Around 2007, the ICC Africa regional office mandated development programs for women's cricket.

[5] In 2008 the Gambia Cricket Association established a women's academy at July 22 Square in Banjul.

[6] In 2015, Gambia hosted the inaugural North West Africa Cricket Council (NWACC) women's twenty20 tournament.

In that competition, which was disrupted by the Western African Ebola virus epidemic, the national team finished runner-up to Sierra Leone, and recorded victories over both Ghana and Mali.

The tournament matches were played at the Medical Research Centre (MRC) Ground in Bakau, even though it was reportedly in a poor condition.