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Central African Republic

Nickname(s)	Les Fauves (The Wild Beasts)
Association	Fédération Centrafricaine de Football (FCF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Abdelaziz Karkache
Captain	Geoffrey Kondogbia
Most caps	Foxi Kéthévoama (49)
Top scorer	Louis Mafouta (16)
Home stadium	Barthélemy Boganda Stadium
FIFA code	CTA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	145 6 (7 October 2026)
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)
Biggest win
Central African Republic 6–0 Bhutan  (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 22 March 2024)
Biggest defeat
Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage (2024)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Central African Republic  v  Togo

5 June Friendly	Central African Republic	1–1	Togo	Rabat, Morocco
12:00 UTC+1	Koyalipou 26'	Report	Denkey 60'	Stadium: Moulay El Hassan Stadium Referee: Mohamed El Baroudi (Morocco)

Angola  v  Central African Republic

9 June Friendly	Angola	3–0	Central African Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
14:00	Depú 7' Mabululu 26' Ary Papel 79'	Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium

Mauritania  v  Central African Republic

24 September 2027 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	3–1	Central African Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
16:00 UTC+0	Koïta 32' (pen.) Camara 69' Diallo 89'	Report	Koyalipou 48'	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Central African Republic  v  Burkina Faso

28 September 2027 AFCON qualification	Central African Republic	0–1	Burkina Faso	Casablanca, Morocco
16:00 UTC+0		Report	Camara 60'	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Aldair Grabe (Guinea-Bissau)

Benin  v  Central African Republic

11 November 2027 AFCON qualification	Benin	v	Central African Republic	TBD, Benin
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Central African Republic  v  Benin

15 November 2027 AFCON qualification	Central African Republic	v	Benin	TBD, Central African Republic
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Central African Republic  v  Mauritania

24 March 2027 AFCON qualification	Central African Republic	v	Mauritania	TBD, Central African Republic
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Burkina Faso  v  Central African Republic

28 March 2027 AFCON qualification	Burkina Faso	v	Central African Republic	TBD, Burkina Faso
TBD				Stadium: TBD

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September and October 2026.

Caps and goals as of 30 September 2026, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dominique Youfeigane	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 26)	20	0	Roeselare
	1GK	Alladum Kolimba	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 39)	3	0	Remo Stars
	1GK	Emmanuel Takoligba		0	0
	2DF	Flory Yangao	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 24)	35	0	Olympic Bangui
	2DF	Peter Guinari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 25)	22	1	Skalica
	2DF	Hugo Gambor	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 23)	9	1	Troyes
	2DF	Raphaël Yapéndé	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 24)	7	0	Panthère du Ndé
	2DF	Sacha M'Baka	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 22)	5	0	Brest B
	2DF	Julien Kouadio	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 27)	3	0	Annecy
	2DF	Chris Mbai-Assem	(2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 21)	1	0	New England Revolution II
	2DF	Stéphane Kaïmba	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Aigle Noir
	2DF	Emmanuel Okeke	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 25)	1	0	NK Dubrava
	3MF	Isaac Solet	(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 25)	14	0	CSKA Sofia
	3MF	Séverin Tatolna	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 24)	14	0	Livyi Bereh Kyiv
	3MF	Junior Sambia	(1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 30)	4	0	Clermont
	3MF	Badara Diomandé	(1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 29)	2	0	Neuchâtel Xamax
	3MF	Joël Ngoya	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 24)	2	0	Valenciennes
	3MF	Edwin Quarshie	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 31)	2	0	Le Mans
	3MF	Josias Sabone	(2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Torreense U23
	3MF	Sami Wattel	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Nice
	4FW	Louis Mafouta	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 32)	33	16	Guingamp
	4FW	Vénuste Baboula	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 28)	23	4	NK Bravo
	4FW	Christian Yawanendji	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 24)	18	3	Jamus
	4FW	Goduine Koyalipou	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 26)	12	3	Angers
	4FW	Moustapha Djimet	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 23)	10	0	Dinamo Minsk
	4FW	Delphin Mokonou	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 26)	7	1	Lambarene

