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Madagascar

Nickname(s)	Barea
Association	Malagasy Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Captain	Sophie Farafanirina
Top scorer	Sophie Farafanirina (16)
FIFA code	MAD
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	190 (13 December 2024)
Highest	116 (March 2018)
Lowest	190 (August – December 2024)
First international
Madagascar 1–3 Botswana  (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 22 February 2015)
Biggest win
Madagascar 8–2 Seychelles  (Saint-Benoît, Réunion; 6 August 2015)
Biggest defeat
Zambia 7–1 Madagascar  (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; 17 September 2017)

The Madagascar women's national football team is the FIFA recognised senior women's A team for Madagascar. The team played their first FIFA matches in 2015. They were runner-up to Réunion in the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games. They have competed in the COSAFA Women's Championship, in which they won a game against Comoros in 2019.

History

In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host the regional COSAFA Women's Championship, with ten countries agreeing to send teams, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. The tournament ultimately did not take place. In 2006, there was a FIFA-recognized Malagasy senior A team that held two training sessions a week, though they had not played a single game between 2000 and 2006. A FIFA-recognized Malagasy senior A team existed in 2009.

In 2015 and 2016, the team played several matches, of which four were recognized by FIFA. Two of those were 4–0 wins against Comoros. The other games were in the Indian Ocean Games, where they were runner-up to Réunion. They made the final by winning a game against Mauritius. The team entered the COSAFA Women's Championship three years in a row from 2017 to 2019. After losing all three games in the group stage in 2017, they drew one game in 2018 against Botswana and won one game in 2019 against Comoros.

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

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2024 COSAFA WC GS	Madagascar	5–1	Mauritius	Ibhayi, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2	Razananivo Mamonjy 6' Rasoanandrasana 18', 37' Randrianarivelo 45+2' (pen.) Nambininjanahary 89'	Report	Gopal 67'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2024 COSAFA WC GS	Malawi	1–0	Madagascar	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Simwaka 7'	Report		Stadium: Madibaz Stadium Referee: Seonyatseng Tshephe (Botswana)

28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) 2024 COSAFA WC GS	Madagascar	0–0	Botswana	Ibhayi, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium Referee: Mercy Chipo Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 15 October 2024

Position	Name
Head coach	Hortensia Mamihasina
Technical Director
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping Coach
Physical coach
Team Manager

Manager history

Name	Period
Johary Rakotomalala	2015–???
Theodore Beatrice	2023–2024
Hortensia Mamihasina	2024–

Players

Current squad

• The following is the final squad called up for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship named on 17 October 2024.

Caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Verasantatra Andrianandrasana	(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 31)	Olympic de Moroni [fr]
16	1GK	Anastasie Soanarivo	(2005-02-05)5 February 2005 (aged 19)	ASCUF
2	2DF	Sylvania Nomenjanahary	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 22)	TMT
3	2DF	Mamy Razafindrabe	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 31)	SabNam
4	2DF	Anajrasoa Velomanantsolo	(1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 31)	Étoile du Centre
5	2DF	Thérèse Tolizafy (Captain)	(1990-11-26)26 November 1990 (aged 33)	Diana
6	2DF	Véronique Raharimalala	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 37)	SabNam
12	2DF	Haingo Ny Kanto Randrianarivelo	(2000-07-22)22 July 2000 (aged 24)	SabNam
15	2DF	Geneviève Razafindramidina	(1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 37)	SabNam
17	2DF	Rediny	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 24)	AFC
20	2DF	Jocelyne Zafisambondaoky	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23)	Red Star Merl-Belair [fr]
21	2DF	Finaritra Vololoniaina	(2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 21)	ASKA/AFA-
8	3MF	Solomampionona Mamonjy	(2002-05-29)29 May 2002 (aged 22)	Olympic de Moroni [fr]
9	3MF	Louisa Nambininjanahary	(2005-06-11)11 June 2005 (aged 19)	Canon
10	3MF	Aimée Razanampiavy	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 27)	Olympic de Moroni [fr]
13	3MF	Nomenjanahary Raharimampionona	(1998-11-28)28 November 1998 (aged 25)	Volcan
14	3MF	Zira Adilayah	(2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 22)	SabNam
18	3MF	Julie Solonilaina	(1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 29)	ASCUF
19	3MF	Iriko Rakotoarimanana	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 24)	Disciples
22	3MF	Marie Volanaharinjanahary	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23)	ASKA/AFA
7	4FW	Suraya Ali	(1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 28)	Olympic de Moroni [fr]
11	4FW	Mamisoa Rasoarimalala	(2000-05-27)27 May 2000 (aged 24)	Disciples
23	4FW	Marie Rasoanandrasana	(1996-05-27)27 May 1996 (aged 28)	Olympic de Moroni [fr]

Recent call-ups

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

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

• 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship squad

Records

As of 14 August 2022

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Honours

Regional

• Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

Runners-up: 2015

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
2019
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
Appearances	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*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
2018
2020	did not enter, tournament was later canceled
2022	did not enter
2024	Did not enter
Appearances	0/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	did not exist
2006	did not enter
2008
2011
2017	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	4	17	-13
2018	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
2019	Group stage	8th	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1
2020	did not enter
2021
2022
2023	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5
Appearances	Group stage	8th	12	1	1	10	13	35	-22

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Sources: COSAFA, Soccerway

See also

• Sport in Madagascar
  • Football in Madagascar

References

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7. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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10. ^ "2017 COSAFA Women's Championship – Day 7 Review / Day 8 Preview". COSAFA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
11. ^ "COSAFA Women's Cup 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
12. ^ "COSAFA Women's Cup 2019". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
13. "Foot Féminin : Rakotomalala Johary nouveau head coach". 3 March 2015.
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External links

• Malagasy Football Federation (in Malagasy and French)

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