In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team,[REF] including Côte d'Ivoire who did not play their first FIFA recognised match until 1988[REF] when they participated in the Women's FIFA Invitational Tournament 1988.
However, in 2014 African Women's Championship, Ivory Coast surprised everyone by passing through into the semi-final, and later, they shocked Africa by beating giant South Africa, marked for the first time they would play in FIFA Women's World Cup, in Canada 2015.