Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team

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.

 Antigua and Barbuda

Nickname(s)	Benna Girls
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	Lisa Cole
Home stadium	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
FIFA code	ATG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	153 4 (26 June 2020)[1]
Highest	92 (December 2009)
Lowest	154 (September 2019)
First international
Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Anguilla  (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 28 August 2004)
Biggest win
Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 Dominica  (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 3 October 2007)  Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 Curaçao  (Antigua and Barbuda; May 25, 2018)
Biggest defeat
Antigua and Barbuda 0–12 Jamaica  (Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda; 5 October 2007)

History

First Internationals (2004)

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.

Women's Caribbean Cup (2006)

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 an away victory and a goalless draw. The Benna Girls automatically advanced to the next stage.

Group C
Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Jamaica	9	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27
Saint Lucia	6	3	2	0	1	5	8	−3
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	3	1	0	2	5	16	−11
Antigua and Barbuda	0	3	0	0	3	3	16	−13

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.

Unfavorable results at international competitions (2007–2010)

2008 Summer Olympics

During the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers, Antigua and Barbuda was sharing the group with Jamaica, Bermuda and Dominica. The only victory they had was in the first game, to Dominica by 3–0, and the first of two in 2007–2010. The Benna Girls achieved their worst defeat on the second match with Jamaica, a 12–0. The closing encounter with Bermuda had a 4–0 result, again from the rivals.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jamaica	3	3	0	0	24	0	+24	9
Bermuda	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	6
Antigua and Barbuda	3	1	0	2	3	16	−13	3
Dominica	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19	0

2010 Gold Cup qualifiers

Antigua and Barbuda opened the qualifying round for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, who took place in Mexico, down by 2–1 against St. Lucia. The second game marked the second win during 2007–2010. The game was with the US Virgin Islands and counted with the goals of Lewis, Simon and Thomas. Both games were in home venue at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, the country's capital city. Thanks to their only victory, they advanced to the Second Round.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saint Lucia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6
Antigua and Barbuda	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
U.S. Virgin Islands	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0

The team was drawn in Group G during the Second Round. Antigua and Barbuda was beaten by the three teams who played with them, with a margin of more than three goals. The Benna Girls scored first goal of two in this round in a 4–1 loss with Haiti. The encounters with both Puerto Rico and Cuba finished in heavy defeats, with 8–0 and 6–1 respectively. All the games were played in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Haiti	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
Cuba	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	6
Puerto Rico	3	1	0	2	11	6	+5	3
Antigua and Barbuda	3	0	0	3	2	18	−16	0

Women's Caribbean Cup (2014)

Antigua and Barbuda was registered on the qualification tournament of the 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup, who also served as the qualifying tournament for both the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Antigua & Barbuda and the other members of the group played the games on Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, the country's capital city. The Benna Girls won the three games, all of them with 1–0 versus U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Aruba. Antigua and Barbuda qualified for the final tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antigua and Barbuda (H)	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	9	Final round
2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
3	U.S. Virgin Islands	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Aruba	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

For the final tournament, the team was in Group B with the hosts Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique and St. Kitts & Nevis. It had a bad debut with Martinique in Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, due to a 2–0 loss. The second game with the host country also finished on a defeat of a margin of three goals to zero. The team had their farewell with a 2–1 lost game against St. Kitts and Nevis. They finished the tournament with zero points and a –6 goal difference. The only goalscorer for the Benna Girls was Breanna Humphreys.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Trinidad and Tobago (H)	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9	CONCACAF Women's Championship and Final
2	Martinique	3	2	0	1	3	7	−4	6	CONCACAF Women's Championship and Match for third place
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	0	2	2	12	−10	3
4	Antigua and Barbuda	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: CFU
(H) Host.

Kit

The current kit of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team are manufactured by Chinese company Peak Sportswear. The Benna Girls have worn the brand since 2012. The team has five different coloured uniforms. One for each colour of the flag. The yellow uniform is the primary one, normally used for home matches. The black ones are the usually for away matches. The team also has red, blue and white alternates.

Kit Manufacturer	Period
Adidas	2006–2011
Peak	2012–current

Achievements

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Championship record

Women's Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Record against other nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Aruba	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Barbados	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Bermuda	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4
Cuba	1	0	0	1	1	6	-5
Dominica	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Haiti	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	22	-22
Martinique	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	0	8	-8
Saint Lucia	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
U.S. Virgin Islands	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Total	23	9	1	13	23	61	-38

Current squad

Team called in for 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup.

1-Nikisha Samuel (GK) 2-Karen Warner 3-Nikesha Gage 4-Sheryanne Bertrand 5-Kai Jacobs 6-Sheida Knowles 7-Argell London 8-Lakeisha Samuel 9-Shannell Henry 10-Arrianne Whyte

11-Georgetta Lewis 12-Kitanya Hughes 13-Portia Davis 14-Amelia Green 15-Akeilah Hillhouse 16-Kanika Buckley 17-De'Vikka Tittle 18-Jahlene Baptiste 19-Tritch-Ann Grant 20-Dominique David (GK) 21-Liseta Wills

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

External links

• FIFA Team Profile
• Official website