Seychelles women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Seychelles national football team.

Seychelles
AssociationSeychelles Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachChris Yip-Au
Top scorerNatacha Bibi (13+)
FIFA codeSEY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 176 2 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest160 (June 2022)
Lowest174 (December 2024 – June 2025)
First international
 Mozambique 7–3 Seychelles 
(White River, South Africa; 5 July 2015)
Biggest win
 Maldives 0–4 Seychelles 
(Malé, Maldives; 18 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Malawi 17–0 Seychelles 
(Blantyre, Malawi; 25 September 2023)
 Malawi 17–0 Seychelles 
(Blantyre, Malawi; 28 September 2023)

The Seychelles women's national football team is the national team of the Seychelles.

The national team, captained by Abby Boone, played in two eighty-minute long games in 2005 in a youth tournament hosted by Mauritius, with the Seychelles losing both matches. An official under-17 national team exists and had regular training sessions in 2006.

The sport faces several development problems inside the country including a lack of popularity for the sport, and few female players and teams. Women have gained football leadership positions in the country with one coaching a men's team and another umpiring international matches. There are other development issues for the sport that are ones facing the whole of Africa.

History

See also: Women's football in Seychelles

The Seychelles Football Federation was founded in 1979, and became a FIFA affiliate in 1986.[2][3] Women's football is represented in the federation by specific mandate and currently they employ one full-time employee to look after the women's game.[2]

The Seychelles played in a single FIFA sanctioned match between 1950 and June 2012.[4]

In 2005, a youth team from Seychelles competed in a three nation tournament hosted by Mauritius, where all games were 80 minutes in length. They lost to Mauritius 1–4 and also to Réunion 0–9. Overall, they finished last, scoring only one goal in the competition.[5] In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host a regional COSAFA women's football tournament, with ten teams agreeing to send teams including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.[6] Seychelles did not record a match in the event.[4]

In 2006, the country did not have an official FIFA recognised senior "A" team,[2] a situation unchanged by 2009.[3] However, according to FIFA's Women's Football Today, the country has an official under-17 team, the Seychelles women's national under-17 football team. In 2016, they had two training sessions a week but had yet to record an official FIFA recognised match.[2]

The country did not have a team competing in the 2010 African Women's Championship,[7] or at the 2011 All Africa Games.[8] In March 2012, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA due to inactivity.[9]

In 2022, Seychelles entered the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking for the first time under the Singaporean head coach Angeline Chua.[10] For a team to be ranked on the FIFA list, the team has to play a minimum of six international matches against ranked teams. On 4 April 2022, the Seychelles women's national team played its sixth international match in Singapore.[11]

In October 2023, Singaporean Chris Yip-Au joined the Seychelles Football Federation as its head of women's football and women's national team coach.[12]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Seychelles women's national football team results

The 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

2025

25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) Friendly match Singapore  9–0  Seychelles Bukit Gombak, Singapore
15:30 UTC+4
  • F. Ruhaizat
  • S. Zu’risqha
  • R. Azman
  • S. Rosielin
  • (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) Friendly match Singapore  7–0  Seychelles Bukit Gombak, Singapore
15:30 UTC+4
  • L.X. Lim 13'
  • F. Ruhaizat 16'
  • S. Zu’risqha 36', 40'
  • D. Tan 51', 71'
  • S. Nurinsyirah 65'
 Report Stadium: Bukit Gombak Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of September 2023

Position Name Ref.
Team Manager Peggy Freminot [13]
Assistant Team Manager Militna Marie [13]
Technical Director Osama Haroun [13]
Head coach Chris Yip-Au [12]
Assistant coach Florence Marie [13]
Coach Michel Renaud [13]
Goalkeeping coach Slim William [13]

Head coaches

Caretaker head coaches/managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

  • This is the selected squad for the two international friendlies vs Singapore on 25 and 28 November 2025.[16]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
Kurchia Poris (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 Seychelles
Samira Florentine (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 Marine Victoria City
Sheryl Benoit (2009-02-23) 23 February 2009 Young Kestrel
Manuella Accouche
Shannon Malvina
Yara Radafison
Chantina Esparon (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 Marine Victoria City
Janella Moustache (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991
Kimbelly Chang Tak Hue (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006  Seychelles U17
Itarra Lagrenade (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 Mont Fleuri Rovers
Elisha Adrienne
Alisha Matatiken (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 Seychelles
Rannia Chetty (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 Mont Fleuri Rovers
Veena Cadeau
Elvina Hoareau (2008-07-21) 21 July 2008  Seychelles U16
Lisa Dubois (2007-05-31) 31 May 2007 Young Kestrel
Nerlice Fred (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 Mont Fleuri Rovers
Elielle Francoise (2009-06-05) 5 June 2009 Young Kestrel
Keisha Moustache (2009-05-04) 4 May 2009 Young Kestrel
Pascallina Moustache (Captain) (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 FK Saned

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991 did not exist
1995
1999
2003
2007 did not enter
2011
2015 did not qualify
2019 did not enter
2023
2027 to be determined
Total 0/10 - - - - - - -

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1996 did not exist
2000
2004
2008 did not Qualify
2012 did not enter
2016
2020
2024
Total 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 to 2004 did not exist
2006 to 2012 did not enter
2014 did not qualify
2016 did not enter
2018
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022 did not enter
2024 Did not enter
Total 0/12 - - - - - -

African Games

African Games record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
2003 Did Not exist
2007 Did not enter
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regional

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD Squad
2002 did not exist
2006 did not enter
2008
2011
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 Squad
Total Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Women's Football Today" (PDF). FIFA. 2006: 171. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Goal! Football: Seychelles" (PDF). FIFA. 21 April 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Seychelles: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Women Tournament (Mauritius) 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. ^ Mukoka, Augustine (16 August 2005). "Zambia to Host Cosafa Women's Soccer Tourney". The Post. Lusaka, Zambia. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Fixtures — African Women Championship 2010 – CAF". CAF. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Groups & standings — All Africa Games women 2011 – CAF". CAF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Chua makes history with the Seychelles". FIFA. 24 June 2022.
  11. ^ a b Nicette, Sedrick (19 February 2023). "Women's football: Seychelles bids farewell to history-making Singaporean coach". Seychelles News Agency.
  12. ^ a b c "Former Singapore footballer Chris Yip-Au relishes new challenge as Seychelles coach". The Straits Times. 19 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Women's International friendly football". Seychelles Nation. 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Football – Seychelles women's national team on another journey in quest for Fifa ranking". SFF. 12 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Malawi Scorch Seychelles". Football Association of Malawi. 25 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Check out our 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 squadlist for the two international friendlies vs Singapore on 25th and 28th November ! ✈️". Seychelles Football Federation. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via Facebook.
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