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Central African Republic national football team
Men's association football team
Men's association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Central African Republic |
| Badge_size | 160px |
| Nickname | Les Fauves |
| (The Wild Beasts) | |
| Association | Fédération Centrafricaine de Football (FCF) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC |
| (Central Africa) | |
| Coach | Eloge Enza Yamissi |
| Captain | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| Most caps | Norman Bokanda (56) |
| Top scorer | Louis Mafouta (16) |
| Home Stadium | Barthélemy Boganda Stadium |
| FIFA Trigramme | CTA |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 49 |
| FIFA max date | October 2012 |
| FIFA min | 202 |
| FIFA min date | July–September 2009, March–August 2010 |
| Elo Rank | |
| Elo max | 79 |
| Elo max date | 1956 |
| Elo min | 164 |
| Elo min date | 2007–2009 |
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| First game | FRA Ubangi-Shari 5–1 French Cameroon FRA |
| (Ubangi-Shari; unknown date 1956) | |
| Largest win | 6–0 |
| (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 22 March 2024) | |
| Largest loss | 11–0 |
| (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) | |
| Regional name | African Nations Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 1 |
| Regional cup first | 2024 |
| Regional cup best | Group stage (2024) |
the men's team
(The Wild Beasts) | Sub-confederation = UNIFFAC (Central Africa) (Ubangi-Shari; unknown date 1956) (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 22 March 2024) (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
The Central African Republic national football team (French: Équipe de République centrafricaine de football), 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 have had some 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.
History
Early years (1956–1989)
The team made its debut under the name of Ubangi-Shari in 1956 against French Cameroon. The Central African Football Federation was founded in 1961 and joined FIFA in 1964 and CAF in 1965.
Their first competitive match was in the 1961 Friendship Games in Ivory Coast where Central African Republic drew twice against Upper Volta and Liberia before losing to the hosts and failing to progress to the next round.
Central African Republic entered the 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification for the first time, progressing due to Gabon's withdrawal but were then eliminated 5–4 on aggregate by Ivory Coast, a tie which saw the second leg abandoned at half-time after arguments between players of both sides, forcing a replay in Lagos which Ivory Coast won 5–1.
They took part in 1984 UDEAC Cup where they qualified to the knock-out rounds on goal-difference over Equatorial Guinea but were then heavily beaten by Cameroon 7–1 before beating Gabon on penalties to finish third. However in the 1988 UDEAC Cup, Gabon would get their revenge, beating Central African Republic in the semi-finals. The following year Central African Republic would host the 1989 UDEAC Cup, making it to the finals, beating Gabon on the way, before losing 2–1 to Cameroon.
Sporadic matches (1990–2008)
During the 1990s, Central African Republic played very few international games, withdrawing from the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification without playing a match. They returned to competition in the UNIFAC Cup in 1999, winning three times and losing twice to finish second.
Central African Republic participated in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers for the first time, losing in the first round to Zimbabwe. They reached the final of the inaugural CEMAC Cup, losing to an amateur Cameroon team that they'd drawn with a week earlier in the tournament.
Promising victories (2009–2019)
In 2009, Central African Republic hosted the 2009 CEMAC Cup where they defeated Equatorial Guinea 3–0 in the final, with goals from Salif Kéïta and a brace from Hilaire Momi to claim their first trophy.
During the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Central African Republic achieved a historic 2–0 home victory over the top seeded Algeria, a team that had recently competed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In July 2011, they climbed to 89th place in the FIFA world rankings, having occupied 202nd place as recently as August 2010.
On 2 June 2012, they obtained their first victory in World Cup qualification, beating Botswana 2–0 at home. Despite that positive result, Central African Republic finished bottom of their group. On 15 June 2012, despite being reduced to ten men, they achieved another impressive victory, beating Egypt 3–2 in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, inflicting the first home defeat on the Egyptians in AFCON qualifiers since 1965. Thanks to a 1–1 draw at home in the second leg, Central African Republic eliminated the Egyptians, but in the second round they were defeated by Burkina Faso.
Missed opportunities (2020–present)
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On 30 March 2021, in the last group stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Central African Republic lost 1–0 at home against Mauritania to finish bottom of their group; hence, they missed the opportunity, had they won, to finish second which would have qualified them for the final tournament for the first time in their history.
On 17 June 2023, Central African Republic needed a win at home against Angola on matchday 5 of the qualifications to secure their first ever participation in the Africa Cup of Nations; however, the match ended in a 2–1 defeat and a drop to third place. In the final group stage match, the national team lost 2–1 to Ghana, despite a 1–0 lead, which ended their last hope of qualification.
