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Central African Republic

Nickname(s)	Les Fauves (The Wild Beasts)
Association	Central African Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Raoul Savoy
Captain	Geoffrey Kondogbia
Most caps	Foxi Kéthévoama (48)
Top scorer	Hilaire Momi (10)
Home stadium	Barthélémy Boganda Stadium
FIFA code	CTA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 1 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	49 (October 2012)
Lowest	202 (July–September 2009, March–August 2010)
First international
Ubangi-Shari 5–1 French Cameroon (Ubangi-Shari; unknown date 1956)[2]
Biggest win
Ubangi-Shari 5–1 French Cameroon (Ubangi-Shari; unknown date 1956)
Biggest defeat
Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)

The Central African Republic national football team (French: Équipe de République centrafricaine de football), nicknamed Les Fauves, is the national team of the Central African Republic and is controlled by the Central African Football Federation. They are a member of CAF. Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success. They won the 2009 CEMAC Cup by beating Gabon in the semi-finals and Equatorial Guinea in the final 3–0. Their FIFA ranking rose from 202nd in August 2010 to 89th by July 2011. On 10 October 2010, they earned a shock 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier win at home against Algeria 2–0, which put them top of their qualification group. The team won its first FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2 June 2012 after beating Botswana 2–0 at home.[3][4]

History

Early years (1956–1989)

The team made its debut under the name of Ubangi-Shari in 1956 against French Cameroon. The Central African Football Federation was founded in 1961 and joined FIFA in 1964 and CAF in 1965.

Their first competitive match was in the 1961 Friendship Games in Ivory Coast where Central African Republic drew twice against Upper Volta and Liberia before losing to the hosts and failing to progress to the next round.

Central African Republic entered the 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification for the first time, progressing due to Gabon's withdrawal but were then eliminated 5–4 on aggregate by Ivory Coast, a tie which saw the second leg abandoned at half-time after arguments between players of both sides, forcing a replay in Lagos which Ivory Coast won 5–1.

They took part in 1984 UDEAC Cup where they qualified to the knock-out rounds on goal-difference over Equatorial Guinea but were then heavily beaten by Cameroon 7–1 before beating Gabon on penalties to finish third. However in the 1988 UDEAC Cup, Gabon would get their revenge, beating Central African Republic in the semi-finals. The following year Central African Republic would host the 1989 UDEAC Cup, making it to the finals, beating Gabon on the way, before losing 2–1 to Cameroon.

Sporadic matches (1990–2008)

During the 1990s, Central African Republic played very few international games, withdrawing from the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification without playing a match. They returned to competition in the UNIFAC Cup in 1999, winning three times and losing twice to finish second.

Central African Republic participated in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers for the first time, losing in the first round to Zimbabwe. They reached the final of the inaugural CEMAC Cup, losing to an amateur Cameroon team that they'd drawn with a week earlier in the tournament.

Promising victories (2009–present)

In 2009, Central African Republic hosted the 2009 CEMAC Cup where they defeated Equatorial Guinea 3–0 in the final, with goals from Salif Kéïta and a brace from Hilaire Momi to claim their first trophy.

During the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Central African Republic achieved a historic 2-0 home victory over the top seeded Algeria, a team that had recently competed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In July 2011, they climbed to 89th place in the FIFA world rankings, having occupied 202nd place as recently as August 2010.

On 2 June 2012, they obtained their first victory in World Cup qualification, beating Botswana 2-0 at home. Despite that positive result, Central African Republic finished bottom of their group. On 15 June 2012, despite being reduced to ten men, they achieved another impressive victory, beating Egypt (3–2) in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, inflicting the first home defeat on the Egyptians in AFCON qualifiers since 1965. Thanks to a 1-1 draw at home in the second leg, Central African Republic eliminated the Egyptians, but in the second round they were defeated by Burkina Faso.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

2022

2023

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 AFCON qualification matches against Angola on 1 June and Ghana on 5 June 2022.

