Cuthbert Ottaway Cuthbert Ottaway Cuthbert John Ottaway (19 July 1850 – 2 April 1878), was an English footballer. He was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football match. Representing his university at five different sports – a record that remains unmatched – Ottaway was also a noted cricketer until his retirement shortly before his early death at the age of only 27. Cuthbert Ottaway was born in Dover, the only child of James Ottaway, a surgeon and former mayor of the town. He was educated at Eton (where he was a
Ivory Coast women's national football team qualifying matches against Mali. Head coach: Clémentine Touré Ivory Coast women's national football team The Ivory Coast women's national football team represents Ivory Coast in international women's football and it is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. They played their first international match in 1988. They are currently ranked 64th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings and the 6th best team in CAF. In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team, including Côte d'Ivoire who did not play their first FIFA recognised match until 1988 when they participated in the Women's FIFA Invitational