Chad national football team

Chad

Nickname(s)	Les Sao
Association	Fédération Tchadienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Moudou Kouta
Captain	Ezechiel N'Douassel
Home stadium	Stade Nacional
FIFA code	CHA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	153 2 (10 August 2017)
Highest	97 (April 2016)
Lowest	190 (June–September 1997)
Elo ranking
Current	149 (7 May 2017)
Highest	120 (28 April 1990)
Lowest	150 (8 November 1999)
First international
Chad 2–2 Niger (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 25, 1961)
Biggest win
Chad 5–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Gabon; June 29, 1976)
Biggest defeat
Unofficial France Amateur 14–0 Chad (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 27, 1961) Official Congo 11–0 Chad (Congo; March 28, 1964)

The Chad national football team, nicknamed Sao, represents Chad in international football. The team is controlled by the Fédération Tchadienne de Football, the governing body for football in the country, and has been coached by Modou Kouta. The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals or Africa Cup of Nations. Home matches are played at the Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stadium, capacity 30,000.

History

The Chad football federation (FTFA) was founded in 1962, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1988.

Chad's national football team didn't play a big role in world football until the 1990s. They didn't enter any qualifiers for Continental or World Cups until the early 1990s when they played their first qualifying matches for the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Senegal. Until then, they played mostly friendly matches and minor cups, mostly with African teams.

The national team had a difficult start − the first match they ever played was in the L'Amitié Tournament, which took place in Senegal in 1963, and it was a 2–1 defeat to Liberia. Soon after, they suffered a 6–2 loss to Dahomey (now Benin).

They eventually found some success, defeating Sao Tome e Principe 5–0 in 1976. Notable players from that era include Nabatingue Toko, who played with French clubs from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.

Chad produced one of the most popular African players in Europe, Japhet N'Doram, who played as a striker for French club Nantes from 1991 to 1997. He played 137 matches for Nantes and scored 73 goals. He was also a member of the national football team, playing 36 matches and scoring 13 goals. He finished his career in AS Monaco in 1998 following a persistent injury sustained during a match against Nantes.

The Chad national football team never qualified for either the Africa Cup of Nations or World Cup. They participated in World Cup qualifiers 3 times, starting in 2000 when they were eliminated in the first round by Liberia, losing 0–1 at home, and playing 0–0 away. They were coached by Marcel Mao. Their next attempt was in 2003, under Yann Djim, but they were eliminated by Angola. They won their first match at home 3–1 when Francis Oumar Belonga scored a hat trick, but lost their away match 2–0, thus failing to go to next phase. Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup brought more matches because they played in a group phase together with Mali, Sudan and Congo. They finished at the bottom of the group, with 6 points (2 wins, 4 losses). In Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, they made 4 attempts without success.

In the qualifying competition for the 2014 World Cup, Chad faced Tanzania in a first-round playoff. Tanzania advanced despite shockingly losing 1–0 at home at Dar es Salaam's National Stadium. The Taifa Stars were tipped for an emphatic victory over the visitors, having won the first-leg 2–1 in N'Djamena. Chad stunned the home side three minutes after the break when Mahamat Ahmat Labo struck to silence the home crowd. But Tanzania managed to progress to the next round thanks to the away goals rule as they were tied 2–2 on aggregate.

Chad played against Malawi in qualifiers for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Chad won the first leg match 3:2, but Malawi beat Chad 2:0 in Blantyre to qualify for the final qualifying round with an aggregate score of 4:3.

In qualifiers for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Malawi was the opponent once again. Malawi won 2–0 in the first leg at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre but they lost 3–1 in Chad for the game to end three all on aggregate. The Flames went through on away goals rule. Forward Robin Ngalande turned into a savior for Malawi national team when he came off the bench to score a crucial goal in a 3–1 loss at Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stadium in N'Djamena.

Les Sao had a disappointing start into their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, losing 2-0 in Nigeria and slumping to a 5-1 defeat at home against Egypt. But it was then that things took a turn for the better, as coach Moudou Kouta, who was in charge of the side on an interim basis, took the team to an unexpected victory against Sierra Leone in the first round of the World Cup qualifiers. Les Sao won 1-0 at home and even though they were beaten 2-1 in the return leg, they advanced to the second round of the qualifiers on away goals.

