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The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the Riverains de la Mer Rouge ("Shoremen of the Red Sea"), is the national football team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Djiboutian Football Federation, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The Djibouti national football team's first win in a full FIFA-sanctioned international match was a 1–0 win vs. Somalia in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Djibouti

Nickname(s)

Riverains de la Mer Rouge (Shoremen of the Red Sea)

Association

Djiboutian Football Federation

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Sub-confederation

CECAFA
(East & Central Africa)

Head coach

Mohamed Meraneh Hassan

Captain

Daoud Wais

Most caps

Daoud Wais (34)

Top scorer

Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh (7)

Home stadium

Stade du Ville

FIFA code

DJI

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

193

(6 October 2022)[1]

Highest

169 (December 1994)

Lowest

207 (April–July 2015, November 2015)

First international

French Somaliland 0–5 Ethiopia

(French Somaliland; 5 December 1947)
Post-independence

Ethiopia 8–1 Djibouti

(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 27 March 1983)

Biggest win

Djibouti 4–1 South Yemen

(Djibouti City, Djibouti; 26 February 1988)

Djibouti 3–0 Mauritius

(Djibouti City, Djibouti; 23 November 2019)

Biggest defeat

Uganda 10–1 Djibouti

(Kigali, Rwanda; 9 December 2001)

Rwanda 9–0 Djibouti

(Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 13 December 2007)

History

French Somaliland (1947–1960)

Djibouti played its first international match under the name French Somaliland, at home against neighbouring Ethiopia on 5 December 1947 and lost 5–0. This was also Ethiopia's debut.[2] The two played again in Djibouti on 1 June 1948 and Ethiopia won 2–1. On 1 May 1949, the fixture was played for the Emperor Cup in Ethiopia, and the host won 6–0. In 1954, Djibouti played Ethiopia three times: a 10–2 away loss on 1 May, a 2–0 home loss on 1 June and a 2–1 home loss the day after. Djibouti did not play a match again until 1960, when it entered a tournament for French-speaking countries held in Madagascar. The team lost 9–2 in the first round to Cameroon on 13 April. This was the squad's last game as French Somaliland.

Djibouti (1977–present)

After gaining independence in 1977, the team played under the name Djibouti for the first time against Ethiopia in an away match on 27 March 1983 and lost 8–1. The two played again two days later with Ethiopia again victorious, by 4–2. After a third friendly against Ethiopia, a 2–0 home defeat on 23 March 1984, Djibouti entered a tournament in Ethiopia against the host and Zimbabwe. They lost 2–0 to Ethiopia on 3 June and then 3–1 to Zimbabwe on 7 June.

Djibouti's first appearance at the CECAFA Cup, a local competition for nations in East and Central Africa, was in Kenya in 1994. These were its first matches since defeating South Yemen in 1988. The Djibouti squad lost 4–1 to the hosts on 28 November, 2–1 to Somalia on 1 December, and 3–0 to Tanzania on 3 December. Djibouti did not advance to the next round.

After the 1994 CECAFA Cup, Djibouti did not play a match until the qualification campaign for the 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso. They were drawn in a two-legged qualifier against Kenya, and lost the first leg 3–0 away on 31 July 1998. The second leg at home was lost 9–1 on 15 August and Kenya went through 12–1 on aggregate.

In 1998, Djibouti became a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The football squad has since participated in the Pan Arab Games, a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab World.

Djibouti entered its first ever World Cup qualification in an attempt to reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In Pool D of the first round of African qualification, it was drawn against the DR Congo in a two-legged qualifying preliminary. Djibouti hosted the first leg at Stade du Ville in Djibouti on 7 April 2000, drawing the match 1–1 before a crowd of 2,700 fans.[3] The squad lost the second leg 9–1 away at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa and the DR Congo advanced 10–2 on aggregate.[4]

Djibouti has never played in the African Cup of Nations, with the team regularly withdrawing or not entering for financial reasons.

Prior to their four preliminary qualifiers in late 2019, Djibouti had 2 wins, 3 draws and 55 defeats from 60 competitive matches. However, a number of new players were called up and results finally improved. First, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Djibouti beat Eswatini 2–1 at home and drew 0–0 in Manzini to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2010 qualifying when they beat Somalia 1-0 (2–1 on aggregate). This was a massive improvement from the previous edition when Djibouti had also played Eswatini and lost 8–1 on aggregate. One month later, Djibouti played two 1–1 draws against Gambia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round, only losing the tie on penalties.

