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.

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) Hosts

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) Hosts
The Antigua and Barbuda Women's soccer team is the national women's soccer team representing the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The team competes in international competitions such as the CONCACAF Women's Championship and the FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.

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