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Nickname(s) | Barea | |||
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Association | Malagasy Football Federation | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
Captain | Sophie Farafanirina | |||
Top scorer | Sophie Farafanirina (16) | |||
FIFA code | MAD | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 190 ![]() | |||
Highest | 116 (March 2018) | |||
Lowest | 190 (August 2024) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 22 February 2015) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
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Biggest defeat | ||||
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The Madagascar women's national football team is the FIFA recognised senior women's A team for Madagascar. The team played their first FIFA matches in 2015. They were runner-up to Réunion in the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games. They have competed in the COSAFA Women's Championship, in which they won a game against Comoros in 2019.
History
[edit]In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host the regional COSAFA Women's Championship, with ten countries agreeing to send teams, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.[2][3] The tournament ultimately did not take place.[4][5] In 2006, there was a FIFA-recognized Malagasy senior A team that held two training sessions a week, though they had not played a single game between 2000 and 2006.[6] A FIFA-recognized Malagasy senior A team existed in 2009.[7]
In 2015 and 2016, the team played several matches, of which four were recognized by FIFA. Two of those were 4–0 wins against Comoros.[8] The other games were in the Indian Ocean Games, where they were runner-up to Réunion. They made the final by winning a game against Mauritius.[9] The team entered the COSAFA Women's Championship three years in a row from 2017 to 2019. After losing all three games in the group stage in 2017, they drew one game in 2018 against Botswana and won one game in 2019 against Comoros.[10][11][12]
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
[edit]4 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Madagascar ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Pretoria, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium |
10 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | South Africa ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia) |
12 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Madagascar ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: UJ Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia) |
Coaching staff
[edit]Current coaching staff
[edit]- As of 15 September 2023
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Technical Director | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Physical coach | |
Team Manager |
Manager history
[edit]Name | Period |
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2015–???[13] |
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2023–present |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- The following is the final squad called up for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship named in September 2023.[14]
- Caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2022
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up to a Madagascar squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
[edit]- COSAFA Women's Championship
Records
[edit]- As of 14 August 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Honours
[edit]Regional
[edit]Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup
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Appearances | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Olympic Games
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Appearances | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations
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Appearances | 0/12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
COSAFA Women's Championship
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -13 | |
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | |
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | |
Appearances | Group stage | 8th | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -22 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Sources: COSAFA,[10] Soccerway[11][12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Mukoka, Augustine (16 August 2005). "Zambia to Host Cosafa Women's Soccer Tourney". AllAfrica. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Mukoka, Augustine (16 August 2005). "The Post (Zambia) – AAGM: Zambia to Host Cosafa Women's Soccer Tourney". The Post. Lusaka, Zambia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "COSAFA Women Tournaments". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Madagascar: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Women's Football Today" (PDF). FIFA. 2006. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Match Amical Feminin: Madagascar 4–0 Comores". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien (Indian Ocean Games)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 COSAFA Women's Championship – Day 7 Review / Day 8 Preview". COSAFA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "COSAFA Women's Cup 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "COSAFA Women's Cup 2019". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Foot Féminin : Rakotomalala Johary nouveau head coach". 3 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cosafa women's championship 2023
External links
[edit]- Malagasy Football Federation (in Malagasy and French)