Malawi women's national football team
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The Malawi women's national association football team is overseen by the Football Association of Malawi.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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Nickname(s) | Scorchers | ||
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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 ![]() | ||
Highest | 110 (December 2017 – March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 159 (June – August 2023) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Blantyre, Malawi; 25 September 2023) ![]() ![]() (Blantyre, Malawi; 28 September 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Harare, Zimbabwe; 20 April 2002) |
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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]