Results and fixtures

2021

12 November 2022 World Cup qualification	Djibouti	0–4	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
		Report	Belaïli 29' Benrahma 40' Feghouli 42' Slimani 87'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

15 November 2022 World Cup qualification	Niger	7–2	Djibouti	Niamey, Niger
17:00 UTC+1	Adebayor 14', 36', 75' Wonkoye 62' Sosah 64' Djibrilla 86', 87'	Report	Ahmed 33' Isman 84'	Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Mohamed Youssouf Athoumani (Comoros)

2022

23 March 2023 AFCON Q preliminary round	Djibouti	2–4	South Sudan	Borg El Arab, Egypt
	Akinbinu 64' Warsama 90+3'		Okello 54' (pen.), 75' Toha 68' Gama 89'	Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

27 March 2023 AFCON Q preliminary round	South Sudan	1–0 (5–2 agg.)	Djibouti	Entebbe, Uganda
				Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
Note: South Sudan won 5–1 on aggregate.

23 July 2022 CHAN qualification	Burundi	2-1	Djibouti	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	Muderi 17' Urasenga 78'		Akinbinu 34'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium

29 July 2022 CHAN qualification	Djibouti	2-1 (3-3 agg.) (4–2 p)	Burundi	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
	XXX 52' XXX 83'	Report	XXX 43'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium
	Penalties

Note: 3–3 on aggregate. Djibouti won 4–2 on penalties.

26 August 2022 CHAN qualification	Djibouti	v	Sudan	Djibouti
16:00 UTC+3

2 September 2022 CHAN qualification	Sudan	v	Djibouti	Omdurman, Sudan
19:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Mohamed Bader	1998? – Dec 2001	15	0	2	13	0.00%
Ahmed Hussein	Oct 2007 – Dec 2007	4	1	0	3	25.00%
Mohamed Abar	Jan 2008 – Jun 2008	4	0	0	4	0.00%
Ahmed Abdelmonem	Jul 2008 – Jul 2010	11	0	1	10	0.00%
Noureddine Gharsalli	Oct 2011 – Jul 2016	5	0	0	5	0.00%
Michael Gibson[5]	Jul 2016 – Apr 2017	4	1	0	3	25.00%
Moussa Ghassoum	Dec 2017 – Apr 2019	5	0	0	5	0.00%
Julien Mette	Apr 2019 – Oct 2021	13	3	3	7	23.08%
Mohamed Meraneh Hassan	Oct 2021 – present	6	1	0	5	25.00%

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Sudan on 23 and 27 March 2022 respectively.[6]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2022, after the match against South Sudan.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Innocent Mbonihankuye	(1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 26)	19	0	AS Port
1GK	Omar Mahamoud	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Dikhil
1GK	Yahya Houssein	(2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 20)	0	0	AS Port

2DF	Ali Youssouf Farada	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 27)	22	1	Dikhil
2DF	Ibrahim Aden Warsama	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 24)	15	1	AS Port
2DF	Yabe Siad Isman	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 24)	15	1	Arta Solar 7
2DF	Moussa Araita	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 25)	6	0	Dikhil
2DF	Ibrahim Ali Mohamed	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Arta Solar 7
2DF	Moustapha Abdi Osman	(1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 30)	1	0	Garde Républicaine FC

3MF	Warsama Hassan	(1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 23)	16	1	Arta Solar 7
3MF	Saleh Bourhan Hassan	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 25)	11	0	AS Port
3MF	Youssouf Abdi Ahmed	(1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 25)	7	1	ASAS Djibouti Télécom
3MF	Ahmed Youssouf	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 24)	7	0	AS Port
3MF	Mogueh Idriss	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22)	2	0	AS Arta/Solar7
3MF	Fahmi Moussa	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 26)	2	0	AS Arta/Solar7
3MF	Samatar Mohamed	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 27)	1	0	Garde Républicaine FC

4FW	Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 26)	22	6	Arta Solar 7
4FW	Hamza Abdi Idleh	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 30)	20	2	FC Dikhil
4FW	Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh	(1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 31)	19	0	Arta Solar 7
4FW	Mohamed Fouad Mohamed	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 22)	12	0	AS Port
4FW	Samuel Akinbinu	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 23)	9	2	Arta Solar 7
4FW	Omar Abdallah	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Garde Républicaine

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nasradine Abdi Aptidon	(1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 28)	2	0	AS Port	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
GK	Bilal Ahmed Hassan	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 29)	3	0	Gendarmerie Nationale FC	v. Niger; 6 September 2021

DF	Daoud Wais	(1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 35)	34	1	Arta Solar 7	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
DF	Mohamed Bourhan Mohamed	(1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 31)	16	0	AS Port	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
DF	Aptidon Daher		1	0	ACS Hayableh	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
DF	Youssouf Batio Mohamed	(1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 30)	18	0	AS Port	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
DF	Warsama Aden	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 24)	14	0	AS Port	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
DF	Abdoulkader Djama	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 28)	12	1	Dikhil	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
DF	Abass Fouad Abdourahman	(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 23)	8	0	ASAS Djibouti Télécom	v. Niger; 6 September 2021

