Guinea-Bissau women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Guinea-Bissau national football team.

The Guinea-Bissau women's national football team represents Guinea-Bissau in international women's football. It is governed by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. It has played in two FIFA-recognised matches, both in 2006 against Guinea. The country also has a national under-17 side which participated in the 2012 Confederation of African Football qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Football is the most popular women's sport in the country. A women's football programme was established in 2004, followed by the creation of a women's national league.

Guinea-Bissau

Association	Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Lassana Cassama
FIFA code	GNB
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	177 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	129 (December 2006)
Lowest	177 (March – December 2024)
First international
Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Guinea  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 28 October 2006)
Biggest win
Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea-Bissau  (Praia, Cape Verde; 16 November 2018)  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Mauritania  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 20 October 2021)  Mauritania 0–1 Guinea-Bissau  (Nouakchott, Mauritania; 26 October 2021)  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Mauritania  (Espargos, Cape Verde; 22 January 2023)
Biggest defeat
Guinea-Bissau 0–6 Burkina Faso  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 16 February 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
African Women's Championship
Appearances	0

History

In 1985, few countries had women's national football teams.^[2][3] While the sport gained popularity worldwide in the ensuing years, Guinea-Bissau's team only began playing more than two decades later. By the end of 2006, the team had played in two FIFA-recognised matches.^[4] The first was on 28 October 2006 against Guinea in Bissau, which ended in a 1–1 tie after Guinea-Bissau led 1–0 at half-time. On 12 November 2006, the team played in their second FIFA-recognised match in Conakry, where Guinea-Bissau lost to Guinea 1–3.^[4] At the time, the team held three training sessions a week.^[3] The team has not participated in some of the major international and regional football competitions, including the Women's World Cup, the 2010 African Women's Championship and the 2011 All-Africa Games.^[5][6][7]

The team's average FIFA world ranking since 2006 is 119th. Its highest-ever ranking was 92nd in December 2009, and its lowest ranking was 144th in December 2007. Guinea-Bissau's best-ever rise in the rankings came in March 2008, when the team climbed 23 places compared to its previous FIFA ranking.^[8] In March 2012, the team was ranked the 135th in the world by FIFA and 30th in the Confederation of African Football (CAF).^[9] In June 2012, they moved up five spots to 130th in the world but fell to 33rd in Africa.^[8]

Guinea-Bissau has a FIFA-recognised under-17 football team, which was established in 2006 but did not play any matches that year.^[3][10] The team competed in the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Azerbaijan in September 2012. They did not advance beyond regional qualifiers.^[11]

Background and development

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.^{[12][13][14][15]} Many quality football players leave to seek greater opportunities in Europe or the United States.^[16] Funding for women's football in Africa is also an issue with most of the financial assistance for women's football coming from FIFA, and not the national football associations.^[16]

Guinea-Bissau won its independence in 1974, the same year its national football federation, Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, was founded.^[5] The federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1986.^[3][17] Women's football is provided for in the constitution of the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, and the organisation has four full-time staff members focusing on it.^[3]

Football is the country's most popular sport for women and is supported by football programmes in schools.^[3] A national women's football programme was established in 2004.^[10] By 2006, the country had 80 total football clubs, five of which were mixed and three of which were for women only.^[3] There were 380 registered female players, and a women's team played in a national football championship.^[3] Three years later, there were 24 active women's teams in Guinea-Bissau.^[10]

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

Main article: Guinea-Bissau women's national football team results

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

Cape Verde  v  Guinea-Bissau

20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup GS	Cape Verde	4–0	Guinea-Bissau	Sal, Cape Verde
16:00	Moreira 10', 45' Fernandes 20' Whannon 55'	Report (FCF) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão

Guinea-Bissau  v  Mauritania

22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup GS	Guinea-Bissau	1–0	Mauritania	Sal, Cape Verde
16:00	Paulo Mendes 55'	Report (FCF)		Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão

Senegal  v  Guinea-Bissau

27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup SF	Senegal	4–0	Guinea-Bissau	Sal, Cape Verde
18:00	Ndiaye 13' Diallo 51' (pen.), 68' Fall 82'	Report (FCF)		Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)

Gambia  v  Guinea-Bissau

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup 3rd place	Gambia	3–2	Guinea-Bissau	Sal, Cape Verde
15:00	Buwaro 28', 37' Jarju 90+1'		Da Silva 50' Mendes 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão

Guinea-Bissau  v  Benin

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Guinea-Bissau	2–2	Benin	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
	Quade 45' Soares 60'		Gnammi 14' Gbedjissi 76'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

Benin  v  Guinea-Bissau

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Benin	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	Guinea-Bissau	Cotonou, Benin
				Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Note: Benin won 5–4 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau  v  Congo

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Guinea-Bissau	0–1	Congo	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
--:-- UTC+0		Report	Indira 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro

Congo  v  Guinea-Bissau

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	Congo	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Guinea-Bissau	Brazzaville, Congo
15:30 UTC+1	Senga 58' Dembélé 78'			Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Note: Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Romão dos Santos	[18]

Managers

• Lassana Cassamá(???–2021)
• Romão dos Santos(2021–present)

Players

See also: Category:Guinea-Bissau women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following list is the final squad for 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup in January 2023 .^[19][20]
• Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sãozinha Mendes Pereira	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 22)
12	1GK	Nandinha Almeida	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)
5	2DF	Indira Agostinho Indi (captain)	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
14	2DF	Itcha Cesário Gomes	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)
15	2DF	Nani Coli	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
6	2DF	Pasfah Nhaga	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)
18	3MF	Luisa Paulo Mendes	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23)
16	3MF	Ami Samba N'Dong	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)
17	3MF	Teresa Luís Sambu	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 22)
7	4FW	Nadi Quadé	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)	Mogbwemo Queens
8	4FW	Safiatu Baldé	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23)
10	4FW	Mariama Sambu	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)
11	4FW	Suraia da Silva	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22)
13		Julia Mendes	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 21)
4		Fatumata Zacarias Ba'	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22)
22		Sarr Latifa Fati Gomes	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
19		Julieta Iala Nquitcha	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 21)
4		Cátia José Cali	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20)
4		Cadidjatu Demba	(2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 22)
2		Binta Anssumane Mane	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Guinea-Bissau squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Previous squads

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

• 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squads

Records

Main article: List of Guinea-Bissau women's international footballers

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

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015	did not qualify
2019
2023
2027	to be determined
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
Total	0/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Women Cup of Nations record

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991 to 2006	did not exist
2008 to 2012	did not enter
2014	Withdrew
2016 to 2018	did not enter
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2020	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	11
Total	Group Stage	1/1	3	0	0	3	1	17

Honours

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

  Positive balance (more wins than losses)

  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

  Positive balance (more wins than losses)

  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Total									—

See also

• Africa portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Guinea-Bissau
  • Football in Guinea-Bissau
    • Women's football in Guinea-Bissau

References

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19. 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squad
20. 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup squad match 2

External links

• FIFA profile