Chad

Nickname(s)	Les Sao
Association	Fédération Tchadienne de Football
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Modou Kouta
Asst coach	Toukam Julien Emmanuel Boukar
Captain	Marius Mbaiam
Home stadium	Stade Nacional
FIFA code	CHA
FIFA ranking	166
Highest FIFA ranking	112 (March 2012, June 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking	190 (June 1997)
Elo ranking	145
Highest Elo ranking	120 (28 April 1990)
Lowest Elo ranking	150 (8 November 1999)
First colours Second colours
First international
Chad 2–2 Niger  (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 25, 1961)
Biggest win
Chad 5–0 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Gabon; June 29, 1976)
Biggest defeat
France Amateur 14–0 Chad (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 27, 1961)

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 managed 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, capacity 30 000.

History [edit]

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 World Cup. They participated in World Cup qualifiers 3 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 next phase. 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 6 points (2 wins, 4 losses). In Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, they made 4 attempts without success.

In qualifications for 2014 World Cup Chad faced Tanzania. Tanzania qualified 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 qualify thanks to the away goals rule as they were tied 2-2 on aggregate.

Chad played against Malawi in qualifiers for 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.^[3]

Chad's most popular players today are Mahamat Labbo, Ezechiel N'Douassel, Marius Mbaiam, Leger Djime and Karl Max Barthelemy.

Competition records [edit]

World Cup record [edit]

• 1930 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2002 to 2014 – Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record [edit]

• 1957 to 1990 – Did not enter
• 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1996 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 – Did not qualify
• 2002 – Did not enter
• 2004 to 2008 – Did not qualify
• 2010 – Disqualified in qualifying round
• 2012 to 2013 – Did not qualify

Achievements [edit]

CEMAC Cup :

• 1 Time Runners-up

UDEAC Championship :

• 2 Time Runners-up

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures [edit]

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Scorers for Chad	Competition
October 8, 2011	N'Djamena, Chad	Malawi	2 – 2[4]	Mahamat Labbo, Karl Max Barthelemy 90'+	2012 CAF Qualifying
November 11, 2011	N'Djamena, Chad	Tanzania	1 – 2 [5]	Mahamat Labbo 16'	2014 World Cup qualification
November 15, 2011	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	1 – 0[6]	Mahamat Labbo 47'	2014 World Cup qualification
February 29, 2012	N'Djamena, Chad	Malawi	3 – 2	Mahamat Labbo 39', Leger Djime 45+3', 53'	2013 CAF Qualifying
March 31, 2012	Omdurman, Sudan	Egypt	0 – 4	N/A	Friendly
June 16, 2012	Blantyre, Malawi	Malawi	0 – 2	N/A	2013 CAF Qualifying

Players [edit]

Current squad [edit]

This is current squad of Chad national football team. Caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2012. ^[7] Only FIFA official matches are counted.

#	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut
Goalkeepers
1	Armel Koulara	(1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 23)	AS CotonTchad	16	0	v.  Sudan, 22 May 2005 [8]
16	Mbaya II Brice	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 27)	Foullah Edifice	6	0	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011
22	Moumine Ekiang	(1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 24)	Gazelle	1	0	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
Defenders
5	Morgan Betorangal	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 24)	Union 05 Kayl-Tétange	3	0	v.  Egypt, 31 March 2012
13	Cesar Madalngue	(1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 25)	Gazelle	14	0	v.  Benin, 22 February 2007
17	Kévin Nicaise	(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 28)	FC Brussels	3	0	v.  Malawi, 29 February 2012
18	Cesar Abaya	(1984-10-12) 12 October 1984 (age 28)	Renaissance FC	6	1	v.  Benin, 22 February 2007
21	Sylvain Ndoubam	(1987-03-14) 14 March 1987 (age 26)	Renaissance FC	6	0	v.  Botswana, 26 March 2011
23	Mondésir Alladjim	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 27)	Renaissance FC	15	0	v.  Benin, 22 February 2007
Midfielders
2	Leger Djime	(1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 25)	Difaa El Jadida[9]	17	5	v.  Congo, 9 September 2007
3	Adoum Abakar	(1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 (age 28)	Renaissance FC	3	0	v.  Congo, 9 September 2007
4	Ferdinand Gassina	(1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 20)	Foullah Edifice	9	0	v.  Togo, 17 November 2010
7	Herman Doumnan	(1984-09-25) 25 September 1984 (age 28)	Gazelle	10	0	v.  Togo, 17 November 2010
8	Yaya Kerim	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 21)	USM El Harrach	7	0	v.  Niger, 19 June 2010
10	Ndiganbeye Appolinaire	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 20)	Renaissance FC	4	0	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011[10]
12	Nadjim Haroun	(1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 24)	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	1[11]	0	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
14	Rodrigue Ninga	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 20)	Renaissance FC	3	0	v.  Tanzania, 11 November 2011
15	Marius Mbaiam (captain)	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 25)	Grenoble Foot	18	3	v.  Angola, 12 October 2003
19	Habib Mahamat Saleh	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 26) [12]	Foullah Edifice	19	2	v.  Angola, 12 October 2003
Forwards
6	Mahamat Labbo	(1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 24)	Stade Lavallois B	6	4	v.  Botswana, 26 March 2011
9	Ezechiel N'Douassel	(1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 25)	Terek Grozny	24	3	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2005
11	Karl Max Barthelemy	(1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 26) [13]	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	16	2	v.  Benin, 22 February 2007
12	Henry Djikoloum	(1984-04-06) 6 April 1984 (age 29)	Gazelle FC	1	0	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
20	Hassan Hissein	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 21)	El-Kanemi Warriors	8	0	v.  Togo, 17 November 2010