MF	Fouad Moussa	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 29)	15	1	Arta Solar 7	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
MF	Radwan Ahad Daher	(1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 25)	3	0	ASAS Djibouti Télécom	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
MF	Omar Elmi Aboubaker	(1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 31)	15	0	Garde Républicaine	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
MF	Haroun Mohamed	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 24)	4	1	URS Centre	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
MF	Yonis Moussa Dirir	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 25)	2	0	AS Port

FW	Mourad Abdulkader	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Arta Solar 7	v. Burkina Faso; 11 October 2021
FW	Anas Farah Ali	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 22)	3	1	Moss	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
FW	Ahmed Youssouf Omar	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 24)	6	0	AS Port	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
FW	Sabri Ali	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 22)	7	0	Dikhil	v. Niger; 6 September 2021
FW	Kenedid Abdoulaziz Mohamed	(2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 19)	4	0	Dikhil	v. Niger; 6 September 2021

Player records

As of 27 March 2022[7]

Players in bold are still active with Djibouti.

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Daoud Wais	34	1	2008–present
2	Daher Mohamed Kadar	33	1	2006–2017
3	Guedi Hassan	23	0	2007–2016
4	Ali Youssouf Farada	22	1	2017–present
4	Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh	22	6	2016–present
6	Hamza Abdi Idleh	20	2	2016–present
7	Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh	19	0	2016–present
7	Innocent Mbonihankuye	19	0	2019–present
9	Youssouf Batio Mohamed	18	0	2016–present
10	Mohamed Liban	17	2	2008–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh	6	22	0.27	2016–present
2	Ahmed Daher	3	13	0.23	2007–2009
3	Ahmed Daoud	2	3	0.67	2011
	Abdourahman Okieh Hadi	2	3	0.67	2005–2006
	Arid Ahmed Mohamed	2	5	0.4	1999–2000
	Samuel Akinbinu	2	9	0.22	2021–present
	Mohamed Liban	2	17	0.12	2008–2015
	Hamza Abdi Idleh	2	20	0.1	2016–present

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Appearances: 0									Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of France								Part of France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Did not enter								Declined participation
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	10
2006	Did not enter								Declined participation
2010	Did not qualify								7	1	0	6	3	30
2014									2	0	0	2	0	8
2018									2	0	0	2	1	8
2022									8	1	1	6	6	30
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/22							21	2	2	17	12	86

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1896 – 1976	Part of France (FRA)
1980	Did not enter
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2016
2020
Total		0/27

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1976	Part of France
1978 to 1992	Not affiliated to CAF
1994	Did not enter
1996
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Withdrew
2006	Did not enter
2008	Withdrew
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2013
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined
Total		0/34

All-Africa Games

All-Africa Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	Part of France (FRA)
1973	Part of France (FRA)
1978	Did not enter
1987	Withdrew during qualification
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019	To be determined
Total		0/11

Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2014	Did not enter
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Withdrew during qualifying
2020	Banned
2022	Did not qualify
Total		0/7

CECAFA Cup

CECAFA Cup record
Appearances: 10
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Part of France
1974
1975
1976
1977	Did not enter
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1994	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	9
1995	Did not enter
1996	Did not enter
1999	Group Stage	11th	2	0	0	2	2	6
2000		8th	4	0	1	3	4	15
2001		11th	3	0	0	3	3	17
2002	Did not enter
2003
2004
2005	Group Stage	10th	4	0	0	4	2	18
2006		11th	3	0	0	3	0	10
2007		8th	3	0	0	3	2	19
2008		10th	4	0	1	3	2	13
2009		12th	3	0	0	3	0	13
2010	Did not enter
2011	Group Stage	11th	3	0	0	3	2	10
2012	Did not enter
2013	Did not enter
2014	Not held
2015	Group Stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	9
2016	Not held
2017	Did not enter
2019	Group Stage	6th	4	1	1	2	3	8
Total	0 Titles	12/39	35	1	3	35	22	147

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record									Arab Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Part of France								Part of France
1964
1966
1985	Did not enter								Did not enter
1988
1992
1998
2002
2009	Did not qualify ¹								2	0	0	2	3	8
2012	Did not enter								Did not enter
2021	Did not qualified								1	0	0	1	0	1
Total		0/9							3	0	0	3	3	9

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Part of France (FRA)
1957
1961
1965
1976
1985	Did not enter
1992
1997
1999
2004	No tournament
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
Total		0/11

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"Djibouti". National Football Teams.

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Football in Djibouti

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National teams

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