Togo women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Éperviers Dames (The Female Sparrowhawks)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Togolese Football Federation (FTF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Kaï Tomety | ||
| Most caps | Unknown | ||
| Top scorer | Mafille Woedikou (14) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade de Kégué | ||
| FIFA code | TOG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 120 1 (12 June 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 115 (March 2022) | ||
| Lowest | 122 (December 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
| São Tomé and Príncipe 0–3 (São Tomé and Príncipe, 19 February 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Djibouti 0–7 (Lomé, Togo; 22 September 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Congo 9–0 (Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; 12 March 2006) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | ||
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 but has qualified for the first Africa Women Cup of Nations in 2022.[4][5] 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.[6][7] In their first game, on 19 February, Togo beat São Tomé and Príncipe 3–0.[7] The team beat São Tomé and Príncipe again by a score of 6–0 on 26 February 2006 in Togo.[7][8] 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.[9][10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[6][13] The organisation has fifteen staff members focusing on women's football.[6] Football is the fourth-most-popular women's sport in Togo, trailing basketball, handball and volleyball.[6] Football's popularity is growing, however. The country had 380 registered players in 2006, up from 180 in 2000.[6] Women's football was first organised in the country in 2000.[14] By 2006, there were 105 football clubs in Togo, 11 of which were for women only.[6] A national women's competition was created by 2006 and was still operating in 2009.[6][14] While there are no school, university or regional competitions for women's football, there was an active under-17 women's league in 2009.[14][15] 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.[16][17][18]
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
2025
| 21 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Djibouti | 0–5 | Lomé, Togo | |
| 16:00 UTC+0 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia) |
| 26 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | 5–0 (10–0 agg.) | Djibouti | Lomé, Togo | |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Isatou Touray (The Gambia) | |
| Note: Togo won 10–0 on aggregate. | ||||
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Coaching staff
- The current coaching staff was announced on 8 January 2018.[3]
Players
Current squad
The following 22 players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Djibouti on 21 and 26 February 2025.[19]
- Match dates: 21 – 26 February 2025
- Opposition: Djibouti
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Afoussetou Nadjombe | 9 May 1994 | Tambo FC | ||
| 23 | GK | Adjo Hatto | 31 December 2001 | AHE FC | ||
| GK | Afi Agossou | Athleta | ||||
| 2 | DF | Améyo Zegbla | 15 February 1997 | ASKO Kara | ||
| 4 | DF | Amandine Badjam | 9 July 2004 | AC Barracuda | ||
| 14 | DF | Manela Donyo | 7 January 1996 | Mubadara | ||
| 15 | DF | Happy Ziorklui | 15 February 1992 | Athleta | ||
| 17 | DF | Adjovi Zoutepe | 8 December 2003 | ANAF | ||
| 21 | DF | Ayélé Amemado | 31 December 1996 | Entente II Lomé | ||
| 26 | DF | Adoukoè Folly-Abla | 24 September 1997 | Al Bayraq | ||
| DF | Bénédite Kouglo | Al Bayraq | ||||
| DF | Salifou Idaya | Semassi FC | ||||
| 3 | MF | Afi Rifela Dogli | 25 July 1997 | Bourges Foot 18 | ||
| 6 | MF | Ami Reine Gake | 13 December 2002 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 8 | MF | Odette Gnintegma (captain) | 22 April 1999 | Fath US | ||
| 9 | MF | Amiratou N'djambara | 10 April 1999 | Fath US | ||
| 10 | MF | Fatima Salou | 25 December 2000 | Atlético Malabo | ||
| 12 | MF | Nathalie Badate | 28 August 1991 | Chassieu Décines | ||
| 13 | MF | Koudjoukalo Sama | 15 September 1996 | Bourges Foot 18 | ||
| 22 | MF | Alice Gbati | 9 January 1999 | ASKO Kara | ||
| MF | Kafui Kovon | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi | ||||
| MF | Oumou Gift Bani | ASKO Kara | ||||
| 7 | FW | Takiyatou Yaya | 3 April 2000 | Al-Hmmah | ||
| 11 | FW | Afi Apeafa Woedikou | 15 July 1997 | Thonon Évian GG | ||
| 18 | FW | Tatiana Kayaba | 10 January 2005 | ASKO Kara | ||
| FW | Valérie Koumassi | Entente II Lomé | ||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a Togo squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fridoss Ouro | 19 May 1999 | - | - | GAZELLE FC | v. Djibouti,26 September 2023 |
| DF | Lucia Zegbla | 27 December 1992 | - | - | v. Djibouti,26 September 2023 | |
| DF | Dédé Houndjo-Tete | 12 March 1986 | - | - | Athlèta | v. Djibouti,26 September 2023 |
| DF | Gnimwe Gnorou | 29 February 2000 | - | - | ATHLETA FC | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| DF | Afigan Gagban | 17 January 1997 | - | - | Athlèta | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| DF | Akossiwa Dogbe | 18 April 1993 | - | - | Athlèta | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| DF | Hodalo Badaro | 6 November 1997 | - | - | ETOILE FEMININE | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| DF | Giséle Touleassi | 28 November 1999 | - | - | US AMOU | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| DF | Yendoukoa Lare | 28 November 2000 | - | - | DJABIR FC | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| MF | Fatima Salou | 12 February 1996 | Amis du monde | v. Djibouti,26 September 2023 | ||
| MF | Essowè Dowatanti | 23 January 1997 | - | - | Gazelles | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| MF | Kafui Kovon | 29 March 1996 | Winner girls | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 | ||
| MF | Solim Kadanga | 1 April 1998 | - | - | Gazelles FC | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| FW | Tchissom Amaizu | 28 November 2000 | - | - | BOSPORT ACADEMIE | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
| FW | Bendukilou Manou | 20 June 1990 | - | - | Athlèta | v. Benin, 22 February 2023 |
Previous squads
- Africa Women Cup of Nations
Individual records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
Only includes Togo's scorers from 2018–present.
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Managers
| Manager | Career | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Zoungbede | 2006–2007 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 |
| Kaï Tomety | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
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 | Did not qualify | Withdrawn | ||||||||||||
| 2027 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 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 | No Qualifying Process | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournoi de Cinq Nations record
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WAFU Women's Cup record
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All−time record against FIFA recognized nations
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 34 | −23 |
See also
- Sport in Togo
- Football in Togo
- Women's football in Togo
- Football in Togo
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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.
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Le Comité national olympique togolais (CNOT) et la Confédération olympique allemande souhaitent conjuguer leurs efforts pour développer le foot féminin au Togo.
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