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Chad
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Sao
Association Fédération Tchadienne de Football Association (FTFA)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coach Kevin Nicaise
Captain Ezechiel N'Douassel
Most caps Ezechiel N'Douassel (49)
Top scorer Ezechiel N'Douassel (14)
Home stadium Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya
FIFA code CHA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 175 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 97 (April 2016)
Lowest 190 (June–September 1997)
Elo ranking
Current 147 Steady (3 March 2019)
Highest 111 (December 1977)
Lowest 159 (November 2011)
First international
 Chad 2–2 Niger 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 25 December 1961)
Biggest win
 Chad 5–0 São Tomé and Príncipe 
(Libreville, Gabon; June 29, 1976)
 Chad 5–0 São Tomé and Príncipe 
(Libreville, Gabon; 10 November 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Congo 11–0 Chad 
(Congo; 28 March 1964)

The Chad national football team (Arabic: منتخب تشاد لكرة القدم, French: Équipe du Tchad de football), nicknamed Les Sao (Arabic: ساو), represents Chad in international football and is controlled by the Chadian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country. 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. In April 2021, FIFA banned the Chad national football team from participating in global football over the Chadian government's interference with the Chadian Football Federation.

History

The Chadian Football Federation was founded in 1962 and became affiliated to FIFA and CAF in 1988.

Chad's national football team did not play a big role in world football until the 1990s. They did not 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. 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).

The Chad national football team never qualified for either the Africa Cup of Nations or the World Cup. Their first participation in the World Cup qualifiers was 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 home game when Francis Oumar Belonga scored a hat trick, 3–1. They lost their away match 2–0, and went no further. 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 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 lost 2–0 in Blantyre to be eliminated with an aggregate score of 4–3.

In the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Malawi was the opponent once again. Chad lost 2–0 in the first leg at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, but they won 3–1 in at Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stadium in N'Djamena, losing on the away goals rule. Forward Robin Ngalande turned into a savior for Malawi when he came off the bench to score a crucial late goal.

The biggest achievement for Chad so far is a CEMAC Cup (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) title in 2014, after beating Congo 3–2 in the final on December 14 in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. French-born Emmanuel Trégoat managed the team. Their previous best was a second place in the 2005 edition, when they lost to Cameroon in the final.

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 at home and even though they were beaten 2–1 in the return leg, they advanced to the second round of the qualifiers on away goals. Chad sensationally defeated Egypt 1–0 at home in the second round before falling to a 4–0 defeat in Alexandria three days later.

In March 2016, the Chadian Football Federation announced they were withdrawing from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification due to financial problems. The team was subsequently banned from entering the following edition, meaning they would play no official games for over three years until September 2019, when Chad lost 1–3 at home to Sudan in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. A month later Les Sao defeated Liberia on penalties to reach the Group Stage of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

In March 2021, the Chadian government dissolved the Chadian Football Federation, leaving Chad facing a likely ban under FIFA regulations that prevent governments from interfering in the running of a country's football team. In April 2021, FIFA announced an indefinite ban from global football, citing the Chadian government's interference. Due to this decision, CAF disqualified Chad from its participation in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers.

Kits

Kit provider Period
Chad Salamant 1974–1979
England Mitre 1980–1992
Italy Fila 1993–2000
Germany Adidas 2001–2020
France Kipsta 2020–2021
China Anta 2021–2022
Italy Macron 2022–present

During the independence of Chad, the team competed in international matches and played in a blue shirt, blue shorts, and red socks. These are the national colours of the French flag. In the 1970s, Chad's home colors changed to blue-yellow-red. Their first away kit in 1960 was white shirt, red shorts, and white socks. In 1980, the away kit color changed into red shirt, blue shorts, and yellow socks.

Results and fixtures

Main page: Chad national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2024

Coaching history

  • Soviet Union Vasily Sokolov (1967–1971)
  • Soviet Union Anzor Kavazashvili (1976–1977)
  • Chad Moussarou Ngongolo (1998)
  • Chad Yann Djim Ngarlendana (1998)
  • Chad Douba Djibrine (1999)
  • France Marcel Mao (2000)
  • Cameroon Jean Paul Akono (2002–2003)
  • Chad Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2003)
  • Chad Yann Djim Ngarlendana (2005–2006)
  • Chad Moudou Kouta (2006)
  • Chad Natoltiga Okalah (2006–2007)
  • Chad Mahamat Adoum (2007)
  • Chad Natoltiga Okalah (2008)
  • Egypt Sherif El-Khashab (2009–2011)
  • Chad Moudou Kouta (2011–2013)
  • France Emmanuel Trégoat (2014–2015)
  • Cameroon Rigobert Song (2015)
  • Chad Moudou Kouta (2015–2016)
  • Chad Djimtan Yatamadji (2019)
  • France Emmanuel Trégoat (2019–2020)
  • Chad Djimtan Yatamadji (2020–2023)
  • Chad Kévin Nicaise (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Mali and Madagascar on 17 and 20 November 2023.

