Natacha Bibi

Natacha Diona Bibi (born 20 June 1984)[2] is a Seychellois footballer and athlete who plays as a forward for the Seychelles national team.

Natacha Bibi
Personal information
Full name Natacha Diona Bibi
Date of birth (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984
Position(s) Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Olympia Coast
2009–2011 La Digue Veuve
International career‡
2015– Seychelles (13+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Football career

Club

Bibi played for Olympia Coast in 2005;[3] she helped them win the Seychelles Women's League in 2006 as top scorer with 14 goals.[4] Bibi helped Olympia Coast to a domestic double in 2007, winning the league and the cup, in which she scored a hat-trick in the final.[5]

In 2009, Bibi finishing runner-up in the Land Marine Cup with La Digue Veuve.[6] In 2010, she helped her side win the domestic double,[7] winning the league and scoring all four goals in the cup final.[8] Bibi was nominated Player of the Year in 2011.[9][10]

International

Bibi represented the Seychelles women's national team at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games, scoring a hat-trick against the Maldives,[11] and a brace against Madagascar.[12] She scored a goal in a 4–1 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates on 15 September 2021.[13]

On 20 February 2022, Bibi scored a second-half brace to help her side beat the Maldives 4–0 in a friendly tournament.[14] In April 2022, Bibi took part in the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series with Seychelles; she scored a brace against hosts Singapore in the opening game on 4 April, in a 6–2 defeat.[15] On 5 July 2022, she scored a hat-trick against Rodrigues in the 2022 Mauritius Triangular.[16]

Athletics career

Bibi won the women's 800 metres, 1500 metres and high jump at the 1999 Seychellois Championship.[17] On 14 August 2000, Bibi beat Margaret Morel's 800 metres national record, clocking 2:16.85 at the 2000 African Southern Region Athletics Championships.[18][19]

Bibi represented Seychelles at the 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships, winning bronze in the women's long jump; she also ran in the first round of the 800 meters.[20] She won bronze in the long jump once again, at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games.[21][22]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 4 April 2022[1]
Scores and results list Seychelles's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bibi goal.
List of international goals scored by Natacha Bibi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 August 2015 Stade Baby-Larivière, Saint-André, Réunion  Maldives 1–0 4–1 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games [11]
2 2–1
3 3–1
4 20 February 2022 Stade Jean-Allane, Saint-Benoît, Réunion  Madagascar 1–0 2–8 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games [12]
5 2–7
6 18 February 2022 Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–4 Friendly [23]
7 20 February 2022 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Maldives 2–0 4–0 Friendly [24]
8 4–0
9 4 April 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 1–2 2–6 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series [25]
10 2–3
11 5 July 2022 Mauritius Football Association Stadium, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius  Rodrigues 1–0 5–0 2022 Mauritius Triangular [16]
12 2–0
13 4–0

References
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  2. "Natacha Bibi Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. Schöggl, Hans (28 March 2006). "Seychelles Women 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. Schöggl, Hans (29 May 2007). "Seychelles Women 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. Schöggl, Hans (23 April 2008). "Seychelles Women 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. Schöggl, Hans (28 October 2010). "Seychelles Women 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. Udwadia, Reza (9 September 2010). "La Digue Veuve new champions – Football: Women's league". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. Schöggl, Hans (7 February 2013). "Seychelles Women 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. J-L., R. (21 February 2011). "Football: Patron's Cup – La Digue Veuve retain cup". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. G., G. (22 April 2011). "Women in the forefront". En Nouvo Sesel. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. "Women's football – Bibi scores hat-trick in Seychelles' win". Seychelles Nation. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. Duret, Sebastien (10 August 2015). "Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien – La REUNION triomphe sur ses terres". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  13. Govinden, Gerard (20 September 2021). "Football: Dubai tourney". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  14. Govinden, Gerard (23 February 2022). "Football: Women's Three-Nations Friendly tournament Seychelles suffer shocking loss to debutants Saudi Arabia". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  15. Ishak, Syahindah (5 April 2022). "S'pore beats Seychelles 6–2 in first ever ticketed women's FAS Tri-Nations Series". mothership.sg. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  16. "Tournoi triangulaire féminin. Natacha Bibi a inscrit 3 buts pour l'équipe des Seychelles face à Rodrigues, ( 4e, 5e,et 45e)". Facebook (in French). Mauritius Football Association. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  17. Lilloe, Børre. "Seychellois Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  18. G., G. (8 January 2005). "Athletics: One-on-one with former middle distance runner Margaret Morel – "It will take a long time before somebody breaks my records"". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  19. "The passing of Margaret Morel represents the end of an era". Facebook. Le Seychellois. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (6 October 2011). "African Junior Championships 2001". wjah.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  21. "Athlétisme: Relais 4 x 100, les Malgaches dament le pion". Mopays.com (in French). 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  22. "Athletics: Four gold medals for Mauritius on fourth day of competitions". Republic of Mauritius. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  23. "Match Report of United Arab Emirates vs Seychelles – FIFA Friendlies – Women". Global Sports Archive. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  24. "Match Report of Maldives vs Seychelles – FIFA Friendlies – Women". Global Sports Archive. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  25. "Match Report of Singapore vs Seychelles". Global Sports Archive. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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