ðə tˈiːm plˈeɪd ɪts fˈɜːst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl mˈætʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə θˈɜːd wˈɪmɪnz ˈæfɹɪkə kˈʌp ʌv nˈeɪʃənz.
The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's Africa Cup of Nations.