The Guinea-Bissau women's national football team represents Guinea-Bissau in international women's football and is governed by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau. It has played in two FIFA-recognised matches, both in 2006 against Guinea. The country also has a national under-17 side which participated in the 2012 Confederation of African Football qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Football is the most popular women's sport in the country. A women's football programme was established in 2004, followed by the creation of a women's national league.
| Association | Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Romão dos Santos | ||
| FIFA code | GNB | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 177  1 (16 June 2026)[1] | ||
| Highest | 129 (December 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 178 (December 2025) | ||
| First international | |||
 Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Guinea  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 28 October 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cape Verde 0–1 Guinea-Bissau (Praia, Cape Verde; 16 November 2018) Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Mauritania  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 20 October 2021) Mauritania 0–1 Guinea-Bissau (Nouakchott, Mauritania; 26 October 2021) Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Mauritania (Espargos, Cape Verde; 22 January 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Guinea-Bissau 0–6 Burkina Faso  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; 16 February 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| African Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
History
editIn 1985, few countries had women's national football teams.[2][3] While the sport gained popularity worldwide in the ensuing years, Guinea-Bissau's team only began playing more than two decades later. By the end of 2006, the team had played in two FIFA-recognised matches.[4] The first was on 28 October 2006 against Guinea in Bissau, which ended in a 1–1 tie after Guinea-Bissau led 1–0 at half-time. On 12 November 2006, the team played in their second FIFA-recognised match in Conakry, where Guinea-Bissau lost to Guinea 1–3.[4] At the time, the team held three training sessions a week.[3] The team has not participated in some of the major international and regional football competitions, including the Women's World Cup, the 2010 African Women's Championship and the 2011 All-Africa Games.[5][6][7]
The team's average FIFA world ranking since 2006 is 119th. Its highest-ever ranking was 92nd in December 2009, and its lowest ranking was 144th in December 2007. Guinea-Bissau's best-ever rise in the rankings came in March 2008, when the team climbed 23 places compared to its previous FIFA ranking.[8] In March 2012, the team was ranked the 135th in the world by FIFA and 30th in the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[9] In June 2012, they moved up five spots to 130th in the world but fell to 33rd in Africa.[8]
Guinea-Bissau has a FIFA-recognised under-17 football team, which was established in 2006 but did not play any matches that year.[3][10] The team competed in the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Azerbaijan in September 2012. They did not advance beyond regional qualifiers.[11]
Background and development
editThe development of women's football in Africa faces several challenges, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women, inequalities and human rights abuses targeting women.[12][13][14][15] Many quality football players leave to seek greater opportunities in Europe or the United States.[16] Funding for women's football in Africa is also an issue with most of the financial assistance for women's football coming from FIFA, and not the national football associations.[16]
Guinea-Bissau won its independence in 1974, the same year its national football federation, Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, was founded.[5] The federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1986.[3][17] Women's football is provided for in the constitution of the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau, and the organisation has four full-time staff members focusing on it.[3]
Football is the country's most popular sport for women and is supported by football programmes in schools.[3] A national women's football programme was established in 2004.[10] By 2006, the country had 80 total football clubs, five of which were mixed and three of which were for women only.[3] There were 380 registered female players, and a women's team played in a national football championship.[3] Three years later, there were 24 active women's teams in Guinea-Bissau.[10]
Home stadium
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Results and fixtures
editThe 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
Coaching staff
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| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Romão dos Santos |
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Managers
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- Lassana Cassamá(???–2021)
- Romão dos Santos(2021–202?)
- João Domingos(202?-present)
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following list is the final squad for 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup announced on 13 May 2025 [19][20]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up to a Guinea-Bissau squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Previous squads
edit- WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Records
edit- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
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Olympic Games
edit| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 1996 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2020 | |||||||||
 2024 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
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Africa Women Cup of Nations record
edit| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1991 to  2006 |
did not exist | ||||||||
 2008 to 2012 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 2014 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
 2016 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 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
WAFU Women's Cup record
edit| WAFU Zone A Women's Cup | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2020 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Total | Group Stage | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Honours
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All−time record against FIFA recognized nations
editThe 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 |
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Record per opponent
edit*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 | — |
See also
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- Sport in Guinea-Bissau
- Football in Guinea-Bissau
- Women's football in Guinea-Bissau
- Football in Guinea-Bissau
References
edit- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - 1 2 "Guinea-Bissau: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- 1 2 Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London: Boxtree. p. 284. ISBN 0752224344. OCLC 59442612.
- ↑ "Fixtures - African Women Championship 2010". CAF. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Groups & standings – All Africa Games women 2011". Africa: CAF. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Guinea-Bissau: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". Switzerland: FIFA. 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". Switzerland: FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Goal! Football: Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). FIFA. 4 November 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Qualifiers". Switzerland: FIFA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Richard Giulianotti; David McArdle (2006). Sport, Civil Liberties and Human Rights. Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7146-5344-0. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ Chris Hallinan; Steven J. Jackson (31 August 2008). Social And Cultural Diversity In A Sporting World. Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-7623-1456-0. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ↑ Jean Williams (18 December 2003). A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain. Routledge. pp. 173–175. ISBN 978-0-415-26338-2. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- 1 2 Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Goal! Football: Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). FIFA. 4 November 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Guinea-Bissau - Soccer - Team Profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ↑ Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau (9 May 2025). "Torneio UFOA Feminino: Selecionador Nacional Anuncia Lista Final de 20 Jogadoras Convocadas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2025 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "UFOA: Fidjus di Bideras domina a convocatória da seleção feminina". fut245.com (in Portuguese). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.