Chad national football team
Nickname(s) | Les Sao | ||
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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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current |
174 | ||
Highest | 97 (April 2016) | ||
Lowest | 190 (June–September 1997) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current |
147 | ||
Highest | 115 (26 April 1991) | ||
Lowest | 153 (8 November 1999) | ||
First international | |||
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; December 25, 1961) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Gabon; June 29, 1976) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Unofficial (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; December 27, 1961) Official (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.
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.[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 the World Cup. They participated in the World Cup qualifiers three 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 the next phase. The 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 six points (two wins and four losses). In the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, they made four 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 the qualifiers for the 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 the qualifiers for the 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 qualifying campaign for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, losing 2−0 to 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 qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. 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 qualifiers for the 2016 African Nations Championship. 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
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 |
Africa Cup of Nations record
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Disqualified in qualifying round | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||
Banned from competition | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | − | 0/31 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Achievements
- CEMAC Cup :
- Winner: 2014
- 1 Time Runners-up
- UDEAC Championship :
- 2 Time Runners-up
Recent Chad Results
17 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Malawi |
2–0 | Blantyre, Malawi | |
Mhango Mhango |
Report | Stadium: Kamuzu Stadium |
31 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Chad |
3–1 | N'Djamena, Chad | |
Ndouassel Ninga Ndouassel |
Report | Mhango |
Stadium: Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya |
5 September 2014 Friendly | Morocco |
3–0 | El Jadida, Morocco | |
Salaheddine Aqqal Hamza Abourazzouk Zakaria Hadraf |
Stadium: Stade El Abdi |
4 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup | Congo |
1–1 | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
Arci Biassadila Mouanga |
Report | Ninga |
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic) |
7 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup | Gabon |
0–1 | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
Report | Ninga |
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon) |
9 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup | Equatorial Guinea |
0–2 | Equatorial Guinea | |
Report | Djimrangar Ninga |
Referee: Béranger Woungui Antsagara (Gabon) |
14 December 2014 2014 CEMAC Cup | Chad |
3–2 | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
Léger Djimrangar Léger Djimrangar Rodrigue Ninga |
Report | Hardy Binguila Constantine Chris Bakaki |
Stadium: Estadio de Bata Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon) |
6 June 2015 Friendly | Chad |
2–1 | Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France | |
Ezechiel Ndouassel Florentin Pogba (o.g.) |
Report | Abdoulaye Cissé |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Leu-la-Forêt |
13 June 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Nigeria |
2–0 | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
16:00 UTC+1 | Salami Ighalo |
Report | Stadium: Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Referee: Assoumane Moussa Gnali (Niger) |
6 September 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | Chad |
1–5 | N'Djamena, Chad | |
15:30 (UTC+1) | Haroun |
Report | Morsi Salah Kahraba |
Stadium: Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast) |
14 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chad |
1–0 | N'Djamena, Chad | |
15:30 (UTC+1) | N'Douassel |
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.[7]
# | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club | Debut | |||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Mbairamadji Dillah | 18 September 1985 | v. | ||||
16 | Gerrard Diarra | 11 October 1994 | N/A | ||||
22 | Kodion Ange | 14 September 1996 | N/A | ||||
Defenders | |||||||
3 | Morgan Betorangal | 25 August 1988 | v. | ||||
5 | Kévin Nicaise | 17 April 1985 | v. | ||||
12 | Beadoum Monde | 1 January 1988 | v. | ||||
13 | Rodrigue N'Doram | 25 November 1987 | N/A | ||||
14 | Constant Madtoingué | 23 September 1994 | v. | ||||
23 | Massama Asselmo | 1 June 1990 | v. | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||
2 | Léger Djimrangar | 2 October 1987 | v. | ||||
4 | Herman Doumnan | 25 September 1982 | v. | ||||
6 | Nadjim Haroun | 10 June 1988 | v. | ||||
7 | Hilaire Kédigui | 19 September 1982 | v. | ||||
8 | Azrack Mahamat | 24 March 1988 | v. | ||||
10 | Marius Mbaiam | 1 July 1987 | v. | ||||
15 | Sanaa Altama | 23 July 1990 | v. | ||||
20 | Sylvain Idangar | 8 March 1984 | v. | ||||
21 | Blaise Tokou | ? | N/A | ||||
Forwards | |||||||
9 | Karl Max Barthelemy | 27 October 1986 [11] | v. | ||||
11 | Ezechiel N'Douassel (captain) | 22 April 1988 | v. | ||||
17 | Mahamat Labbo | 21 July 1988 | v. | ||||
18 | Casimir Ninga | 17 May 1993 | v. |
Head-to-head records against other countries
As of June 01, 2014
Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Differential |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | |
13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | |
29 Countries | 94 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 89 | 151 | −64 |
List of coaches
Vasily Sokolov (1968–1970) Viktor Sokolov (1967–1968, 1970–1971) Anzor Kavazashvili (1976–1977) - Moussaro Gongolo (1998)[15]
Yann Djim Ngarlendana (1998)[16] Douba Djibrine (1999)[17] Marcel Mao (2000) Jean Paul Akono (2002–2003) Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2003) Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2005,[18] 2006 [19]) Oumar Mahamat a.k.a. Modou Kouta (2006) Natoltiga Okalah (2006 – 2007[20] ) Mahamat Adoum (2007) [21] Natoltiga Okalah (2008) Sherif El-Khashab (2009–2011) Moudou Kouta (September 2011 – December 2013) [22] Emmanuel Trégoat (March 2014 – October 2015)[12] Rigobert Song (October 2015 – November 2015) Moudou Kouta (November 2015–present)
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- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Chad". ELO. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ "Football : Japhet N'Doram". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ↑ "Malawi rallies to beat Chad in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers - Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi".
- ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Chad-Sierra Leone - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Sierra Leone-Chad - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
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- ↑ "Ligue des champions : les équipes tchadiennes éliminées". 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Marius Mbaiam". www.national-football-teams.com.
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- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Casimir Ninga". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Chad v Congo, 02 August 1998".
- ↑ "Congo v Chad, 16 August 1998".
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