Mauritius women's national football team

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

Mauritius
AssociationMauritius Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachAnielle Collet
FIFA codeMRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 196 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest117 (March 2018)
Lowest195 (December 2024)
First international
Unofficial
  3–0 Rodrigues
(Bambous, Mauritius; 3 April 2011)
Official
 Réunion 3–0  
(Saint-Denis, Réunion; 3 June 2012)
Biggest win
Unofficial
  5–0 Rodrigues
(Quatre Bornes, Mauritius; 7 July 2022)
Official
  3–1 Seychelles 
(Saint Pierre, Mauritius; 5 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Zambia 15–0  
(Ibhayi, South Africa; 1 August 2019)

The Mauritius women's national football team is the first women's association football team that represents the country of Mauritius. They are controlled by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The development of women's football in the country and in Africa as a whole faces a number of challenges, with a programme for women's football not being created in the country until 1997. FIFA gives money to the Mauritius Football Association, 10% of which is aimed at developing football in the country in areas that include women's football, sport medicine and futsal.

History

In 1985, very few countries had a women's national football team[2] and Mauritius was no exception, with a women's football programme only being established in the country in 1997.[3] Their first match was against Réunion on 3 June 2012 in Saint-Denis. This match ended in a 3–0 defeat. A return match was planned for July 2012 in Mauritius,[4] but this was put back to November 2012. The match was played in Bambous on 25 November 2012, with Réunion winning again, this time by 2 goals to 1.

Mauritius was scheduled to take part in several competitions, which they ended up withdrawing from before playing a single match.[5][6] The list includes the 2002 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) women's tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe from which they withdrew.[6] In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host a regional COSAFA women's football tournament, with several countries agreeing to send teams including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.[7] The tournament eventually took place in 2006, but Mauritius did not send a team.[8] Beyond that, they were scheduled to participate in the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup qualification, where they were scheduled to play Zimbabwe in the preliminary round; however, Zimbabwe withdrew from the competition giving Mauritius an automatic bye into the first round. In that round Mauritius was supposed to play South Africa, but withdrew from the competition.[5]

They took part in the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship, losing all three matches in their group.[9]

As of 2012, the head coach was Alain Jules.[10] As of March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA, as it had not yet participated in any matches against other FIFA members.[11] By June 2020, they were bottom of the FIFA rankings.[12]

Recruitment and organisation

Women's football in Africa as a whole faces several challenges, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental gender inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.[13] Another problem with the development for the national team, one faced throughout the continent, is if quality female football players are found, many leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Northern Europe or the United States.[14]

Women's football was formally established in Mauritius in 1997. As of 2009, there was no national or regional women's competition but a school competition existed. There are 17 clubs for women over the age of 16 and four youth clubs in the country. The country has three national women's football teams: senior, under-15, and under-19.[3][15] In the period between 2002 and 2006, none of them played even one international match.[16] 10% 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 15% for men's competitions and 4% for youth football development.[17] Between 1991 and 2010 in Mauritius, there was no FIFA FUTURO III regional course for women's coaching, no women's football seminar held in the country and no FIFA MA course held for women/youth football.[3]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Mauritius women's national football team results
See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

2024

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2024 COSAFA WC GS Madagascar  5–1   Ibhayi, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2
  • Razananivo Mamonjy 6'
  • Rasoanandrasana 18', 37'
  • Randrianarivelo 45+2' (pen.)
  • Nambininjanahary 89'
 Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Training Match Comoros  4–0   Gqeberha, South Africa
13:00 UTC+2
  • Hadhirami
  • Houmadi
  • Ahamada
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024 COSAFA WC GS Botswana  5–0   Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2
  • Dithebe 5'
  • Ontlametse 45+4'
  • Modise 58', 60', 69' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)
28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) 2024 COSAFA WC GS   0–9  Malawi Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (Lesotho)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 7 December 2023
Position Name
Head coach Kersley Levrai
Technical Director
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping Coach
Physical coach
Team Manager

Manager history

Name Period
Pierre-Yves Bodineau
Anielle Collet 2022–2023
Kersley Levrai- 2023–present

Players

Current squad

Caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Chaya Codoychurn (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 MFA / SLB HPC U20
16 1GK Marie Noël Edmond (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 AS Malherbes
23 1GK Noemie Victoria Brasse (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 US Trou aux Biches
3 2DF Marie Anaëlle Rassoie (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 Plaisance Spoutnik
5 2DF Elsa Laeticia Dadard (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 AS Quatre Bornes
8 2DF Marie Anaïs Fourneu (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 AS Quatre Bornes
13 2DF Eva Pierrot (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 MFA / SLB HPC U20
15 2DF Marie Orphélie Marianne (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 Plaisance Spoutnik
18 2DF Marie Annaëlle Auguste (2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 MFA / SLB HPC U20
20 2DF Marie Chloé Desveaux (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 MFA / SLB HPC U20
2 3MF Marie Laura Bridoux (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 Plaisance Spoutnik
6 3MF Julie Gopal (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 FC Lorient
7 3MF Clothilde Élodie Aliphon (Captain) (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 AS Quatre Bornes
9 3MF Bibi Nausheen Mamode (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 AS Malherbes
10 3MF Marie Ambre Apollon (2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 MFA / SLB HPC U20
11 3MF Melissa Crins (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 Royal Wallonia
12 3MF Maelie Lessard (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 Futuro FC Academy
14 3MF Fawellina Fiona Felicite (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 AS Quatre Bornes
17 3MF Marie Yeuldi Friquin (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 Grand Port New Generation
19 3MF Marie Emilie Macaque (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 Plaisance Spoutnik
22 3MF Marie Audrey Anthony (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 AS Quatre Bornes
4 4FW Jerusha Ramasawmy (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 MFA / SLB HPC U20
21 4FW Marie Adriana Rosette (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 MFA / SLB HPC U20

Recent call-ups

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

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


INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
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
Appearances 0/10 – – – – – – –

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1996 did not exist
2000
2004
2008 did not enter
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028 to be determined
2032
Appearances 0/9 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1991 did not exist
1995
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006 did not enter
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016 did not qualify
2018 did not enter
2020 did not enter, tournament was later canceled
2022 did not enter
2024 Did not qualify
Appearances 0/12 – – – – – – –

African Games

African Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
2003 did not exist
2007 did not enter
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027 to be determined
Appearances 0/6 – – – – – – –

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
2002 did not exist
2006 did not enter
2008
2011
2017 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 0 17
2018 did not enter
2019 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 26
2020 did not enter
2021
2022 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 12
Appearances Group Stage 11th 9 0 0 9 0 55
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

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