The Samoa women's national football team represents
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...
in international women's football. The team is controlled by the
Football Federation Samoa
Football Federation Samoa is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation and is the national governing body for association football in Samoa. It was founded in 1968 and became a FIFA member in 1986. The Samoa national football team is a reg ...
.
History
The team contested the
2019 Pacific Games in
Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga.
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, winning silver.
The team topped Group A in the
2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup after defeating both Tonga and the Cook Islands.
Current technical staff
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.
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2022
Players
A player is eligible to represent Samoa if they have a Samoan parent or grandparent.
In 2021 Samoa held trials in
Auckland
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,
New Zealand
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to identify players from the diaspora who could represent it. It also identified potential players in the
United States
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and Europe. In 2022 the impact of the
Covid-19 pandemic
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resulted in Samoa-based players being excluded in favour of diaspora players.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the
2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup from 13–30 July in
Suva,
Fiji.
''Caps and goals updated as of 1 August 2022, after the match against .''
Competitive record
OFC Women's Nations Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
Pacific Games
See also
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Sport in Samoa
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Football in Samoa
***Women's football in Samoa
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Samoa women's national under-20 football team
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Samoa women's national under-17 football team
*Samoa women's national futsal team
*Samoa women's national under-18 futsal team
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Samoa men's national football team
References
Oceanian women's national association football teams
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