Central African Republic women's national football team

Central African Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationCentral African Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coachMajoka Line
CaptainChristelle Demba
Top scorerChristelle Demba (3)
FIFA codeCTA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 144 Increase 2 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest144 (August 2024)
Lowest146 (June 2024)
First international
 Senegal 4–0 Central African Republic 
(Dakar, Senegal; 19 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Central African Republic 1–7 Mali 
(Douala, Cameroon; 22 September 2023)

The Central African Republic women's national football team represents the Central African Republic (CAR) in international women's football. It is governed by the Central African Football Federation. It played its first international matches in 2018 in the Cup of Nations qualifiers. The country's youth national team has played in several matches and events, including an Under-19 World Cup qualifying competition in which the team lost in the semi-finals. As is the case across Africa, the women's game faces numerous challenges. Football was only formally organised in 2000, and there are only 400 players competing at the national level.

History

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Background and development

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The development of women's football in Africa faces several challenges, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women, inequalities and human rights abuses targeting women.[2][3][4][5] Many quality players leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Europe or the United States.[6] In addition, most of the funding for women's football in Africa comes from FIFA, not the local national football associations.[6]

The Central African Football Federation, the CAR's national football association, was founded in 1961 and became a FIFA affiliate in 1964.[7] In the CAR, there is no national association staffer dedicated to women's football and no women on the board or in the executive committee.[7] With assistance from FIFA, the federation developed a women's programme starting in 2000. A national competition and school competition were later introduced.[8] Football is one of the most popular women's sports in the CAR.[7] There were about 200 registered youth players in the country and 200 registered senior players as of 2006. There are 80 club-level teams with women on them, 20 of which are exclusively for women.[7]

Team

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In 2006, the team trained five times a week.[7] As of March 2020, the team was not ranked by FIFA due to it not having played enough international matches.[9]

The country has a national under-20 side. This team has participated in the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which prior to 2006 was an under-19 tournament in which the CAR team also took part.[10][11] In 2002, the qualifiers began with an African Women's Under-19 Championship. The CAR faced Equatorial Guinea in a home-and-away series in the first round, winning both matches by scores of 1–0 and 2–0. The country was set to play Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals, but Zimbabwe withdrew from the competition. In the semi-finals, the CAR met South Africa in a home match, but lost 0–2. The team was scheduled to play a return match in South Africa, but the host country refused to grant the Central African players visas, which led to South Africa's disqualification from the tournament. South Africa appealed the decision and visas were subsequently issued to Central African players, but the team then withdrew from the competition.[11][12][13] In 2010, the Central African Republic women's national under-20 football team participated in the African Women's U-20 World Cup qualifiers. They had a walkover win against São Tomé and Príncipe in the first round but did not participate in the second or third rounds.[14]

Home stadium

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Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

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22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Central African Republic  1–7  Mali Douala, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1
  • Demba 45+3' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Réunification
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Mali  3–0
(10–1 agg.)
 Central African Republic Bamako, Mali
16:30 UTC±0 Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: Mali won 10–1 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of September 2022

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Jean Etienne Momokoamas Kopo
Assistant coach Christelle MAJOKA [15]

Manager history

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  • Jean Etienne Momokoamas Kopo (??– )

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against  Mali.

  • Match dates: 22 and 26 September 2023
  • Opposition:  Mali
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 24 October 2021, after the match against  Cameroon
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Beverly Mellot Cameroon Louves Minproff
1GK Fidélia Wabangue Central African Republic
1GK Pétula Malengao Central African Republic

2DF Félicité Yakite Central African Republic
2DF Marie Auzingoni Toudouma Central African Republic
2DF Awa Victoire Rafina Wagouma Central African Republic
2DF Chancie Dangoro Central African Republic
2DF Gladys Mokogo Central African Republic
2DF Huguette Gabriella Gazambele Central African Republic
2DF Noëlla Sylviana Mokossi Morocco Renaissance Club Athletic Zemamra

3MF Ursula Ndomette Central African Republic
3MF Ernestine Yemele Central African Republic
3MF Ornella Estelle Soubama Central African Republic
3MF Félicité Dongole Tido Central African Republic
3MF Sandrine Doimon Tabita Central African Republic
3MF Foxia Tania Nigel Gbadora Mbagcao Central African Republic

4FW Duviella Padou Central African Republic
4FW Dorcas Noëlla Kokate Yaowa Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
4FW Annette Delalune Merline Youngai Cameroon AS Awa
4FW Marie Paul Ndogo Passe Central African Republic
4FW Areille Prudence Bokognako Central African Republic
4FW Grâce Yinda Central African Republic
4FW Christelle Demba (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) 10 3 Latvia Riga FC
4FW Jasmine Ndada Central African Republic

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up to a Central African squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Rachelle Tidot Cameroon
Sandrine Ndoimon Cameroon Dja sport académie

FW M'pemba Makaya (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) Turkey Amed S.F.K.

Individual records

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  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers

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Honours

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Achievements

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Women's World Cup record

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Women's World Cup finals Women's World Cup
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did Not Enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 did not qualify To Be Determined
Brazil 2027 to be determined To Be Determined
Total 2 0 1 1 1 3

Olympic Games record

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Olympic Games finals Olympic Games
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Ineligible
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Did Not Enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2021
Total

Africa Women Cup of Nations record

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Africa Women Cup of Nations finals Africa Women Cup of Nations
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1991 Did Not Enter No Qualifying Process
1995
Nigeria 1998
South Africa 2000
Nigeria 2002
South Africa 2004
Nigeria 2006
Equatorial Guinea 2008
South Africa 2010
Equatorial Guinea 2012
Namibia 2014
Cameroon 2016
Ghana 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
Republic of the Congo 2020 Cancelled due to covid
Morocco 2022 did not qualify
Morocco 2024 Did not qualify
Total 2 0 1 1 1 3

African Games record

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African Games finals African Games
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Did Not Enter No Qualifying Process
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 did not qualify
Total

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

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UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
Equatorial Guinea2020 Third 4 0 2 2 2 9 −7
Total 1/1 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1.
  3. ^ Richard Giulianotti; David McArdle (2006). Sport, Civil Liberties and Human Rights. Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7146-5344-0.
  4. ^ Chris Hallinan; Steven J. Jackson (31 August 2008). Social And Cultural Diversity in a Sporting World. Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-7623-1456-0.
  5. ^ Jean Williams (18 December 2003). A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain. Routledge. pp. 173–175. ISBN 978-0-415-26338-2.
  6. ^ a b Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5.
  7. ^ a b c d e FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Goal! Football: Central African Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 3 November 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  9. ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Women U-19/U-20 World Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Regulations – CAN U-20 women 2010 – CAF". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  12. ^ "African Women U-19 Championship 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Goal! Football: Central African Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 3 November 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  14. ^ "African Women U-20 World Cup 2010 Qualifying". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  15. ^ "FCF|Fauves Seniors A|Femme|Eleminatoires de la Can Maroc 2022". 20 October 2021.
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