Central African Republic national football team

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 (46)
Top scorer	Hilaire Momi (10)
Home stadium	Barthélémy Boganda Stadium
FIFA code	CTA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	124 1 (16 September 2021)
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)
Biggest win
	Ubangi-Shari 5–1 French Cameroon ; (Ubangi-Shari; unknown date 1956)
Biggest defeat
	Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic ; (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 27, 1961)

The Central African Republic national football team, 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.^[4]^[5]

Results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss

2020[]

13 November 2021 AFCONQ	Morocco	4–1	Central African Republic	showCasablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Hakimi 10' Ziyech 31' (pen.), 34' Aboukhlal 64'	Report	Mafouta 25'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V, Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

17 November 2021 AFCONQ	Central African Republic	0–2	Morocco	showDouala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Ziyech 39' En-Nesyri 90+1'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification^{[note 1]} Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

2021[]

26 March 2021 AFCONQ	Burundi	2–2	Central African Republic	showBujumbura, Burundi
15:00 UTC+2	Ntibazonkiza 59' Nduwarugira 80'	Report	Mafouta 40', 53'	Stadium: Intwari Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

30 March 2021 AFCONQ	Central African Republic	0–1	Mauritania	showBangui, Central African Republic
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Kamara 45+4'	Stadium: Barthélemy Boganda Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

4 June Friendly	Rwanda	2–0	Central African Republic	showKigali, Rwanda
	A. Rwatubyaye 40' J. Tuyisenge 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade Amahoro Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

7 June Friendly	Rwanda	5-0	Central African Republic	showKigali, Rwanda
	Hakizimana 4' 45' 68', 86' Nshuti 77'			Stadium: Stade Amahoro

1 September 2022 World Cup qualification	Central African Republic	1–1	Cape Verde	showDouala, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1	Toropité 53'	Report	J. Tavares 36'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

6 September 2022 World Cup qualification	Central African Republic	0–1	Liberia	showDouala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC±0		Report	Sherman 86'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

5 October 2022 World Cup qualification

Nigeria

v

Central African Republic

9 October 2022 World Cup qualification

Central African Republic

v

Nigeria

10 November 2022 World Cup qualification

Cape Verde

v

Central African Republic

13 November 2022 World Cup qualification

Central African Republic

v

Liberia

Coaching history[]

Jules Accorsi (2010–2012)
Herve Lougoundji (2012–2014, caretaker)
Raoul Savoy (2014–2015)
(2015)
Herve Lougoundji (2015–2017)
Raoul Savoy (2017–2019)
François Zahoui (2019–2021)
Raoul Savoy (2021–)^[7]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) matches against Cape Verde on 1 September and Liberia on 6 September 2021.

Caps and goals as of 2 September 2021, after the match vs. Cape Verde.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Prince Samolah	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 36)	10	0	EFC5 de Bangui

2	2DF	Saint-Cyr Ngam Ngam	(1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 28)	24	0	DFC8
3	2DF	Flory Yangao	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 19)	6	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
4	2DF	Salif Kéïta	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31)	28	3	SCAF Tocages
5	2DF	Sadock Ndobé	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 23)	8	0	AS Tempête Mocaf
12	2DF	Sidney Dambakizi	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Anges de Fatima
17	2DF	Gisbert Zarambaud	(1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Jura Sud
20	2DF	Thibault Ban	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 25)	3	0	Anges de Fatima
21	2DF	Peter Guinari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Pipinsried

6	3MF	Melky Ndokomandji	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
7	3MF	Tresór Toropité	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 27)	10	2	AS Tempête Mocaf
8	3MF	Junior Gourrier	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 29)	6	0	DFC8
13	3MF		(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 18)	1	0	Anges de Fatima
14	3MF	Amorese Dertin	(1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 30)	10	0	AS Pélican
18	3MF	Jospin Gaopandia	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Anges de Fatima
25	3MF	Freeman Niamathé	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Anges de Fatima

9	4FW		(2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 18)	1	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
11	4FW		(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 20)	3	0	DFC8
15	4FW	Georgino M'Vondo	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Gueugnon
19	4FW	Ruben Kokolo	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Paris 13 Atletico
24	4FW	Axel Urie	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Créteil
26	4FW	Arnaud Tattevin	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Paris
27	4FW	Karl Namnganda	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Les Herbiers

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
MF	Geoffrey Kondogbia	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 28)	9	1	Atlético Madrid	v. Rwanda; 7 June, 2021

FW	Foxi Kéthévoama	(1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 35)	47	8	Balıkesirspor	v. Burundi; 30 March, 2021
FW	Louis Mafouta	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 27)	16	6	Neuchâtel Xamax	v. Burundi; 30 March, 2021
FW	Toussaint Gombe-Fei	(2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 (age 19)	1	0		v. Burundi; 30 March, 2021
^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 4 June 2021^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Central African Republic.

Most Caps
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Foxi Kéthévoama	47	8	2002–
2	Franklin Anzité	37	0	2010–2019
3	Geoffrey Lembet	36	0	2010–
4	Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni	32	2	2011–2018
5	Hilaire Momi	31	10	2007–2018
6	Eloge Enza Yamissi	29	1	2010–
7	Salif Kéïta	28	3	2007–
7	Vianney Mabidé	28	5	2010–
9		22	0	2007–2013
9	Saint-Cyr Ngam Ngam	22	0	2015–

Top Goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Hilaire Momi	10	31	0.32	2007–2018
2	Foxi Kéthévoama	8	47	0.17	2002–
3	Louis Mafouta	6	16	0.25	2017–
4	Vianney Mabidé	5	28	0.18	2010–
5	Junior Gourrier	4	22	0.18	2007–
6	Salif Kéïta	3	28	0.11	2007–
7	David Manga	2	15	0.07	2010–2018
7	Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni	2	32	0.06	2011–2018

Competitive record[]

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	Withdrew								Withdrew
2014	Did not qualify								6	1	0	5	5	12
2018	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	5
2022	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	2	2	6	11	19

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	To be determined
Total	–	0/33	–	–	–	–	–	–

Head-to-head record[]

As of 17 November 2020 after match against Morocco^[9]

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[]

^ Central African Republic played home game in Cameroon due to their home stadium, Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, did not meet CAF standard.^[6]

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Barrie Courtney. "Central African Republic – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Éliminatoires CAN 2019: La liste des 23 fauves pour affronter la Guinée". Centrafrique Football (in French). Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ "CAR national football team 2018". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.
^ "Sport sur 24matins.fr".
^ "Savoy return for third stint with the CAR". cafonline. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Central African Republic - Record International Players". RSSSF.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Central African Republic". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

External links[]

centrafriquefootball
Central African Republic at FIFA.com

[CTA-7] Central African Republic played home game in Cameroon due to their home stadium, Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, did not meet CAF standard.^[6]

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[2] Barrie Courtney. "Central African Republic – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[elim-4] "Éliminatoires CAN 2019: La liste des 23 fauves pour affronter la Guinée". Centrafrique Football (in French). Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

[car-5] "CAR national football team 2018". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.

[6] "Sport sur 24matins.fr".

[8] "Savoy return for third stint with the CAR". cafonline. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[9] Mamrud, Roberto. "Central African Republic - Record International Players". RSSSF.

[10] "World Football Elo Ratings: Central African Republic". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
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