Mozambique women's national football team

Mozambique
Association	Mozambican Football Federation
Confederation	CAF
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Felizarda Lemos
FIFA code	MOZ
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	168 (12 June 2025)
Highest	96 (June 2009)
Lowest	174 (June 2023)
First international
	3–0 Lesotho ; (Mozambique; March 28, 1998)
Biggest win
	9–0 Namibia ; (Mozambique; February 19, 2006)
Biggest defeat
	South Africa 13–0 ; (Harare, Zimbabwe; April 22, 2002)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1998)
Best result	Group stage (1998)

The Mozambique women's national football team is the national women's football team of Mozambique and is overseen by the Mozambican Football Federation.

Notably, they are the third national women's football team in Sub-Saharan Africa to ever install a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks in their main training facility, which is located in Maputo.^[5]

History

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

2024

31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) Friendly		1–1	Lesotho	Matola, Mozambique
15:30 UTC+2			Leboka	Stadium: Campo Do Afrin

1 September 2024 (2024-09-01) Friendly		0–0	Lesotho	Matola, Mozambique
15:30 UTC+2				Stadium: Lalgy Arena

12 October 2024 Friendly

1–0

Eswatini

Matola, Mozambique

13 October 2024 Friendly

2–1

Eswatini

Matola, Mozambique

24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) 2024 COSAFA WC GS		1–0	Zimbabwe	Ibhayi, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	Aurora 18'	Report		Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Vistoria Nuusiku Shangula (Namibia)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) 2024 COSAFA WC GS		1–1	Lesotho	Gqeberha, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	Ninika 87'	Report	Potsane 30'	Stadium: Madibaz Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31) 2024 COSAFA WC SF	South Africa	1–1 (4–1 p)		Ibhayi, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	Motlogelwa 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Célia 34'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)
	Penalties
	Ludwig Motlogelwa Mdelwa Hendricks		Chingueleze Joana Aurora

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Victor Matine

Manager history

Felizarda Lemos(20??-2022)
Luís Victor Fumo(2022–2024)
Victor Matine(2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship on 23 October 2024.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Neima Nhamire	(2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 22)	Costa do Sol
12	1GK	Eva Costa	(1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 32)	Costa do Sol
22	1GK	Anselmina Mussa	(2001-03-07)7 March 2001 (aged 23)	UD Lichinga

2	2DF	Isaura Chidembo	(1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 25)	Associação Black Bulls
3	2DF	Virginia Fernando	(1999-11-09)9 November 1999 (aged 24)	UD Songo
4	2DF	Rosa Mainque	(1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 25)	Costa do Sol
5	2DF	Aurora Ngale	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 32)	Águias Especiais Maputo
6	2DF	Delicia Assane	(1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 30)	UD Lichinga
21	2DF	Teresa Duarte	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23)	Cocorico da Beira
16	2DF	Emilia Cazembe	(1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 25)	Costa do Sol
17	2DF	Amelia Banze (Captain)	(1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 36)	Matchedje de Maputo
13	2DF	Ivone Machaieie	(2002-01-28)28 January 2002 (aged 22)	Associação Black Bulls
19	2DF	Eunencia Machava	(2003-03-24)24 March 2003 (aged 21)	Costa do Sol

8	3MF	Albertina Pondja	(1993-05-16)16 May 1993 (aged 31)	Costa do Sol
9	3MF	Ines Chingueleze	(1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 34)	Costa do Sol
20	3MF	Joana Mossueie	(2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 18)	Costa do Sol
23	3MF	Isabel Farauane	(2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 22)	Brera Tchumene

7	4FW	Lonica Tsanwane	(1996-04-15)15 April 1996 (aged 28)	FC Minsk
10	4FW	Celia Miguel	(1999-05-24)24 May 1999 (aged 25)	UD Lichinga
11	4FW	Cidalia Cuta	(1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 25)	FC Minsk
14	4FW	Angila Mutula	(2004-12-30)30 December 2004 (aged 19)	Costa do Sol
15	4FW	Cina Manuel	(2001-09-01)1 September 2001 (aged 23)	UD Lichinga
18	4FW	Ermelinda Guinda	(1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 29)	Matchedje de Chimoio

Recent call-ups

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

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

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

Records

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	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2027	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2021
2024
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Women's Championship record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991-1995	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
2000-2004	Did not enter
2006	Did not qualify
2008-2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify
2014-2018	Did not enter
2020	Cancelled
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/14

African Games

African Games record
Host	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	Did not qualify
2011
2019
2023

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	4th
2006	Group stage
2008	-
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4
2017	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	7	−1
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	12	−9
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8
2020	Did not enter
2021	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3
2023	Third place	5	3	1	1	7	3	+4
Total	Third place	20	5	4	5	11	47	−21