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Mauritius women's national football team

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

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.

Mauritius
AssociationMauritius Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachAnielle Collet
FIFA codeMRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 194 Decrease 1 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest117 (March 2018)
Lowest194 (August 2024)
First international
Unofficial
 Mauritius 3–0 Rodrigues Rodrigues
(Bambous, Mauritius; 3 April 2011)
Official
 Réunion 3–0 Mauritius 
(Saint-Denis, Réunion; 3 June 2012)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Mauritius 5–0 Rodrigues Rodrigues
(Quatre Bornes, Mauritius; 7 July 2022)
Official
 Mauritius 3–1 Seychelles 
(Saint Pierre, Mauritius; 5 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Zambia 15–0 Mauritius 
(Ibhayi, South Africa; 1 August 2019)

History

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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

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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

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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

2023

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5 December 2023 International Friendly Mauritius   3–1   Seychelles Saint Pierre, Mauritius
19:00 UTC+4
Report (MFA)
Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex
8 December 2023 International Friendly Mauritius   1–1   Seychelles Saint Pierre, Mauritius
19:00 UTC+4
Report (MFA)
Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex

2024

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23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2024 COSAFA WC GS Madagascar   5–1   Mauritius Ibhayi, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) Training Match Comoros   4–0   Mauritius Gqeberha, South Africa
13:00 UTC+2
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024 COSAFA WC GS Botswana   5–0   Mauritius Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)
28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) 2024 COSAFA WC GS Mauritius   0–9   Malawi Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Madibaz Stadium
Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (Lesotho)

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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

Manager history

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

Players

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See also: Category:Mauritius women's international footballers

Current squad

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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 (aged 20)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
3 2DF Marie Anaëlle Rassoie (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 32)   Plaisance Spoutnik
2 3MF Marie Laura Bridoux (1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 29)   Plaisance Spoutnik
4 4FW Jerusha Ramasawmy (2003-01-08)8 January 2003 (aged 21)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
5 2DF Elsa Laeticia Dadard (1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 29)   AS Quatre Bornes
6 3MF Julie Gopal (2006-04-10)10 April 2006 (aged 18)   FC Lorient
7 3MF Clothilde Élodie Aliphon (Captain) (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 32)   AS Quatre Bornes
8 2DF Marie Anaïs Fourneu (1998-08-26)26 August 1998 (aged 26)   AS Quatre Bornes
9 3MF Bibi Nausheen Mamode (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 32)   AS Malherbes
10 3MF Marie Ambre Apollon (2006-07-12)12 July 2006 (aged 18)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
11 3MF Melissa Crins (1989-03-09)9 March 1989 (aged 35)   Royal Wallonia
12 3MF Maelie Lessard (2007-07-12)12 July 2007 (aged 17)   Futuro FC Academy
13 2DF Eva Pierrot (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (aged 19)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
14 3MF Fawellina Fiona Felicite (2002-10-01)1 October 2002 (aged 22)   AS Quatre Bornes
15 2DF Marie Orphélie Marianne (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 23)   Plaisance Spoutnik
16 1GK Marie Noël Edmond (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 31)   AS Malherbes
17 3MF Marie Yeuldi Friquin (2000-02-20)20 February 2000 (aged 24)   Grand Port New Generation
18 2DF Marie Annaëlle Auguste (2005-08-01)1 August 2005 (aged 19)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
19 3MF Marie Emilie Macaque (1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (aged 31)   Plaisance Spoutnik
20 2DF Marie Chloé Desveaux (2006-09-09)9 September 2006 (aged 18)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
21 4FW Marie Adriana Rosette (2006-06-04)4 June 2006 (aged 18)   MFA / SLB HPC U20
22 3MF Marie Audrey Anthony (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 34)   AS Quatre Bornes
23 1GK Noemie Victoria Brasse (2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (aged 20)   US Trou aux Biches

Recent call-ups

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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

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COSAFA Women's Championship

Records

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See also: Category:Mauritius women's international footballers

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

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: Mauritius at the 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ Chrös McDougall (2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1.
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  8. ^ "COSAFA Women Tournaments".
  9. ^ "2019 COSAFA women's snr". COSAFA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Mauritius". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Women's Ranking". www.fifa.com.
  13. ^ Jean Williams (2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1.
  14. ^ Gabriel Kuhn (2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5.
  15. ^ Saavedra, Martha; Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley (December 2007). "Women's Football in Africa" (PDF). Third Transnational Meeting on Sport and Gender, Urbino. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  18. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship 2024: Lady Club M - Squad list". Mauritius Football Association. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024 – via facebook.
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