Chad national football team

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Chad
Shirt badge/Association crest
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[1]
Home stadium Stade Nacional
FIFA code CHA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 151 Increase 3 (6 July 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[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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[5] at home and even though they were beaten 2-1[6] 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[edit]

World Cup record[edit]

African Nations Cup record[edit]

  • 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[edit]

CEMAC Cup :
  • Winner: 2014
  • 1 Time Runners-up
UDEAC Championship :
  • 2 Time Runners-up

Recent Chad Results[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following is the list of players for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Egypt, on 6 September 2015.[7]

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Debut
Goalkeepers
1 Mbairamadji Dillah (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 31) Chad Foullah Edifice v.  Malawi, 17 May 2014
16 Gerrard Diarra (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 22) Chad CotonTchad N/A
22 Kodion Ange (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 20) France Metz B[8] N/A
Defenders
3 Morgan Betorangal (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 28) Algeria MO Béjaïa v.  Egypt, 31 March 2012
5 Kévin Nicaise (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 32) Belgium Dender v.  Malawi, 29 February 2012
12 Beadoum Monde (1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 29) Chad Gazelle v.  Nigeria, 13 June 2015
13 Rodrigue N'Doram (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 29) Chad Foullah Edifice FC N/A
14 Constant Madtoingué (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 22) Chad CotonTchad v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011
23 Massama Asselmo (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 27) Gabon Bitam v.  Niger, 19 June 2010
Midfielders
2 Léger Djimrangar (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 29) Chad Foullah Edifice[9] v.  Congo, 9 September 2007
4 Herman Doumnan (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 34) Chad Gazelle v.  Togo, 17 November 2010
6 Nadjim Haroun (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 29) Belgium Tienen v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
7 Hilaire Kédigui (1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 34) Chad Foullah Edifice[10] v.  Congo, 8 October 2006
8 Azrack Mahamat (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 29) Greece Trikala F.C. v.  Sudan, 6 September 2008
10 Marius Mbaiam (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 30) France Belfort[11] v.  Angola, 12 October 2003
15 Sanaa Altama (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 27) France LB Châteauroux v.  Egypt, 06 September 2015
20 Sylvain Idangar (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 33) France AS Lyon-Duchère v.  Malawi, 17 May 2014
21 Blaise Tokou  ? France Lyon B N/A
Forwards
9 Karl Max Barthelemy (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 30) [12] Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi[13] v.  Benin, 22 February 2007
11 Ezechiel N'Douassel (captain) (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 29) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv[14] v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2005
17 Mahamat Labbo (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 29) Belgium R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne v.  Botswana, 26 March 2011
18 Casimir Ninga (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 24) France Montpellier[15] v.  Tanzania, 11 November 2011

Recent callups[edit]

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 (age 31) Qatar Doha[16] v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011 v.  Nigeria, 13 June 2015
Defenders
Natar Aldongar (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 24) Chad Foullah Edifice N/A v.  Nigeria, 13 June 2015
Cesar Abaya (1984-10-12) 12 October 1984 (age 32) Chad Gazelle v.  Benin, 22 February 2007 v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Mondésir Alladjim (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 31) Chad Foullah Edifice v.  Benin, 22 February 2007 v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Jules Hamidou (1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 29) Switzerland Delémont v.  Mali, 11 October 2008[17] v.  Malawi, 17 May 2014[18]
Maigue Abbas (1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 32) Chad Gazelle v.  Tunisia, 11 August 2010[19] v.  Yemen, 15 April 2014
Sylvain Ndoubam (1987-03-14) 14 March 1987 (age 30) Chad Elect-Sport[20] v.  Botswana, 26 March 2011 v.  Central African Republic, 13 December 2013
Armand Djérabé (1980-09-11) 11 September 1980 (age 36) Chad CotonTchad[21] v.  Sudan, 26 July 2002 v.  Central African Republic, 13 December 2013
Midfielders
Yaya Kerim (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 25) Chad Renaissance[22] v.  Niger, 19 June 2010 v.  Guinea, 6 June 2015
Ferdinand Gassina (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 24) Gabon Mangasport[23] v.  Togo, 17 November 2010[24] v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassan Hissein (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 25) Chad Foullah Edifice v.  Togo, 17 November 2010 v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Forwards
Esaie Djikoloum (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 25) Chad CotonTchad[25] v.  South Africa, 2 June 2007 v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassane Brahim (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 27) Chad Elect-Sport v.  Yemen, 15 April 2014 v.  Congo, 14 December 2014
Hassane Minandi (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 22) Chad Foullah Edifice v.  Congo, 11 December 2013 v.  Yemen, 15 April 2014

Head-to-head records against other countries[edit]

As of June 01, 2014

List of coaches[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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