Djibouti women's national football team

Djibouti women's national football team represents the country in international competitions. Football is organised by the Djiboutian Football Federation, with women's football formally organised in the country in 2002, and a national team was later created.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Djibouti national football team.
 Djibouti
AssociationDjiboutian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East Africa & Central Africa)
Head coachSamy Smaili
FIFA codeDJI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (10 December 2021)[1]
First international
 Kenya 7–0  Djibouti
(Kenya; 26 March 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Uganda 13-0  Djibouti
(1 November 2021)
World Cup
Appearances0
Olympic Games
Appearances0
African Women's Championship
Appearances0

History

Background

The country became independent in 1977.[2] The Djiboutian Football Federation was founded in 1977 and joined FIFA in 1994.[3] Football is one of the most popular sports in the country.[4] Women's football development in Africa has to deal with several challenges that impact the ability to develop a high level of play, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.[5] When high level women's players are developed, many leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Northern Europe or the United States.[6] Another issue facing women's football in Africa is that most of the money for the game does not come from national football federations but instead from FIFA.[6]

By 1985, few countries had their own women's national football teams.[7] Djibouti was no exception: women's football was not officially organised in the country until 2002 and then, only for players sixteen years and older. As of 2009, there were only eight women's clubs for these players in the country. There is a regional and national women's competition,[8] which was established in 2007. The league provided the first opportunity for women outside the capital and major cities to play football.[9] The country has a women's national team but has no youth teams, meaning no U17 or U20 teams.[8][10] 12% of the money from the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) is targeted at the technical development of the game, which includes women's football, sport medicine and futsal. This compares to 11% specifically set aside for men's competitions and 10% set aside for youth football.[3] Between 1991 and 2010, there was no FIFA FUTURO III regional course for women's coaching. A FUTURO III regional course men's coaching workshop was hosted in 2008. In 2007, there was a women's football seminar held in the country. In 2007, there was a FIFA MA course held for women/youth football.[8]

Performance

Between 1977 and April 2012, Djibouti women's national football team played in only one FIFA sanctioned match.[11] It was played in Nairobi on 26 March 2006, with Kenya women's national football team winning 7–0, holding a lead of 4–0 over Djibouti at the half.[11][12][13][14] The women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup.[2] They played two non-sanctioned games, one in 2004 and one in 2005.[10] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA[15] and did not formally exist.[16]

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

2021
20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Djibouti  Awarded[17]  Rwanda Djibouti, Djibouti
Report Stadium: El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Rwanda  Awarded [17]  Djibouti Kigali, Rwanda
Report Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium
Note: Djibouti won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew before the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested since 2018.

2022
14 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg Burundi  v  Djibouti
23 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg Djibouti  v  Burundi

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

update 30 October 2021 [18]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Samy Smaili
Assistant coach Idriss Ibrahim
Goalkeeping coach  ????
Physical coach Hasna Abdallah Ali

Manager history
  • Samy Smaili (2020–)[19]

Players

Current squad
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Recent call-ups

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

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

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


Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1991Did not enter
1995Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Total0/90000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020|
Total0/70000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991 to 2018 Did not enter
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022 To be determined
Total0/70000000

(The former format was amended as it did not comply with MOS:FLAG as discussed here)

*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 To Be Determined
Total0/4000000

CECAFA Women's Championship
CECAFA Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1986Did not enter
2016
2018
2019Groupe stage3003033-33
2021To be determined
Total1/50000000

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London: Boxtree. p. 181. ISBN 0752224344. OCLC 59442612.
  3. "Goal! Football: Djibouti" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. James Minahan (1 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems: Volume 2. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34500-5. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  7. Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. "Goal! Football: Djibouti" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  9. "Women football vastly growing in Djibouti". Hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  10. FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "Djibouti: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  12. Kitula, Sammy (February 9, 2011). "The Nation (Kenya) – AAGM: League Pullout Draws Wrath of Women". Daily Nation. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  13. Musumba, Chris; Nato, Kenneth (August 5, 2006). "The Nation (Kenya) – AAGM: Kenya Go On Redemption Crusade". Daily Nation. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  14. "Foot Feminin". Djiboutian Football Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  15. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  16. "Tanzania yapaa viwango FIFA" (in Swahili). New Habari. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012. Nchi nyingine za CECAFA ambazo ni Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, Somalia na Sudan hazina soka la wanawake la ushindani kiasi ya kuwa na timu ya taifa.
  17. "Rwanda Government asks Federation to withdraw 2022 Women's AFCON qualifier". sportnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  18. Sénior A – (Football Féminin) – Fédération Djiboutienne de Football
  19. "Le Rémois Sami Smaili, sélectionneur des féminines de Djibouti". 26 August 2020.
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