Caps and goals as of 5 June 2022, after the match against Ghana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kolimba Alladoum	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 35)	2	0	Wikki Tourists
	1GK	Emmanuel Takolingba	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 21)	2	0	AS Tempête Mocaf
	1GK	Cédric Zouangba	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 23)	0	0	DFC8
	2DF	Sadock Ndobé	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 24)	16	0	AS Tempête Mocaf
	2DF	Thibault Ban	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 26)	13	0	Anges de Fatima
	2DF	Flory Yangao	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 20)	13	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
	2DF	Freeman Niamathé	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 23)	11	0	Anges de Fatima
	2DF	Peter Guinari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 21)	10	0	Wiltz 71
	2DF	Sidney Dambakizi	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 26)	5	0	Anges de Fatima
	2DF	Cyriaque Mayounga	(2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 22)	2	0	Dukla Banská Bystrica
	2DF	Bissafi Dotté	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Campbell Fighting Camels
	3MF	Isaac Ngoma	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 19)	6	2	Anges de Fatima
	3MF	Brad Pirioua	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 22)	5	0	Los Garres
	3MF	Theodor Yawanendji	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 20)	5	1	Gasogi United
	3MF	Soleil Mongolobao	(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
	3MF	Jacob Youmbi	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 28)	2	0	Naft Al-Basra
	4FW	Georgino M'Vondo	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 25)	11	0	Angoulême
	4FW	Karl Namnganda	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 26)	9	2	Les Herbiers
	4FW	Lobi Manzoki	(1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 26)	3	0	Dalian Pro
	4FW	Samuel Nlend	(1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 27)	3	1	Futuro Kings
	4FW	Yassan Ouatching	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Accra Hearts of Oak
	4FW	Christopher Fourmy	(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Stade Poitevin

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Central African Republic squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Désiré Nzogue	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 25)	1	0	New Star de Douala	v.  Sudan; 26 March 2022
DF	Saint-Cyr Ngam Ngam	(1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 29)	31	0	DFC8	v.  Sudan; 26 March 2022
MF	Saint-Fort Dimokoyen	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 30)	11	1	Anges de Fatima	v.  Sudan; 26 March 2022
MF	Tresór Toropité	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 28)	17	2	DFC8	v.  Sudan; 26 March 2022
MF	Melky Ndokomandji	(1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 25)	7	0	AS Otohô	v.  Sudan; 26 March 2022
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 5 June 2022[5]

Players in bold are still active with Central African Republic.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
1978	Withdrew									Withdrew
1982	Disqualified during qualifying									Disqualified during qualifying
1986	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	4
2006	Withdrew									Withdrew
2010
2014	Did not qualify									6	1	0	5	5	12
2018										2	0	1	1	2	5
2022										6	1	1	4	4	9
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	2	2	12	12	30

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1959	Part of  France
1962 to 1968	Not affiliated to CAF
1970 to 1972	Did not enter
1974	Disqualified during qualifying
1976	Withdrew
1978 to 1986	Did not enter
1988	Did not qualify
1990 to 1994	Did not enter
1996	Withdrew
1998	Disqualified during qualifying
2000	Withdrew
2002 to 2004	Did not qualify
2006	Withdrew
2008	Did not enter
2010	Withdrew
2012 to 2021	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
2025
Total	–	0/33	–	–	–	–	–	–

Head-to-head record

As of 17 November 2020 after match against  Morocco[6]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3
Angola	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Botswana	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Burkina Faso	5	1	1	3	4	9	−5
Burundi	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Cameroon	9	2	1	6	14	26	−12
Chad	8	3	1	4	12	11	+1
Congo	14	1	1	12	12	33	−21
DR Congo	9	1	1	7	8	30	−22
Equatorial Guinea	4	0	2	2	6	11	−5
Egypt	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Ethiopia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Gabon	13	3	4	6	13	20	−7
Gambia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Guinea	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2
Guinea-Bissau	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Ivory Coast	5	1	1	3	5	19	−14
Kenya	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Liberia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Libya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Madagascar	5	2	2	1	9	8	+1
Mali	2	0	0	2	4	7	−3
Malta	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Mauritania	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Morocco	5	0	2	3	1	10	−9
Mozambique	2	0	1	1	1	2	−2
Niger	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Rwanda	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
São Tomé and Príncipe	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
South Africa	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Tanzania	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Togo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Zimbabwe	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Total	117	25	24	68	129	239	−110

FIFA ranking history

End of each year only

Achievements

CEMAC Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (2009)
• 1 Time Runners-up (2003)

UNIFAC Cup (1999):

• Runners-up

Notes

References

External links

• centrafriquefootball
• Central African Republic at FIFA.com

На других языках

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- [en] Central African Republic national football team

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[ru] Сборная ЦАР по футболу

Сборная Центральноафриканской республики представляет Центральноафриканскую Республику (ЦАР) на международных футбольных турнирах и в товарищеских матчах. Управляющая организация — Федерация центральноафриканского футбола.ЦАР ни разу не проходила квалификацию ни на чемпионат мира, ни на Кубок африканских наций.

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