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Djibouti
Association	Djiboutian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East Africa & Central Africa)
Head coach	Hassan kako
FIFA code	DJI
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (13 December 2024)
First international
	Kenya 7–0 Djibouti ; (Kenya, 26 March 2006)
Biggest win
	Mauritania 1–3 Djibouti ; (Mauritania, 30 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Uganda 13–0 Djibouti ; (17 November 2019)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Olympic Games
Appearances	0
African Women's Championship
Appearances	0

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.^[2] The Djiboutian Football Federation was founded in 1977 and joined FIFA in 1994.^[3] Football is one of the most popular sports in the country.^[4] 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.^[5] When high level women's players are developed, many leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Northern Europe or the United States.^[6] 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.^[6]

By 1985, few countries had their own women's national football teams.^[7] 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,^[8] which was established in 2007. The league provided the first opportunity for women outside the capital and major cities to play football.^[9] The country has a women's national team but has no youth teams, meaning no U17 or U20 teams.^[8]^[10] 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.^[3] 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.^[8]

Performance

Between 1977 and April 2012, Djibouti women's national football team played in only one FIFA sanctioned match.^[11] 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.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] The women's national team has not competed at the Women's World Cup.^[2] They played two non-sanctioned games, one in 2004 and one in 2005.^[10] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA^[15] and did not formally exist.^[16]

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

2023

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Djibouti	0–7	Togo	Lomé, Togo
14:30 UTC±0		Report (FTF)	Woedikou 8', 47', 76', 90' N'djambara 25' Gnintegma 32' Kayaba 76'	Stadium: Stade de Kégué

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	Togo	6–0 (13–0 agg.)	Djibouti	Lomé, Togo
15:30 UTC±0	Woedikou 4', 15', 40' Koudjoukalo 31', 89' Adinda-Apko 66'	Report (FTF)		Stadium: Stade de Kégué
Note: Togo won 13–0 on aggregate.

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)^[17]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in February 2022 for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification tournament.^[18]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

Pos.	Player	Club
1GK	Soubane Ahmed	FAD
1GK	Rokiatou Doumbia	FAD

2DF	Ismahan Abdillahi Nour
2DF	Ilham Djama
2DF	Hamda Issa
2DF	Neima Abdillahi	FAD
2DF	Deka Moussa	FAD
2DF	Nasteho Robleh (captain)	FAD
2DF	Hibo Abdi	FAD

3MF	Youssour Ilyas	FAD
3MF	Yousra Mohamed	FAD
3MF	Idil Gouled
3MF	Mariam Ahmed
3MF	Kafia Abdourahman
3MF	Anab Hassan

4FW	Ferouze Mohamed
4FW	Lerman Abdo
4FW	Asma Hassan
4FW	Rahma Moustapha	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.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

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
1995
1999
2003
2007	did not enter
2011
2015
2019
2023	did not Qualify
2027	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
2000
2004
2008	did not enter
2012
2016
2020
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
2006	did not Qualify
2008 to 2018	did not enter
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022	did not Qualify
2024	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
2007	Did not qualify
2011	Did Not Enter
2015
2019
2023	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
2016	did not enter
2018	did not enter
2019	Groupe stage	3	0	0	3	0	33	−33
2021	Cancelled
2022	Groupe stage	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10
Total	2/5	6	0	0	6	0	−43	−43

Honours

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

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation

Total									—

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^ Squad for 2nd round