[4] Women's football development in Africa has to deal with several challenges that impact the ability to develop a high level of play, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.

[5] When high level women's players are developed, many leave the country seeking greater opportunity in Northern Europe or the United States.

[7] Djibouti was no exception: women's football was not officially organised in the country until 2002 and then, only for players sixteen years and older.

[8][10] 12% of the money from the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) is targeted at the technical development of the game, which includes women's football, sport medicine and futsal.

[8] Between 1977 and April 2012, Djibouti women's national football team played in only one FIFA sanctioned match.

[11] It was played in Nairobi on 26 March 2006, with Kenya women's national football team winning 7–0, holding a lead of 4–0 over Djibouti at the half.