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

, 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

. The other games were in the Indian Ocean Games, where they were runner-up to

. They made the final by winning a game against

. The team entered the

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

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

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

* The following is the final squad called up for the

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named on 17 October 2024. :''Caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2022'' -

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