Togo women's national football team

Togo
Nickname(s)Les Éperviers Dames
(The Female Sparrowhawks)[1]
AssociationTogolese Football Federation (FTF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachKaï Tomety
Most capsUnknown
Top scorerUnknown
Home stadiumStade de Kégué
FIFA codeTOG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (10 December 2021)[2]
First international
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0−3 Togo 
(São Tomé and Príncipe; 19 February 2006)
Biggest win
 Togo 6−0 São Tomé and Príncipe 
(Togo; 26 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Congo 9−0 Togo 
(Brazzaville, Congo; 12 March 2006)
World Cup
Appearances0
Olympic Games
Appearances0
African Women's Championship
Appearances0

The Togo women's national football team (French: Équipe du Togo féminine de football) represents Togo in international women's football since 2006. It is governed by the Togolese Football Federation (FTF), the governing body of football in Togo. The team has played five FIFA-recognised matches, in 2006 and 2007, before reappearing in the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup, set in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Their manager since January 2018 is Kaï Tomety.[3] Togo's home stadium is the Stade de Kégué, located in Lomé.

Togo has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup or an Africa Women Cup of Nations. Currently, they are unranked on the FIFA Women's World Rankings for not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams.

History

Togo did not compete in their first FIFA-sanctioned match until 2006, when they played five games.[4][5] In their first game, on 19 February, Togo beat São Tomé and Príncipe 3–0.[5] The team beat São Tomé and Príncipe again by a score of 6–0 on 26 February 2006 in Togo.[5][6] In its next two games, Togo lost 0–9 and 1–3 to Congo. The team has since played just one match. In 2007, the team competed at the Tournoi de Cinq Nations held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. There, Togo was paired with Mali and Ivory Coast on Pool B. The team lost 0–5 to Ivory Coast before being disqualified for bringing a club team, MBA Lomé, to the competition in violation of tournament rules.[7][8]

The team was expected to participate in the 2010 African Women's Championship and was scheduled to play against Mali but withdrew before the competition started.[9] The same occurred in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification process, where Togo was drawn with Algeria, but withdrew before playing any game. The team was replaced by Ethiopia, and were excluded from participating in the 2018 edition in Ghana.[10]

Now coached by Kaï Tomety, the Éperviers Dames finally returned to the international competition in the maiden edition of the WAFU Women's Cup, after 11 years of absence. The performance of the new team, however, wasn't good as expected, since they were eliminated in the group stage after suffering heavy defeats to Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. Afi Woedikou scored Togo's only goal in the tournament against the latter, as result of a penalty kick.

Background and development

The national football association, the Togolese Football Federation, was founded in 1960 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1964.[4][11] The organisation has fifteen staff members focusing on women's football.[4] Football is the fourth-most-popular women's sport in Togo, trailing basketball, handball and volleyball.[4] Football's popularity is growing, however. The country had 380 registered players in 2006, up from 180 in 2000.[4] Women's football was first organised in the country in 2000.[12] By 2006, there were 105 football clubs in Togo, 11 of which were for women only.[4] A national women's competition was created by 2006 and was still operating in 2009.[4][12] While there are no school, university or regional competitions for women's football, there was an active under-17 women's league in 2009.[12][13] In 2010, a women's football competition involving 50 women's teams was organised by the German embassy, which provided teams with football kits and footballs.[14][15][16]

Team image

Home stadium

The Togo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade de Kégué.

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021
18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg São Tomé and Príncipe  0–5  Togo TBD
Report Stadium: TBD
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Togo  Cancelled
(5–0 agg.)		  São Tomé and Príncipe Lomé, Togo
Report Stadium: Stade de Kégué
Note: Togo won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew from the second leg in Togo.

2022
14 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg Togo  v  Gabon
23 February 2022 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg Gabon  v  Togo

Coaching staff
  • The current coaching staff was announced on 8 January 2018.[3]
Position Name
Manager Kaï Tomety
Assistant manager Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Dayane Tagoi
Physiotherapist Noufo Tamaka
Intendant Blanche Sewoavi
Trainer Kansame Kammoi-Lare
Media officer Rafietou Tchedre

Players

Current squad
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

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

Managers
Manager Career Games Won Drawn Lost Win %
Paul Zoungbede 2006–2007 5 2 0 3 040.0
Kaï Tomety 2018–present 3 0 0 3 000.0

Achievements

Women's World Cup record
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
1991 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
1995 – – – – – –
1999 – – – – – –
2003 – – – – – –
2007 Did Not Qualify 4 2 0 2 10 12
2011 Withdrew – – – – – –
2015 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
2019 Excluded – – – – – –
2023 To Be Determined To Be Determined
Total – – – – – – – – 4 2 0 2 10 12

Olympic Games record
Olympic Games finals Olympic Games
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1996 Ineligible – – – – – –
2000 – – – – – –
2004 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
2008 – – – – – –
2012 – – – – – –
2016 – – – – – –
2020 To Be Determined
Total – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
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
1998 – – – – – –
2000 – – – – – –
2002 – – – – – –
2004 – – – – – –
2006 Did Not Qualify 4 2 0 2 10 12
2008 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
2010 Withdrew – – – – – –
2012 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
2014 – – – – – –
2016 Withdrew – – – – – –
2018 Excluded – – – – – –
2020 Cancelled – – – – – –
Total – – – – – – – – 4 2 0 2 10 12

African Games record
African Games finals African Games
qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2003 Did Not Enter No Qualifying Process
2007 – – – – – –
2011 – – – – – –
2015 – – – – – –
2019 To Be Determined
Total – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Congo2002112−11
 Ivory Coast100105−5
 Mali100108−8
 Nigeria100113−2
 São Tomé and Príncipe220090+9
 Senegal100106−6
Total82061134−23

See also

References
  1. "Le Sénégal s'éclate devant le Togo". Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. "Tomety Kaï aux commandes de l'Equipe nationale Dames". Togofoot.info (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Togo: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. "Sao Tome e Principe: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. "Togo : Calendrier et résultats". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. "Tournoi de Cinq Nations (Women) 2007". Rsssf. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. "Africa — Women's Championship 2010". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  10. "Algeria face Ethiopia in African Women's Championship qualifier". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. Tom Dunmore (2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5.
  12. "Goal! Football: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  13. "Goal! Football: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  14. "Signature de convention avec PLAN Togo, remise de diplôme d'entraineur" (in French). Togo: de l'Ambassade d'Allemagne au Togo. Retrieved 29 June 2012. Environ une cinquantaine d'équipes prendront part à cette compétition. La première phase de ce tournoi verra la participation de douze (12) équipes féminines. La subvention de l'Ambassade est constituée d'une assistance financière et matérielle: un lot de 300 tricots et de 50 ballons de football. Notons que ce même projet bénéficie de l'appui de l'Institut Goethe qui apporte l'aide technique, logistique et culturelle. M. Coulibaly, le Représentant du PLAN Togo s'est réjoui du geste des autorités allemandes et a souhaivé que cette collaboration soit maintenu pour le bien de la promotion de la jeune togolaise.
  15. "Les femmes feront-elles mieux que les hommes ?" (in French). Togo: République Togolaise. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2012. Le Comité national olympique togolais (CNOT) et la Confédération olympique allemande souhaitent conjuguer leurs efforts pour développer le foot féminin au Togo.
  16. Palmer (17 September 2010). "L'Association WOFUT ou le football féminin au chevet d'Obilale" (in French). Togo: TogoZine. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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