Nickname(s) | Benna Girls |
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Association | Antigua and Barbuda Football Association |
Confederation | Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) |
Sub-confederation | Caribbean Football Union (CFU) |
Head coach | Christopher Vaugn |
Home stadium | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium |
FIFA code | ATG |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | NR (24 March 2017) |
Highest | 92 (December 2009) |
Lowest | 145 (September 2015) |
First international | |
Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Anguilla (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 28 August 2004) |
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Biggest win | |
Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 Dominica (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 3 October 2007) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Antigua and Barbuda 0–12 Jamaica (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 5 October 2007) |
The Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team, nicknamed The Benna Girls, is the national women's football team of Antigua and Barbuda and is overseen by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union.
On 28 August 2004, after 34 years the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association became affiliated with the FIFA, Antigua and Barbuda women's football team had its first official match with Anguilla in Saint John. The game finished in favour of Antigua and Barbuda, with a 1–0 victory. The next day, they faced again and this time, the winning team was Anguilla.
The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup qualification round was the first official competition in which Antigua and Barbuda participated in, also one of the qualifying stages was the second edition of the CFU Women's Caribbean Cup, who took place in Trinidad & Tobago. In the way, they faced Barbados in the first stage; the aggregate score between them was 1–0, product of a away victory and a goalless draw. The Benna Girls automatically advanced to the next stage.
In the First Round, the team was drawn in a Group (C) with Jamaica, St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis. However, the results were negative, as they lost the three games they played. Antigua and Barbuda played all of its matches in Kingston, Jamaica. The three goalscorers for Antigua and Barbuda were Whitney Jacobs, Odeal Simon and Shennell Henry, with one goal each. The Benna Girls failed to qualify for the final tournament.