At that time, it was inaccurately reported in the media that Cameroon's legend Rigobert Song had replaced Kouta, but even though the former Indomitable Lions star confirmed that he was in discussions with Chad officials, he said that nothing was ever finalised. Yaya thus led the team for their next matches as well and again he achieved considerable success as they managed to beat Gabon 1-0 in the 2016 African Nations Championship qualifiers. Although they were knocked out 2-1 on aggregate, it was another step forward.

Chad's most popular players today are Rodrigue Ninga, Ezechiel N'Douassel, Marius Mbaiam, Leger Djime, Mahamat Labbo, and Karl Max Barthelemy.

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2002 to 2018 – Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1990 – Did not enter
• 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1996 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 – Did not qualify
• 2002 – Did not enter
• 2004 to 2008 – Did not qualify
• 2010 – Disqualified in qualifying round
• 2012 to 2015 – Did not qualify
• 2017 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 2019 – Banned

Achievements

CEMAC Cup :

• Winner: 2014
• 1 Time Runners-up

UDEAC Championship :

• 2 Time Runners-up

Recent Chad Results

Chad v Yemen

15 April 2014 Friendly	Chad	0–0	Yemen	Doha, Qatar
		Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Malawi v Chad

Chad v Malawi

Morocco v Chad

5 September 2014 Friendly	Morocco	3–0	Chad	El Jadida, Morocco
	Salaheddine Aqqal  7' Hamza Abourazzouk  21' (pen.) Zakaria Hadraf  52'			Stadium: Stade El Abdi

Congo v Chad

4 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup	Congo	1–1	Chad	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
	Arci Biassadila Mouanga  45+1'	Report	Ninga  33'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Gabon v Chad

7 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup	Gabon	0–1	Chad	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
		Report	Ninga  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

Equatorial Guinea v Chad

9 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup	Equatorial Guinea	0–2	Chad	Equatorial Guinea
		Report	Djimrangar  48' Ninga  86'	Referee: Béranger Woungui Antsagara (Gabon)

Chad v Congo

14 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup	Chad	3–2	Congo	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
	Léger Djimrangar Léger Djimrangar  15' Rodrigue Ninga  pen.'	Report	Hardy Binguila  44' (pen.) Constantine Chris Bakaki  75'	Stadium: Estadio de Bata Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

Chad v Guinea

Nigeria v Chad

13 June 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Nigeria	2–0	Chad	Kaduna, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1	Salami  62' Ighalo  79'	Report		Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Referee: Assoumane Moussa Gnali (Niger)

Chad v Egypt

6 September 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Chad	1–5	Egypt	N'Djamena, Chad
15:30 (UTC+1)	Haroun  37'	Report	Morsi  2', 25', 62' Salah  40' Kahraba  56'	Stadium: Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Chad v Egypt

14 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chad	1–0	Egypt	N'Djamena, Chad
15:30 (UTC+1)	N'Douassel  73'	Report		Stadium: Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya Referee: Anietie Udoh (Nigeria)

Players

Current squad

The following is the list of players for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Egypt, on 6 September 2015.

#	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club	Debut
Goalkeepers
1	Mbairamadji Dillah	(1985-09-18) 18 September 1985	Foullah Edifice	v. Malawi, 17 May 2014
16	Gerrard Diarra	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994	CotonTchad	N/A
22	Kodion Ange	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996	Metz B	N/A
Defenders
3	Morgan Betorangal	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988	MO Béjaïa	v. Egypt, 31 March 2012
5	Kévin Nicaise	(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985	Dender	v. Malawi, 29 February 2012
12	Beadoum Monde	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988	Gazelle	v. Nigeria, 13 June 2015
13	Rodrigue N'Doram	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987	Foullah Edifice FC	N/A
14	Constant Madtoingué	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994	CotonTchad	v. Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011
23	Massama Asselmo	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	Bitam	v. Niger, 19 June 2010
Midfielders
2	Léger Djimrangar	(1987-10-02) 2 October 1987	Foullah Edifice	v. Congo, 9 September 2007
4	Herman Doumnan	(1982-09-25) 25 September 1982	Gazelle	v. Togo, 17 November 2010
6	Nadjim Haroun	(1988-06-10) 10 June 1988	Tienen	v. Malawi, 16 June 2012
7	Hilaire Kédigui	(1982-09-19) 19 September 1982	Foullah Edifice	v. Congo, 8 October 2006
8	Azrack Mahamat	(1988-03-24) 24 March 1988	Trikala F.C.	v. Sudan, 6 September 2008
10	Marius Mbaiam	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987	Belfort	v. Angola, 12 October 2003
15	Sanaa Altama	(1990-07-23) 23 July 1990	LB Châteauroux	v. Egypt, 06 September 2015
20	Sylvain Idangar	(1984-03-08) 8 March 1984	AS Lyon-Duchère	v. Malawi, 17 May 2014
21	Blaise Tokou	?	Lyon B	N/A
Forwards
9	Karl Max Barthelemy	(1986-10-27) 27 October 1986	Difaâ El Jadidi	v. Benin, 22 February 2007
11	Ezechiel N'Douassel (captain)	(1988-04-22) 22 April 1988	Persib Bandung	v. Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2005
17	Mahamat Labbo	(1988-07-21) 21 July 1988	R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne	v. Botswana, 26 March 2011
18	Casimir Ninga	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	Montpellier	v. Tanzania, 11 November 2011

