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	130 15 (19 November 2021)[1]
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)[2]
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.[3][4]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2021

26 March 2021 AFCONQ	Burundi	2–2	Central African Republic	Bujumbura, 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	Bangui, 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	Kigali, Rwanda
	A. Rwatubyaye 40' J. Tuyisenge 69'	Report		Stadium: Stade Amahoro Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

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

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

7 October 2022 World Cup qualification	Nigeria	0–1	Central African Republic	Lagos, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Namnganda 90+1'	Stadium: Teslim Balogun Stadium Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

10 October 2022 World Cup qualification	Central African Republic	0–2	Nigeria	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Balogun 29' Osimhen 45+1'	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

13 November 2022 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	2–1	Central African Republic	Mindelo, Cape Verde
15:00 UTC−1	J. Tavares 51' Stopira 75'	Report	Ngoma 11'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

16 November 2022 World Cup qualification	Liberia	3–1	Central African Republic	Tangier, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	Macauley 2' Wilson 8', 74'	Report	Ngoma 61'	Stadium: Stade Ibn Batouta Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traore (Ivory Coast)

Coaching history

Jules Accorsi (2010–2012)
Herve Lougoundji (2012–2014, caretaker)
Raoul Savoy (2014–2015)
Blaise Kopogo (2015)
Herve Lougoundji (2015–2017)
Raoul Savoy (2017–2019)
François Zahoui (2019–2021)
Raoul Savoy (2021–)[5]

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) matches against Cape Verde on 13 November and Liberia on 16 November 2021.[6]

Caps and goals as of 10 October 2021, after the match vs. Nigeria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Prince Samolah	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985	11	0	EFC5 de Bangui
22	1GK	Emmanuel Takolingba	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001	1	0	AS Tempête Mocaf

2	2DF	Saint-Cyr Ngam Ngam	(1993-01-27) 27 January 1993	28	0	DFC8
3	2DF	Flory Yangao	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002	10	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
5	2DF	Sadock Ndobé	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998	12	0	AS Tempête Mocaf
	2DF	Sidney Dambakizi	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996	2	0	Anges de Fatima
20	2DF	Thibault Ban	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996	7	0	Anges de Fatima
21	2DF	Peter Guinari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	6	0	Pipinsried
	2DF	Freeman Niamathé	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999	6	0	Anges de Fatima

6	3MF	Melky Ndokomandji	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997	5	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
7	3MF	Tresór Toropité	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994	13	2	AS Tempête Mocaf
8	3MF	Junior Gourrier	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992	22	4	DFC8
	3MF	Cyrus Stéphane Grengou	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997	2	0	SCAF Tocages
13	3MF	Isaac Ngoma	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002	5	2	Anges de Fatima
18	3MF	Jospin Gaopandia	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000	8	0	Anges de Fatima
19	3MF	Brad Pirioua	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000	1	0	Atlético Porcuna

15	4FW	Georgino M'Vondo	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997	8	0	Angoulême
10	4FW	Karl Namnganda	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996	5	1	Les Herbiers
11	4FW	Severin Tatolna	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002	0	0	Skellefteå

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	8	1	Atlético Madrid	v. Rwanda; 7 June, 2021

FW	Foxi Kéthévoama	(1986-05-30) 30 May 1986	47	8	Balıkesirspor	v. Burundi; 30 March, 2021
FW	Louis Mafouta	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994	16	6	Neuchâtel Xamax	v. Burundi; 30 March, 2021
FW	Toussaint Gombe-Fei	(2001-11-01) 1 November 2001	1	0	MFK Vyškov	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 10 October 2021[7]

Players in bold are still active with Central African Republic.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Foxi Kéthévoama	47	8	2002–present
2	Franklin Anzité	37	0	2010–2019
3	Geoffrey Lembet	36	0	2010–present
4	Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni	32	2	2011–2018
5	Hilaire Momi	31	10	2007–2018
6	Salif Kéïta	29	3	2007–present
6	Eloge Enza Yamissi	29	1	2010–present
8	Vianney Mabidé	28	5	2010–present
9	Saint-Cyr Ngam Ngam	27	0	2015–present
10	Junior Gourrier	22	4	2007–present
10	Romaric Lignanzi	22	0	2007–2013

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–present
3	Louis Mafouta	6	16	0.38	2017–present
4	Vianney Mabidé	5	28	0.18	2010–present
5	Junior Gourrier	4	22	0.18	2007–present
6	Salif Kéïta	3	29	0.1	2007–present
7	Tresór Toropité	2	13	0.15	2014–present
	David Manga	2	15	0.13	2010–2018
	Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni	2	32	0.06	2011–2018

Competitive record

FIFA 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									2	0	1	1	2	5
2022									6	1	1	4	4	9
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	2	2	12	12	30

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[8]

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

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Barrie Courtney. "Central African Republic – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
"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.
"Savoy return for third stint with the CAR". cafonline. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Maidou, Kizer. "RCA: le coach Raoul Savoy convoque 24 fauves pour les éliminatoires du mondial 2022". Ndjoni Sango. Retrieved 16 November 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

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Central African Republic at FIFA.com

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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

[elim-3] "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-4] "CAR national football team 2018". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.

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

[6] Maidou, Kizer. "RCA: le coach Raoul Savoy convoque 24 fauves pour les éliminatoires du mondial 2022". Ndjoni Sango. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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

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

National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia Western Sahara
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Central African Football Federations' Union
International competitions	CEMAC Cup UNIFFAC Cup UNIFAC Cup (defunct)
Club competitions	UNIFFAC Clubs Cup (defunct)
Members	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo São Tomé and Príncipe
National teams	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Republic of the Congo São Tomé and Príncipe