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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
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in the
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. They have competed in the
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, in which they won a game against
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in 2019.


History

In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host the regional
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, with ten countries agreeing to send teams, including
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, Madagascar,
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and
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. 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
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. The other games were in the Indian Ocean Games, where they were runner-up to
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. They made the final by winning a game against
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. The team entered the
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three years in a row from 2017 to 2019. After losing all three games in the group stage in
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, they drew one game in
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against
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and won one game in
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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


2023


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history


Players


Current squad

* The following is the final squad called up for the
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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

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


Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Honours


Regional

*
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: ''Runners-up:''
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Competitive record


FIFA Women's World Cup


Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
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Africa Women Cup of Nations


COSAFA Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
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.'' Sources: COSAFA, Soccerway


See also

* Sport in Madagascar **
Football in Madagascar Football is, along with Rugby union, one of the most popular sports in the African island nation of Madagascar. The sport is governed in the country by the Malagasy Football Federation. International Madagascar's national football team, nickna ...


References


External links


Malagasy Football Federation
{{CAF women's teams
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African women's national association football teams