Caps and goals current as of 20 November 2023 after the match against Madagascar.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gabin Allah-Batnan (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Cameroon Coton Sport
1GK Eli Matthieu Adaoussou (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Chad Renaissance
1GK Serge Diguel (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Cameroon Aigle Royal Menoua
2DF Ahmat Abderamane (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 13 3 Chad Renaissance
2DF Aubin Mbaïgolmem (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 29) 5 0 Chad Foullah Edifice
2DF Fabrice Djimhoue (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 27) 3 0 Chad PSI N'Djamena
2DF Moral Djimhotoum (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Chad Elect-Sport
2DF Acyl Mbogo (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Chad Foullah Edifice
2DF Abdallah Abdelrazakh (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fao
2DF Gabkala Daba (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Chad PSI N'Djamena
2DF Bambara Djela (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Chad Elect-Sport
2DF Charles Tchouplaou (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Cameroon Colombe Sportive
3MF Éric Mbangossoum (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 23) 11 0 Morocco Union de Touarga
3MF Abderahim Aboubakar (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26) 5 0 France USON Mondeville
3MF Guiguiban Loubandem (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 32) 4 0 Benin JS Ouidah
3MF Frederic Djoeta (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Chad Elect-Sport
3MF David Ramadingaye (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 34) 2 0 Finland KTP
3MF Joël Djingar (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Chad Renaissance
3MF Issa Hassaballah (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Chad PSI N'Djamena
3MF Ousman Hissein (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Chad PSI N'Djamena
4FW Bakhit Djibrine (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 16 0 Chad Foullah Edifice
4FW Marius Mouandilmadji (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27) 11 2 Turkey Samsunspor
4FW Brahim Mahamat (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 28) 6 0 France Olympique Alès
4FW Amine Hiver (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Cameroon Aigle Royal Menoua
4FW Ahmat Adam Mahamat (2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 18) 2 0 Chad Foullah Edifice
4FW Ahmat Moussa Youssouf (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0 France Paris B
4FW Adoum Adam Oumar (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Chad Renaissance

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Chad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Christian Ramadjingaye (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Chad Aiglons v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
DF Abdelaziz Issa (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Chad Renaissance v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
DF Marvin Assane (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Switzerland Dietikon v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
DF Yann Moukhtar (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 32) 0 0 France US Le Pays du Valois v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
DF Keyba Jonas (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Chad Aiglons v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
MF Haroun Tchaouna (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23) 1 0 France Jura Dolois v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023
FW Yannick Masra (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 26) 2 0 Chad Aiglons v.  Sudan; 20 October 2023

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Chad.

Most appearances

Eze Eze Eze 10
Ezechiel N'Douassel is the captain and the national team's most capped player and top scorer in history.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Ezechiel N'Douassel 49 14 2005–present
2 Léger Djimrangar 37 10 2007–2020
3 Japhet N'Doram 36 13 1989–1997
4 Armand Djerabé 34 0 2002–2011
Hilaire Kédigui 34 5 2006–2015
6 Karl Max Barthélémy 30 3 2007–2020
7 Casimir Ninga 29 5 2011–present
8 Marius Mbaiam 28 3 2003–2015
9 Constant Madtoingué 26 0 2011–2020
10 Ahmed Medego 24 4 2000–2010

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ezechiel N'Douassel 14 49 0.29 2005–present
2 Japhet N'Doram 13 36 0.36 1989–1997
3 Léger Djimrangar 10 37 0.27 2007–2020
4 Robert Lokossimbayé 9 9 1 1999–2000
5 Hilaire Kédigui 6 34 0.18 2006–2015
6 Casimir Ninga 5 29 0.17 2011–present
7 Mahamat Labbo 4 17 0.24 2011–present
Ahmed Medego 4 24 0.17 2006–2015
9 Gaius Doumde 3 4 0.75 2005–2006
Mahamat Hissein 3 5 0.6 2003–2006
Francis Oumar Belonga 3 12 0.25 1998–2007
Misdongarde Betolngar 3 12 0.25 2006–2012
Marius Mbaiam 3 12 0.25 2003–2015
Ahmat Abderamane 3 13 0.23 2019–present
Hisseine Abana 3 15 0.2 1997–2002
Ahmat Brahim 3 22 0.14 1999–2008
Karl Max Barthélémy 3 30 0.1 2007–2020

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1958 Part of  France Part of  France
Chile 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 to 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1982 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1986 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1
Germany 2006 2 1 0 1 3 3
South Africa 2010 6 2 0 4 7 11
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 2 2
Russia 2018 4 2 0 2 3 6
Qatar 2022 2 0 1 1 1 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 0 0 2 1 6
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total − 0/15 − − − − − − 20 6 2 12 17 32

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
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 Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 6 7
Tunisia 1994 Withdrew during qualifying 2 0 0 2 0 5
South Africa 1996 Did not enter Did not enter
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Mali 2002 2 1 0 1 4 4
Tunisia 2004 4 1 1 2 4 6
Egypt 2006 2 1 0 1 3 3
Ghana 2008 6 0 2 4 3 14
Angola 2010 6 2 0 4 7 11
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 8 0 3 5 7 20
South Africa 2013 2 1 0 1 3 4
Equatorial Guinea 2015 2 1 0 1 3 3
Gabon 2017 Withdrew during qualifying 3 0 0 3 1 8
Egypt 2019 Banned Banned for withdrawing in 2017
Cameroon 2021 Disqualified 6 0 1 5 2 12
Ivory Coast 2023 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
Morocco 2025 To be determined To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total − 0/36 − − − − − − 51 8 12 31 42 97

Head-to-head records against other countries

Honours

  • CEMAC Cup
    • Winners (1): 2014
    • Runners-up (1): 2015
  • UDEAC Championship
    • Runners-up (2): 1986, 1987

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Chad para niños

  • List of Chad international footballers
  • Football in Chad
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