "She-Flames coach Stuart Mbolembole quits - the Times Group Malawi". 26 February 2018.
  8. "Abel Mkandawire is new She-Flames coach - the Times Group Malawi". 12 March 2019.
  9. "She-Flames coaches fired - the Times Group Malawi". November 2019.
  10. "FA Malawi appoints Kazuwa, Nkolongo as women football coaches – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". 11 March 2020.
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