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Association | Seychelles Football Federation | ||
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Chris Yip-Au | ||
Top scorer | Natacha Bibi (13+) | ||
FIFA code | SEY | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 170 (15 March 2024) [1] | ||
Highest | 160 (June 2022) | ||
Lowest | 170 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
First international | |||
Mozambique 7–3 Seychelles (White River, South Africa; 5 July 2015) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Maldives 0–4 Seychelles (Malé, Maldives; 18 February 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malawi 17–0 Seychelles (Blantyre, Malawi; 25 September 2023) Malawi 17–0 Seychelles (Blantyre, Malawi; 28 September 2023) |
The Seychelles women's national football team is the national team of the Seychelles.
The national team, captained by Abby Boone, played in two eighty-minute long games in 2005 in a tournament hosted by Mauritius, with the Seychelles losing both matches. An official under-17 national team exists and had regular training sessions in 2006.
The sport faces several development problems inside the country including a lack of popularity for the sport, and few female players and teams. Women have gained football leadership positions in the country with one coaching a men's team and another umpiring international matches. There are other development issues for the sport that are ones facing the whole of Africa.
The Seychelles Football Federation was founded in 1979, and became a FIFA affiliate in 1986. [2] [3] Women's football is represented in the federation by specific mandate and currently they employ one full-time employee to look after the women's game. [2]
In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team [4] including the Seychelles who did play in a single FIFA sanctioned match between 1950 and June 2012. [5]
In 2005, they competed in a three nation tournament hosted by Mauritius, where all games were 80 minutes in length. They lost to Mauritius 1–4 and also to Réunion 0–9. Overall, they finished last, scoring only one goal in the competition. [6] In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host a regional COSAFA women's football tournament, with ten teams agreeing to send teams including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. [7] Seychelles did not record a match in the event. [5]
In 2006, the country did not have an official FIFA recognised senior "A" team, [2] a situation unchanged by 2009. [3] However, according to FIFA's Women's Football Today, the country has an official under-17 team, the Seychelles women's national under-17 football team. In 2016, they had two training sessions a week but had yet to record an official FIFA recognised match. [2]
The country did not have a team competing in the 2010 African Women's Championship, [8] or at the 2011 All Africa Games. [9] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA due to inactivity. [10]
In 2022, Seychelles have entered the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking for the first time under the Singaporean head coach Angeline Chua. [11] For a team to be ranked on the FIFA list, the team has to play a minimum of six international matches against ranked teams. On 4 April 2022, the Seychelles women's national team played its sixth international match in Singapore. [12]
In October 2023, Singaporean Chris Yip-Au joined the Seychelles Football Federation as its head of women’s football and women’s national team coach. [13]
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
7 July 2023 Friendly | Ethiopia | v | Seychelles | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium | ||||
Note: Cancelled. [14] |
25 September 2023 Friendly | Malawi | 17–0 | Seychelles | Blantyre, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Mpira Stadium |
28 September 2023 Friendly | Malawi | 17–0 | Seychelles | Blantyre, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mpira Stadium Referee: Rose Zimba (Malawi) |
5 December 2023 International Friendly | Mauritius | 3–1 | Seychelles | Saint Pierre, Mauritius |
19:00 UTC+4 |
| Report (MFA) |
| Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex |
8 December 2023 International Friendly | Mauritius | 1–1 | Seychelles | Saint Pierre, Mauritius |
19:00 UTC+4 |
| Report (MFA) |
| Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex |
29 May 2024 Friendly | Mali | 9–0 | Seychelles | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
13:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
31 May 2024 Friendly | Seychelles | 1–5 | South Sudan | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
16:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
As of September 2023
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Team Manager | Peggy Freminot | [15] |
Assistant Team Manager | Militna Marie | [15] |
Technical Director | Osama Haroun | [15] |
Head coach | Chris Yip-Au | [13] |
Assistant coach | Florence Marie | [15] |
Coach | Michel Renaud | [15] |
Goalkeeping coach | Slim William | [15] |
Caretaker head coaches/managers are listed in italics.
The following players are listed on the Seychelles Football Federation's official website as of 15 April 2024. [18] and part of the team that play against Mauritius in December 2023. [19]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Dinara Julie | 4 August 2008 | ||||
GK | Elvina Marie | 15 April 2003 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
GK | Kurchia Poris | 6 June 2004 | Marine Maintenance | |||
GK | Mendy Gabriel | 16 January 1983 | ||||
GK | Rahimah Moumou | 10 November 2008 | ||||
4 | DF | Alisha Matatiken | 13 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | Mont Fleuri Rovers |
6 | DF | Samira Florentine | 20 February 1998 | 4 | 0 | Marine Maintenance |
8 | DF | Rachel Cadeau | 8 November 1998 | 4 | 0 | Marine Maintenance |
DF | Clara Libanotis | 12 May 2009 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
DF | Esca Belle | 12 January 2006 | ||||
DF | Junna Philo | 23 July 1980 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
DF | Rannia Chetty | 7 April 2003 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
7 | MF | Pascallina Moustache (captain) | 23 May 1991 | 5 | 1 | Mont Fleuri Rovers |
MF | Cheryl Vidot | 27 September 2006 | ||||
MF | Guyra Boniface | 4 December 1997 | ||||
MF | Itarra Lagrenade | 26 December 2002 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
MF | Jahkira Harrison | 10 February 2003 | Marine Maintenance | |||
MF | Vesna Cesar | 8 September 1985 | Mont Fleuri Rovers | |||
MF | Keisha Moustache | 4 May 2009 | ||||
9 | FW | Natacha Bibi | 20 June 1984 | 5 | 3 | Mont Fleuri Rovers |
10 | FW | Kimbelly Chang-Tak Hue | 3 May 2006 | 5 | 0 | Marine Maintenance |
16 | FW | Reena Esther | 20 June 2005 | 5 | 1 | Mont Fleuri Rovers |
FW | Berina Ladouce | 28 January 1993 | Marine Maintenance | |||
FW | Elvina Hoaneau | 21 July 2008 | ||||
FW | Farisha Hertel | 31 March 2003 | ||||
FW | Lisa Dubois | 31 May 2007 | ||||
FW | Nerlice Fred | 18 May 1999 | ||||
Marhasias Labrosse | ||||||
Emma Esparon | ||||||
Janella Moustache |
The following players have been called up to a Seychelles squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Rahima Moumou | 10 November 2008 | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 | |||
DF | Clara Libanotis | 12 May 2009 | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 | |||
DF | Rannia Chetty | 7 April 2003 | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 | |||
MF | Chantina Esparon | 9 December 1998 | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 | |||
FW | Itarra Lagrenade | 26 December 2002 | 3 | 0 | United Sisters | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 |
Azarelle Rose | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 | |||||
Sherina Radegonde | .v Malawi, 28 September 2023 |
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
1991 | did not exist | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | did not enter | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | did not enter | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2027 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
1996 | did not exist | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | did not Qualify | |||||||
2012 | did not enter | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1991 to 2004 | did not exist | |||||||
2006 to 2012 | did not enter | |||||||
2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | did not enter | |||||||
2018 | ||||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | |||||||
2022 | did not enter | |||||||
2024 | Did not enter | |||||||
Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
2003 | Did Not exist | |||||||
2007 | Did Not enter | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COSAFA Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2002 | did not exist | |||||||
2006 | did not enter | |||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 47 | −43 |
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