Gambia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Gambia national football team.

The Gambia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Scorpions
AssociationGambia Football Federation (GFF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachYahya Manneh
FIFA codeGAM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 127 Increase 3 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest104 (December 2020)
Lowest130 (June 2024)
First international
 Morocco 2–1 Gambia 
(Rabat, Morocco; 4 April 2018) [2]
Biggest win
 Sierra Leone 1–4 Gambia 
(Espargos, Cape Verde; 21 January 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Cameroon 8–0 Gambia 
(Yaoundé, Cameroon; 18 February 2022)

The Gambia women's national football team (recognized at The Gambia by FIFA)[3] represents the Gambia in international women's football. It is governed by the Gambia Football Federation. As of December 2019, it has only competed in one major international competition, the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification. The Gambia has two youth teams, an under-17 side that has competed in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers, and an under-19 side that withdrew from regional qualifiers for an under-19 World Cup. The development of a national team faces challenges similar to those across Africa, although the national football association has four staff members focusing on women's football.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Gambia 1-2 Morocco- Warm up for Women's Scorpions – THE GFF | Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "The Gambia". FIFA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.