The Eritrea women's national football team (

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and is overseen by the

Eritrean National Football Federation The Eritrean National Football Federation (E.N.F.F.) ( ti, ሃገራዊ ፈደረሽን ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኤርትራ) is the governing body of football in Eritrea. History The ENFF was founded in 1996 and affiliated to FIFA and the Confede ...

(ENFF), the governing body of

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. It has neither qualified for the finals of the

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nor the

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. It is managed by Ghezai Tesfagabir and plays its home games in

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. Eritrea is currently unranked in the

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for being inactive for more than 18 months.

Team image

Home stadium

The Eritrea women's national football team play their home matches on the

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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

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

''As of September 2022''

Manager history

*??? (2022– )

Players

Current squad

* The following players were named on 10 October 2021 for the

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tournament. squad for qualification
/ref> * Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

Recent call-ups

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

Head-to-head record

*''need update ''

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

CECAFA Women's Championship

References

External links

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