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
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 153 4 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest149 (April 2021)
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

2020
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) COSAFA Women's Championship Malawi  9–0  Lesotho Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
15:30
Report
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) COSAFA Women's Championship Zambia  0–1  Malawi Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
12:30 Report
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) COSAFA Women's Championship South Africa  6–2  Malawi Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
15:30
Report

2021
28 September 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group A South Africa  2–1  Malawi Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
1 October 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group A Malawi  3–2  Mozambique Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium
4 October 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship GS Group A Angola  0–4  Malawi Port Elizabeth, South Africa
15:30 (UTC+2) Stadium: Gelvandale Stadium
7 October COSAFA Women's Championship Semi-finals South Africa  2–3  Malawi Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
9 October COSAFA Women's Championship Final Tanzania  1–0  Malawi Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Stadium: Wolfson Stadium
20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Malawi  1–1  Zambia Lilongwe, Malawi
 Report
Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Itumeleng Methikga (Botswana)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Zambia  3–2
(4–3 agg.)		  Malawi Lusaka, Zambia
 Report
Stadium: Nkoloma Stadium
Note: Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

Achievements

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach McNebert Kazuwa

Players

Current squad
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

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]

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. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. "Call them 'The Scorchers', not 'She-Flames'".
  3. Chama, Bernard (2 November 2021). "kazuwa-recalls-30-players-for-malawi-women-s-afcon-qualifier-against-zambia". cafonline. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. "She-polopolo massacre Malawi 7-0". 14 January 2012.
  5. https://times.mw/thom-mkorongo-appointed-womens-coach/
  6. http://times.mw/she-flames-coaches-contracts-expire/
  7. https://times.mw/she-flames-coach-stuart-mbolembole-quits/
  8. https://times.mw/abel-mkandawire-is-new-she-flames-coach/
  9. https://times.mw/she-flames-coaches-fired/
  10. https://www.nyasatimes.com/fa-malawi-appoints-kazuwa-nkolongo-as-women-football-coaches/


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