FIFA Series tournament
In 2024, Central African Republic played their first ever tournament outside Africa where FIFA invited them to the 2024 FIFA Series matches on from 22 to 25 March 2024 held in Colombo in Sri Lanka where they would face Bhutan and Papua New Guinea.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2024
- Kanga
2025
- Gambor
- Raveloson
- Randrianantenaina
- Rafanomezantsoa
- Oualengbe
- Guinari
- Caddy
- Randrianantenaina M'Changama Maolida
- Salisu
- Partey
- Djiku
- J. Ayew
- Sulemana
- Ecua
- Mouandilmadji
- Mokonou
- Baboula
- Namnganda
Coaching history
:Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
- URS Evgeni Rogov (1973-1976)
- CTA Jean-Jacques Ombi (?-?)
- CTA Étienne Momokoamas (2004-2006)
- CTA Francois Yanguere (2006-2008)
- FRA Jules Accorsi (2010–2012)
- CTA Herve Lougoundji (2012–2014)
- SUI Raoul Savoy (2014–2015)
- FRA Blaise Kopogo (2015)
- CTA Herve Lougoundji (2015–2017)
- SUI Raoul Savoy (2017–2019)
- CIV François Zahoui (2019–2021)
- SUI Raoul Savoy (2021–2024)
- CTA Eloge Enza Yamissi (2024-25)
- CMR Rigobert Song (2025-)
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Ghana and Chad on 8 and 12 October 2025 respectively.
Caps and goals as of 12 October 2025, after the match against Chad.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Central African Republic squad within the last twelve months.
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
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| URU 1930 |
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| ITA 1934 |
| - |
| FRA 1938 |
| - |
| BRA 1950 |
| - |
| SUI 1954 |
| - |
| SWE 1958 |
| - |
| CHL 1962 |
| - |
| ENG 1966 |
| - |
| MEX 1970 |
| - |
| FRG 1974 |
| - |
| Argentina 1978 |
| - |
| Spain 1982 |
| - |
| MEX 1986 |
| - |
| ITA 1990 |
| - |
| USA 1994 |
| - |
| FRA 1998 |
| - |
| |2 |0 |0 |2 |1
| 4 |
|---|
| Germany 2006 |
| - |
| South Africa 2010 |
| - |
| Brazil 2014 |
| 6 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| 12 |
| - |
| Russia 2018 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 5 |
| - |
| Qatar 2022 |
| 6 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 9 |
| - |
| Canada Mexico United States 2026 |
| 10 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 6 |
| 11 |
| 24 |
| - |
| Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 |
| - |
| Saudi Arabia 2034 |
| - |
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Africa Cup of Nations
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Africa Cup of Nations qualification record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | – | 0/35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan 1957 | Part of France | Part of France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Republic 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sudan 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1974 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libya 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco 1988 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senegal 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 1996 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso 1998 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana Nigeria 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mali 2002 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2006 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola 2010 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 2013 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabon 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2019 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon 2021 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast 2023 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco 2025 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 |
African Nations Championship
| African Nations Championship record | African Nations Championship qualification record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Group stage | 1/7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cote d'Ivoire 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sudan 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa 2014 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco 2018 | Disqualified | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon 2020 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KEN TAN UGA 2024 | Group stage | 18th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Head-to-head record
As of 12 October 2025 after match against Chad
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| Total | 159 | 34 | 33 | 94 | 173 | 313 | −140 | |||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 26 | −12 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | ||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | ||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | −21 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | −22 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | ||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | −14 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | –1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | −18 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
FIFA ranking history
End of each year only
Honours
Regional
- CEMAC Cup
- Champions (1): 2009
- Runners-up (1): 2003
- UNIFAC Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1999
Friendly
- FIFA Series (1): 2024 Sri Lanka
Notes
References
References
- Barrie Courtney. "Central African Republic – List of International Matches".
- "Éliminatoires CAN 2019: La liste des 23 fauves pour affronter la Guinée".
- "CAR national football team 2018". National Football Teams.
- (30 March 2021). "Central African Republic 0–1 Mauritania". CAF.
- (17 June 2023). "AFCON 2023 (Q): Central African Republic one step away from glory". Sport News Africa.
- (17 June 2023). "Goals and Highlights: Central African Republic 1-2 Angola in Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers". vavel.com.
- (7 September 2023). "Kudus, Nuamah goals secure Afcon 2023 place for Ghana". BBC Sport.
- (4 October 2025). "La liste définitive des Fauves est disponible.". facebook.
- "Central African Republic".
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Central African Republic". Elo Ratings.
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