Recent callups [edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Chad squad in the last 24 months and were not named in the above squad list for various reasons, but are still eligible for selection.

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club	Caps	Goals	Debut	Most Recent Callup
Goalkeepers
Mbairamadji Dillah	(1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 27)	Gazelle FC	0	0	N/A	v.  Tanzania, 15 November 2011
Defenders
Maigue Abbas	(1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 28)	Elect-Sport FC	4	0	v.  Tunisia, 11 August 2010[14]	v.  Malawi, 8 October 2011
Massama Asselmo	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 22)	US Bitam	11	0	v.  Niger, 19 June 2010	v.  Tanzania, 11 November 2011
Armand Djérabé	(1980-09-11) 11 September 1980 (age 32)	Tourbillon	28	0	v.  Angola, 12 October 2003	v.  Tanzania, 15 November 2011
Jules Hamidou	(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 25)	Biel-Bienne	3	0	v.  Mali, 11 October 2008[15]	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
Hassan Diallo Syriakata	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 24)	Renaissance	14	2 [16]	v.  Benin, 22 February 2007	v.  Tunisia, 5 June 2011
Yves Madjiloum	(1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 25)	Foullah Edifice	3	0	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012
Constant Madtoingué	(1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 18)	AS CotonTchad	2	0	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 8 February 2011	v.  Botswana, 26 March 2011
Midfielders
David Mbaihouloum	(1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 21)	AS CotonTchad	6	0	v.  Congo, 22 June 2008	v.  Tanzania, 15 November 2011
Anatole Djekruassem		Elect-Sport FC	2	0	v.  Tunisia, 5 June 2011	v.  Malawi, 8 October 2011
Forwards
Igor Wadar	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 21)	unattached	0	0	N/A	v.  Tanzania, 15 November 2011
Esaie Djikoloum	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 21)	AS CotonTchad	8	0	v.  South Africa, 2 June 2007	v.  Malawi, 16 June 2012

Statistics [edit]

Most capped players [edit]

Caps and goals as of 17 June 2012. Only FIFA official matches are counted. Note: This is unofficial statistics - caps and goals may be incomplete for certain players, therefore being inaccurate.

Head-to-head records against other countries [edit]

As of June 20, 2012

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Algeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
Angola	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Benin	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Botswana	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Cameroon	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2
Central African Republic	7	3	1	3	9	11	−2
Congo	13	3	4	6	11	20	−9
Egypt	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8
Equatorial Guinea	7	4	2	1	8	3	+5
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Gabon	10	2	3	5	12	18	−6
Guinea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Niger	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Liberia	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Libya	4	1	0	3	5	10	−5
Malawi	4	1	1	2	7	12	−5
Mali	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2
Namibia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
South Africa	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Sudan	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7
Tunisia	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8
Uganda	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Tanzania	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Togo	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Zambia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
28 Countries	90	21	23	46	85	148	−63

Kit history [edit]

1991 Home [17]

2007 Home [18]

2007 Home [19]

2007 Away

2007 Third [20]

2008 Home

2008 Away [21]

2009 Home [22]

2010 Home [23]

2011 Home

2011 Away [24]

'11-'12 Home [25]

List of coaches [edit]

• Douba Djibrine (1999)^[26]
• Marcel Mao (2000)
• Jean Paul Akono (2002–2003)
• Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2003)
• Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2005,^[27] 2006 ^[28])
• Oumar Mahamat a.k.a. Modou Kouta (2006)
• Natoltiga Okalah (2006 - 2007^[18] )
• Mahamat Adoum (2007) ^[29]
• Natoltiga Okalah (2008)
• Sherif El-Khashab (2009–2011)
• Modou Kouta (September 2011-) ^[30]

Famous players [edit]

70's and 80's [edit]

• Nabatingue Toko
• Haroun Sabah
• Batchouli Nangaya
• Ndjoya
• Lombay Tallo
• Hassan Belongar

80's and 90's [edit]

90's and 2000's [edit]

• Francis Oumar Belonga
• Ahmat Brahim
• Hisseine Djiddo
• Pierre Daldoumbe Lama
• Robert Lokossimbaye

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Fédération Tchadienne de Football (French)
• Chad at africansoccerunion.com
• Tchadsport.centerblog.net

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