Nickname(s) | The Scorpions | ||
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Association | Gambia Football Federation (GFF) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Yahya Manneh | ||
FIFA code | GAM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 126 1 (13 December 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 104 (December 2020) | ||
Lowest | 130 (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.