Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team

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Antigua and Barbuda
Nickname(s) Benna Girls
Association Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
Confederation CONCACAF
Sub-confederation Caribbean Football Union (CFU)
Head coach Prince Borde
Home stadium Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
FIFA code ATG
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First colours
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Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 180 Decrease2.svg 1 (15 March 2024) [1]
Highest115 (May 2010)
Lowest180 (March 2024)
First international
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Anguilla  Flag of Anguilla.svg
(Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 28 August 2004)
Biggest win
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
(11 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0–12 Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg
(Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 5 October 2007)

The Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team, nicknamed The Benna Girls, is the national women's football team of Antigua and Barbuda and is overseen by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union.

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History

First Internationals (2004)

On 28 August 2004, after 34 years the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association became affiliated with the FIFA, Antigua and Barbuda women's football team had its first official match with Anguilla in Saint John. The game finished in favour of Antigua and Barbuda, with a 1–0 victory. The next day, they faced again and this time, the winning team was Anguilla.

Women's Caribbean Cup (2006)

The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup qualification round was the first official competition in which Antigua and Barbuda participated in, also one of the qualifying stages was the second edition of the CFU Women's Caribbean Cup, who took place in Trinidad & Tobago. In the way, they faced Barbados in the first stage; the aggregate score between them was 1–0, product of an away victory and a goalless draw. The Benna Girls automatically advanced to the next stage.

Group C
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 93300270+27
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 6320158−3
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 33102516−11
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 03003316−13

In the First Round, the team was drawn in a Group (C) with Jamaica, St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis. However, the results were negative, as they lost the three games they played. Antigua and Barbuda played all of its matches in Kingston, Jamaica. The three goalscorers for Antigua and Barbuda were Whitney Jacobs, Odeal Simon and Shennell Henry, with one goal each. The Benna Girls failed to qualify for the final tournament.

Unfavorable results at international competitions (2007–2010)

2008 Summer Olympics

During the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers, Antigua and Barbuda was sharing the group with Jamaica, Bermuda and Dominica. The only victory they had was in the first game, to Dominica by 3–0, and the first of two in 2007–2010. The Benna Girls achieved their worst defeat on the second match with Jamaica, a 12–0. The closing encounter with Bermuda had a 4–0 result, again from the rivals.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3300240+249
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 3201124+86
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3102316−133
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 3003019−190

2010 Gold Cup qualifiers

Antigua and Barbuda opened the qualifying round for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, who took place in Mexico, down by 2–1 against St. Lucia. The second game marked the second win during 2007–2010. The game was with the US Virgin Islands and counted with the goals of Lewis, Simon and Thomas. Both games were in home venue at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, the country's capital city. Thanks to their only victory, they advanced to the Second Round.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 220091+86
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 210143+13
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 2002110−90

The team was drawn in Group G during the Second Round. Antigua and Barbuda was beaten by the three teams who played with them, with a margin of more than three goals. The Benna Girls scored first goal of two in this round in a 4–1 loss with Haiti. The encounters with both Puerto Rico and Cuba finished in heavy defeats, with 8–0 and 6–1 respectively. All the games were played in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 330091+89
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3201107+36
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3102116+53
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 3003218−160

Women's Caribbean Cup (2014)

Antigua and Barbuda was registered on the qualification tournament of the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup, who also served as the qualifying tournament for both the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Antigua & Barbuda and the other members of the group played the games on Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, the country's capital city. The Benna Girls won the three games, all of them with 1–0 versus U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Aruba. Antigua and Barbuda qualified for the final tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda (H)330030+39 Final round
2Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 311121+14
3Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 31111104
4Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 30030440
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

For the final tournament, the team was in Group B with the hosts Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique and St. Kitts & Nevis. It had a bad debut with Martinique in Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, due to a 2–0 loss. The second game with the host country also finished on a defeat of a margin of three goals to zero. The team had their farewell with a 2–1 lost game against St. Kitts and Nevis. They finished the tournament with zero points and a –6 goal difference. The only goalscorer for the Benna Girls was Breanna Humphreys.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (H)3300200+209 CONCACAF Women's Championship and Final
2Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 32013746 CONCACAF Women's Championship and Match for third place
3Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3102212103
4Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 30031760
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts

Team image

Kits and crest

The current kit of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team is made by Joma Sport. The team has three different colored uniforms. The yellow uniform is the primary one, normally used for home matches. The black ones are the usually for away matches. The team also has red as an alternate.

Kit suppliers

Kit manufacturerPeriod
Flag of Germany.svg Adidas Adidas Logo.svg 2006–2011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peak Peak Logo.svg 2012–2018
Flag of Spain.svg Joma Joma Sport.svg 2019–current

Results and fixtures

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

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg2-1Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Piggotts
16:00  UTC−4
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Report
Stadium: ABFA Technical Center
Referee: Annays Rosario (Puerto Rico)
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B Dominica  Flag of Dominica.svg0–0Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Gros Islet (Saint Lucia)
Report Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B Antigua and Barbuda  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg1–2Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Piggotts
Report
Stadium: ABFA Technical Center
Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)

Head-to-head record

As of 10 May 2021
AgainstPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 2101110
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 110010+1
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 110010+1
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 100104-4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 100116-5
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 211030+3
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 100114-3
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2002022-22
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 100102-2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 100108-8
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 200224-2
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 200235-2
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 330061+5
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 100103-3
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 220041+3
Total2391132361-38

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of September 2023

Manager history

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Anik Jarvis (captain)
201 GK Jewel Harve

62 DF Zolique Samuel
62 DF Tassianne Benjamin Flag of the United States.svg Bobcats Athletics
62 DF Ozora Roberts
62 DF K´Neice Browne
172 DF Karmiellie Hughes
142 DF Abisha Henry

53 MF Shakea Ogarro
83 MF Virginia Simon
93 MF Ajahana Martin
133 MF Rrisha Simon
93 MF Azaliyah Peterson
93 MF Daniella De Souza

154 FW Zoya Simon
154 FW Donesha Samuel
104 FW Kai Jacobs 31Tigeress

Recent call-ups

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up

DF Vernetta Jacobs v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023
DF Nia Coates v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023
DF Denover Jarvis v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023

MF Breana Roberts v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023
MF Nicelle Drew v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023
MF Jada Benjamin v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023

FW Gabrielle De Suza v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023
FW Kevoncia James v. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname, 25 September 2023

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 Did not exist
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995
Flag of the United States.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg 2003
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015
Flag of France.svg 2019
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023
Total--------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not existDid not exist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify3102316-13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Did not qualify4103218-16
Flag of France.svg 2024 To be determinedTo be determined
Total--------7205534-29
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF W Championship recordQualification record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGDGPWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of Haiti.svg 1991 Did not existDid not exist
Flag of the United States.svg 1993
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1998
Flag of the United States.svg 2000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the United States.svg 2002
Flag of the United States.svg 2006 Did not qualify5113416-12
Flag of Mexico.svg 2010 5104621-15
Flag of the United States.svg 2014 2014 Caribbean Cup
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 7304526-21
Flag of Mexico.svg 2022 In progress
Total--------1751111563-48
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Haiti.svg 2000 Did not exist
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2014 Final Round630347
TotalFinal Round630347
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

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References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. Here is final roster of the Antigua and Barbuda Senior Women National team! 🇦🇬. They will face Guyana 🇬🇾 tomorrow, September 20th 4:00pm, at the ABFA Technical Center. Come out and show your support to our BENNA GIRLS!
  3. Match info
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