The Kuwait women's national under-17 football team (), represent Kuwait in international women's youth football. The team is governed by the Women's Committee of Kuwait Football Association (KFA). The team also serves as the women's national under-18 and women's national under-16 football team of Kuwait. The team comprises a diverse group of talented players, including Taibah Al Rayes, Tala Sultan, Shaikha Shabeeb, Wafa Al Mashaan, Layan Mousa, Noura Awad Al-Sarbel, Manayer Musaed Al-Mutairi, and Salma Saleh Al-Ajmi, among others.
History In 2019, the women's committee of the Kuwait football association launched for the first time the youth women's team, right away after its creation, the team held a training camp in the Austrian capital Vienna from 1 to 15 August 2019, as preparation for their first appearance in WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, during the camp they played three friendlies against youth teams of Austrian clubs.
In December 2019, the Kuwaiti U-17 team started its historic journey with a debut participation in WAFF U-18 Girls Championship hosted in neighboring Bahrain. Kuwait lost all its three matches to finish sixth out of seven.
The team came back to the international stage in 2023, where they hosted their Saudi counterpart who are competing in their first international game to play two friendly games on 4 and 8 March 2023.
Fixtures and results
Legend
2025
Coaching staff
PositionNameHead coach Nilufar Hodjaeva
Coaching history
Ali Al-Dhahi (2019–2020) Nilufar Hodjaeva (2023–)
Players Current squad The following players were named for the two friendly matches against on 4 and 8 March 2023.
Competitive record WAFF U-18 Women's Championship YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGD 2018 did not exist 2019Sixth place6th3003113−12 2022 did not enterAppearances1/36th3003113−12 Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Arab U-17 Women's CupAppearances: 1YearRoundPosition 2015 Total 0/1
See also Kuwait women's national football team Football in Kuwait
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