Rose Alufandika

Rose Alufandika (born 4 November 2005) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays for the Malawi National Women's Football Team, the Scorchers. Alufandika is a critical part of the Scorchers' defence strategy.

Club career Alufandika plays club football for Kukoma Ntopwa FC, also known as the Ntopwa Queens.

Kukoma Ntopwa fared poorly during the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers, losing their last group stage match against Zesco Ndola Girls, with Alufandika scoring a goal with ten minutes to full time.

International career Alufandika was one of the twenty-three-member squad for the Malawi National Women's Football Team's (Scorchers) debut at the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON); she was also one of the core team that played during the qualification campaign and international friendly matches ahead of the finals.

Alufandika received a straight red card in the 51st minute of the match between the Scorchers and Egypt during WAFCON; the Scorchers went on to win the game despite playing with ten players after her expulsion. Her suspension also forced Malawi Coach Lovemore Fazili to replace his key defender for the WAFCON game against the Copper Queens of Zambia. The Zambian National Women's Team won the match against the Scorchers two to one but were eliminated from the WAFCON group stage after Nigeria defeated Egypt in the other Group C match; Malawi qualified for the knockout stage of WAFCON as well as for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Alufandika was chosen for the squad by Lovemore Fazili Fazili described that as unfortunate, however the team's successes continued and they became a finalist in their debut cup - facing Cameroon in the final.