Central African Republic national under-20 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
Captain	Marc Yapéndé
Home stadium	Barthélémy Boganda Stadium
FIFA code	CTA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Central African Republic 1–1 Gabon ; (Bangui Central African Republic; 13 August 1990)
Biggest win
	Central African Republic 2–1 ; (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 17 December 2020)
Biggest defeat
	Cameroon 5–1 Central African Republic ; (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 23 July, 2010)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
Best result	DNQ
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 1990)
Best result	Quarter finals: 2019
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Runners-up (2020)

The Central African Republic national under-20 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.^[1] Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

History[]

The Central Africa Republic under-20 national football team isn't much strong like others neighbors countries youth teams. They doesn't play much matches yet. The first ever glory of the team qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The team has finished their journey till Quarter-finals. Nowadays the football governing body of the country trying to make their age levels teams strong so that can give the some future star players for the age levels and national teams.

Players[]

The following squad was selected recently finished 2021 CAF U-20 Cup of Nations.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK		(2002-02-06)February 6, 2002 (aged 19)
2	4FW	Toussaint Gombe-Fei	(2001-11-01)November 1, 2001 (aged 19)
3	2DF	Flory Jean Michael Yangao	(2002-01-13)January 13, 2002 (aged 19)	Olympic Real de Bangui
4	3MF		(2002-05-23)May 23, 2002 (aged 18)	SCAF Tocages
5	2DF		(2002-10-07)October 7, 2002 (aged 18)
6	2DF		(2002-12-03)December 3, 2002 (aged 18)	DFC 8ème Arrondissement
7	4FW	Isaac Ngoma	(2002-12-09)December 9, 2002 (aged 18)
8	3MF		(2003-01-19)January 19, 2003 (aged 18)
9	4FW		(2002-12-11)December 11, 2002 (aged 18)	Olympic Real de Bangui
10	3MF		(2001-06-11)June 11, 2001 (aged 19)	Toulouse
11	4FW		(2003-06-12)June 12, 2003 (aged 17)
12	2DF		(2002-08-20)August 20, 2002 (aged 18)	Olympic Real de Bangui
13	3MF		(2001-06-20)June 20, 2001 (aged 19)	Olympic Real de Bangui
14	4FW		(2003-01-15)January 15, 2003 (aged 18)	EA Guingamp
15	4FW		(2002-05-16)May 16, 2002 (aged 18)	SCAF Tocages
16	1GK		(2001-10-24)October 24, 2001 (aged 19)
17	3MF		(2001-10-20)October 20, 2001 (aged 19)
18	3MF		(2002-12-31)December 31, 2002 (aged 18)	AS Tempête Mocaf
19	3MF		(2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (aged 17)	DFC 8ème Arrondissement
20	2DF		(2003-05-01)May 1, 2003 (aged 17)	Les Anges de Fatima
21	3MF		(2003-11-28)November 28, 2003 (aged 17)	SCAF Tocages
22	1GK		(2004-01-07)January 7, 2004 (aged 17)	Olympic Real de Bangui
23	4FW		(2002-08-01)August 1, 2002 (aged 18)	SCAF Tocages
24	4FW		(2002-08-17)August 17, 2002 (aged 18)
25	4FW		(2002-07-02)July 2, 2002 (aged 18)
26	4FW		(2003-05-03)May 3, 2003 (aged 17)	Adana Demirspor
27	4FW		(2002-01-11)January 11, 2002 (aged 19)	SO Cholet

Recent fixtures & results[]

2020[]

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification		Cancelled	Central African Republic	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
13:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Estadio de Malabo

22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification	Central African Republic	0–3	Cameroon	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
15:00 UTC+1		Report	33' 64', 76'	Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

2021[]

15 February 2021 (2021-02-15) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Namibia	1–1	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00 UTC+1	81'	Report	Yangao 53'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Burkina Faso	3–1	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00 UTC+1	45+2' 55' 63'	Report	Ngoma 32'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Tunisia	1–2	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
20:00 UTC+1	Labidi 24' (pen.)	Report	Gombe-Fei 5' 6'	Stadium: Stade Olympique (Nouakchott) Referee: Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)

Competitive records[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977–2019	Did not qualify

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations[]

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977–2019	Did not qualify
2021	Quarter-finals	3	0	0	3	1	8
Total	1/16	4	1	1	1	4	8

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

UNIFFAC U-20 Cup[]

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	4
Total	1/1	2	1		1	2	4

References[]

^ "Football development highlighted in visit to Central African Republic". Africa News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Central African Republic U-20 football team profile, statistics, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Central African Republic U-20 football team statistics, squad, photos, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Central African Republic stun Tunisia, both qualify to AFCON U-20 Quarters". Cafonline. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Central African Republic U-20". Tribuna. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Central African Republic team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External Links[]

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[1] "Football development highlighted in visit to Central African Republic". Africa News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[2] "Central African Republic U-20 football team profile, statistics, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[3] "Central African Republic U-20 football team statistics, squad, photos, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[4] "Central African Republic stun Tunisia, both qualify to AFCON U-20 Quarters". Cafonline. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[5] "Central African Republic U-20". Tribuna. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[6] "Central African Republic team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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