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
GK	Eugène Ganazoui		0	0	Douanes	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
GK	Désiré N'Zogué	(1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 33)	2	0	YOSA	Training camp March 2026
DF	Maurice Selemby	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 22)	2	0	Castelfidardo	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
DF	Wesley Zahibo	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 23)	1	0	Orléans B	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
DF	Yoan Zouma	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 28)	1	0	Lyon-La Duchère	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
DF	Chérubin Basse	(2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 22)	7	0	Red Star Bangui	Training camp March 2026
DF	Fordeau Miambaye	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 33)	3	0	Tempete	Training camp March 2026
DF	Mike Bettinger	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Olympic Charleroi	Training camp March 2026
MF	Ghislain Mounguide	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 24)	5	0	DFC8	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
MF	Brad Pirioua	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 26)	18	0	Unattached	Training camp March 2026
MF	Noah Ato-Zandanga	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 23)	9	0	Wil	Training camp March 2026
MF	Donald Guesset	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 30)	6	0	Douanes	Training camp March 2026
MF	Arnold Yangana	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 22)	4	0	Red Star Bangui	Training camp March 2026
MF	Albert Makoubé	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 31)	0	0	Portalban	Training camp March 2026
MF	Ibrahim Sallet		0	0		Training camp March 2026
FW	Karl Namnganda	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 30)	28	5	Göçmenköy	v.  Angola, 9 June 2026
FW	Axel Urie	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 27)	9	0	Radnik Surdulica	Training camp March 2026
FW	Glayne Wago	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 23)	0	0	FC Büderich	Training camp March 2026
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.

As of 5 June 2026

Players in bold are still active with Central African Republic.

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	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Did not enter									Did not enter
1970
1974
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
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										10	2	2	6	11	24
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034
Total	–	0/15	–	–	–	–	–	–		26	4	4	18	23	54

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
1957	Part of France									Part of France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965
1968
1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1972
1974	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	5	6
1976	Withdrew									Withdrew
1978	Did not enter									Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	7
1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992
1994
1996	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Disqualified									Disqualified
2000	Did not enter									Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	1	3
2004										6	0	2	4	3	9
2006	Withdrew									Withdrew
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010	Withdrew									Withdrew
2012	Did not qualify									6	2	2	2	5	5
2013										4	2	1	1	6	6
2015										2	0	1	1	1	3
2017										6	3	1	2	9	11
2019										6	1	3	2	4	8
2021										6	1	1	4	5	11
2023										6	2	1	3	9	7
2025										6	1	0	5	3	14
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2029
Total	–	0/35	–	–	–	–	–	–		54	13	13	28	53	90

African Nations Championship record										African Nations Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter									Did not enter
2011
2014	Withdrew									Withdrew
2016
2018	Disqualified									Disqualified
2020	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	6
2022										2	1	0	1	2	2
2024	Group stage	18th	4	0	1	3	2	7		2	1	0	1	2	2
Total	Group stage	1/7	4	0	1	3	2	7		6	2	0	4	5	10

As of 28 September 2026 after match against Burkina Faso

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3
Angola	5	1	0	4	5	11	−6
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Botswana	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Burkina Faso	7	1	1	5	6	14	−8
Burundi	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Cameroon	9	2	1	6	14	26	−12
Cape Verde	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Chad	10	6	1	3	16	12	+4
Comoros	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
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	15	3	4	8	13	23	−10
Gambia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Ghana	4	0	1	3	5	12	–7
Guinea	4	0	2	2	3	5	−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
Lesotho	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Liberia	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3
Libya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Madagascar	10	4	2	4	15	16	–1
Mali	4	0	2	2	5	8	−3
Malta	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Mauritania	5	0	0	5	2	9	−7
Morocco	7	0	2	5	1	19	−18
Mozambique	2	0	1	1	1	2	−2
Niger	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2
Nigeria	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1
Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Rwanda	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6
São Tomé and Príncipe	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7
Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Sierra Leone	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
South Africa	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Sudan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tanzania	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2
Togo	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Uganda	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Zimbabwe	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Total	166	36	35	97	179	321	−142

End of each year only

• CEMAC Cup
  • Champions (1): 2009
  • Runners-up (1): 2003
• UNIFAC Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1999

• FIFA Series (1): 2024 Sri Lanka

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