# Djibouti women's national football team

The Djibouti women's national football team represents the country in international competitions. Football is organised by the Djiboutian Football Federation, with women's football formally organised in the country in 2002, and a national team was later created.

## History
### Background

The country became independent in 1977. The Djiboutian Football Federation was founded in 1977 and joined FIFA in 1994. Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. Women's football development in Africa has to deal with several challenges that impact the ability to develop a high level of play, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses. When high level women's players are developed, many leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Northern Europe or the United States. Another issue facing women's football in Africa is that most of the money for the game does not come from national football federations but instead from FIFA.
By 1985, few countries had their own women's national football teams. Djibouti was no exception: women's football was not officially organised in the country until 2002 and then, only for players sixteen years and older. As of 2009, there were only eight women's clubs for these players in the country. There is a regional and national women's competition, which was established in 2007. The league provided the first opportunity for women outside the capital and major cities to play football. The country has a women's national team but has no youth teams, meaning no U17 or U20 teams. 12% 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 11% specifically set aside for men's competitions and 10% set aside for youth football. Between 1991 and 2010, there was no FIFA FUTURO III regional course for women's coaching. A FUTURO III regional course men's coaching workshop was hosted in 2008. In 2007, there was a women's football seminar held in the country. In 2007, there was a FIFA MA course held for women/youth football.

### Performance

Between 1977 and April 2012, Djibouti women's national football team played in only one FIFA sanctioned match. It was played in Nairobi on 26 March 2006, with Kenya women's national football team winning 7–0, holding a lead of 4–0 over Djibouti at the half. The women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup. They played two non-sanctioned games, one in 2004 and one in 2005. In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA and did not formally exist.

## 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

### 2025

* Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
* globalsportsarchive

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

update 14 September 2023
| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | MOHAMED ABDOURAHMAN MAHAMOUD | |
| Assistant coach | MOHAMED IDRISS AHMED | |

### Manager history

MOHAMED ABDOURAHMAN MAHAMOUD (2023-)
* Hassan kako( 2022–2023)
* Mawlid Ali Beilleh(2021–2022)
* Samy Smaili (2020–2021)

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Togo on 21 and 26 February 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Soubane Ahmed Omar | (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20) | FAD |
| 12 | 1GK | Carren Jebichii Rutto | (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 16) | UJQ4 |
| 2 | 2DF | Soumeya Yacin Moussa | (2005-10-28) 28 October 2005 (age 19) | FAD |
| 3 | 2DF | Meski Mohamed Hagayo | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) | FC Hodan |
| 4 | 2DF | Hibo Abdi Abdillahi | (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30) | FC Hodan |
| 5 | 2DF | Ayan Houssein Abdallahi | (2009-08-25) 25 August 2009 (age 15) | FAD |
| 14 | 2DF | Ikram Ali Moussa | (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) | FC Hodan |
| 16 | 2DF | Ilham Djama Douhour | (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 24) | FAD |
| 19 | 2DF | Hana Setiye Yimer | (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 16) | FC Hodan |
| 6 | 3MF | Mariam Mari Ahmed Miguil | (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 24) | FC UJECO |
| 8 | 3MF | Assia Hassan Abdallah | (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 22) | FC UJECO |
| 13 | 3MF | Yousra Mohamed Awad (Captain) | (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) | FAD |
| 15 | 3MF | Mouna Abdillahi Dabar | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) | FAD |
| 7 | 4FW | Fardoussa Ali Doubad | (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20) | FAD |
| 9 | 4FW | Filsane Djama Ibrahim | (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20) | FC Hodan |
| 11 | 4FW | Nadia Mahamoud Nour | (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26) | FAD |
| 17 | 4FW | Rahma Moustapha Aden | (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27) | FAD |
| 18 | 4FW | Ferouze Mohamed Issa | (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 21) | FAD |

### 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 |

### Previous squads
#### CECAFA Women's Championship

* 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads

## Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1991 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 1995 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 1999 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2003 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2019 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2023 | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2000 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2004 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2016 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2020 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1991 to 2004 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2006 | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify |
| 2008 to 2018 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa |
| 2022 | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify | did not Qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(The former format was amended as it did not comply with MOS:FLAG as discussed here)
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### African Games

African Games record :
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
| 2003 | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist | Did Not exist |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2015 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2019 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2023 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1986 | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist | did not exist |
| 2016 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2018 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2019 | Groupe stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | −33 |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Groupe stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| Total | 2/5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | −43 | −43 |

## All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations. *As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

### Key

| Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |

### Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

#### Key

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
| Total | | | | | | | | | — |