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Chad squad in the past and were not named in the above squad list for various reasons, but are still eligible for selection.

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club	Debut	Most Recent Callup
Goalkeepers
Mbaya II Brice	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986	Doha	v. Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011	v. Nigeria, 13 June 2015
Defenders
Natar Aldongar	(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992	Foullah Edifice	N/A	v. Nigeria, 13 June 2015
Cesar Abaya	(1984-10-12) 12 October 1984	Gazelle	v. Benin, 22 February 2007	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Mondésir Alladjim	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986	Foullah Edifice	v. Benin, 22 February 2007	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Jules Hamidou	(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987	Delémont	v. Mali, 11 October 2008	v. Malawi, 17 May 2014
Maigue Abbas	(1984-07-26) 26 July 1984	Gazelle	v. Tunisia, 11 August 2010	v. Yemen, 15 April 2014
Sylvain Ndoubam	(1987-03-14) 14 March 1987	Elect-Sport	v. Botswana, 26 March 2011	v. Central African Republic, 13 December 2013
Armand Djérabé	(1980-09-11) 11 September 1980	CotonTchad	v. Sudan, 26 July 2002	v. Central African Republic, 13 December 2013
Midfielders
Yaya Kerim	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991	Renaissance	v. Niger, 19 June 2010	v. Guinea, 6 June 2015
Ferdinand Gassina	(1992-11-13) 13 November 1992	Mangasport	v. Togo, 17 November 2010	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassan Hissein	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992	Foullah Edifice	v. Togo, 17 November 2010	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Forwards
Esaie Djikoloum	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991	CotonTchad	v. South Africa, 2 June 2007	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassane Brahim	(1989-11-13) 13 November 1989	Elect-Sport	v. Yemen, 15 April 2014	v. Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassane Minandi	(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994	Foullah Edifice	v. Congo, 11 December 2013	v. Yemen, 15 April 2014

Head-to-head records against other countries

As of June 01, 2014

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Algeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
Angola	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Botswana	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Cameroon	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2
Central African Republic	7	3	1	3	9	11	−2
Congo	13	3	4	6	11	20	−9
Egypt	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8
Equatorial Guinea	7	4	2	1	8	3	+5
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Gabon	10	2	3	5	12	18	−6
Guinea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Niger	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Liberia	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Libya	4	1	0	3	5	10	−5
Malawi	6	2	1	3	10	15	−5
Mali	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2
Namibia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
South Africa	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Sudan	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7
Tunisia	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8
Uganda	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Tanzania	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Togo	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Yemen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Zambia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
29 Countries	93	22	24	47	88	151	−63

List of coaches

• Vasily Sokolov (1968–1970)
• Viktor Sokolov (1967–1968, 1970–1971)
• Anzor Kavazashvili (1976–1977)
• Moussaro Gongolo (1998)
• Yann Djim Ngarlendana (1998)
• Douba Djibrine (1999)
• Marcel Mao (2000)
• Jean Paul Akono (2002–2003)
• Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2003)
• Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2005, 2006 )
• Oumar Mahamat a.k.a. Modou Kouta (2006)
• Natoltiga Okalah (2006 – 2007 )
• Mahamat Adoum (2007)
• Natoltiga Okalah (2008)
• Sherif El-Khashab (2009–2011)
• Moudou Kouta (September 2011 – December 2013)
• Emmanuel Trégoat (March 2014 – October 2015)
• Rigobert Song (October 2015 – November 2015)
• Moudou Kouta (November 2015–present)

External links

• Fédération Tchadienne de Football (in French)
• Chad at africansoccerunion.com
• http://tchadsport.centerblog.net/