Chad national football team

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their previous best was a second place in the 2005 edition, when they lost to Cameroon in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> at home and even though they were beaten 2–1<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2021, FIFA announced an indefinite ban from global football, citing the Chadian government's interference.<ref name=":0" /> Due to this decision, CAF disqualified Chad from its participation in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kits

Kit provider Period
Template:Flagicon Salamant 1974–1979
Template:Flagicon Mitre 1980–1992
Template:Flagicon Fila 1993–2000
Template:Flagicon Adidas 2001–2020
Template:Flagicon Kipsta 2020–2021
Template:Flagicon Anta 2021–2022
Template:Flagicon Macron 2022–2024
Template:Flagicon Puma 2024–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.Template:Citation needed

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.Template:Citation needed

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Current staff

Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Raoul Savoy
Assistant coaches Template:Flagicon Djaïd Soubirou
Template:Flagicon Mahamat Tchamade
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Idriss Ngaroua
Match analyst Template:Flagicon Souleyman Djaffar
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Ahmadou Nagoum
Doctor Template:Flagicon Dr. Abakar Djiourou
Physiotherapists Template:Flagicon Boubakar Hassane
Template:Flagicon Yaya Tchadé
Template:Flagicon Bakari Akou
Template:Flagicon Issa Ngari
Team coordinator Template:Flagicon Kader Sougou
Technical director Template:Flagicon Moudou Kouta

Coaching history

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Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I matches against Mali and Central African Republic on 8 and 12 October 2025; respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals current as of 8 October 2025, after the match against Mali.

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Recent call-ups

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Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Chad.

Most appearances

Ezechiel N'Douassel is the national team's most capped player and top scorer in history.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Ezechiel N'Douassel 51 14 2005–present
2 Léger Djimrangar 38 10 2007–2020
3 Japhet N'Doram 36 13 1989–1997
Casimir Ninga 36 5 2011–present
5 Armand Djerabé 34 0 2002–2011
Hilaire Kédigui 34 5 2006–2015
7 Karl Max Barthélémy 30 3 2007–2020
8 Marius Mbaiam 28 3 2003–2015
9 Constant Madtoingué 26 0 2011–2020
10 Ahmat Abderamane 25 4 2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ezechiel N'Douassel 14 51 {{#expr:14/51 round 2}} 2005–present
2 Japhet N'Doram 13 36 {{#expr:13/36 round 2}} 1989–1997
3 Léger Djimrangar 10 38 {{#expr:10/38 round 2}} 2007–2020
4 Robert Lokossimbayé 9 9 {{#expr:9/9 round 2}} 1999–2000
5 Hilaire Kédigui 6 34 {{#expr:6/34 round 2}} 2006–2015
6 Casimir Ninga 5 36 {{#expr:5/36 round 2}} 2011–present
7 Mahamat Labbo 4 17 {{#expr:4/17 round 2}} 2011–2022
Ahmed Medego 4 24 {{#expr:4/24 round 2}} 2006–2015
Ahmat Abderamane 4 25 {{#expr:4/25 round 2}} 2019–present
10 Gaius Doumde 3 4 {{#expr:3/4 round 2}} 2005–2006
Mahamat Hissein 3 5 {{#expr:3/5 round 2}} 2003–2006
Francis Oumar Belonga 3 12 {{#expr:3/12 round 2}} 1998–2007
Misdongarde Betolngar 3 12 {{#expr:3/12 round 2}} 2006–2012
Marius Mbaiam 3 28 {{#expr:3/28 round 2}} 2003–2015
Hisseine Abana 3 15 {{#expr:3/15 round 2}} 1997–2002
Ahmat Brahim 3 22 {{#expr:3/22 round 2}} 1999–2008
Marius Mouandilmadji 3 23 {{#expr:3/23 round 2}} 2019–present
Karl Max Barthélémy 3 30 {{#expr:3/30 round 2}} 2007–2020

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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1930 to 1958 Part of Template:Fb Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 to 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1982 Withdrew Withdrew
1986 to 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 1 0 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2010 6 2 0 4 7 11
Template:Flagicon 2014 2 1 0 1 2 2
Template:Flagicon 2018 4 2 0 2 3 6
Template:Flagicon 2022 2 0 1 1 1 3
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 10 0 1 9 5 24
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total − Template:Tooltip − − − − − − 28 6 3 19 21 50

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1957 Part of Template:Fb Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1959
Template:Flagicon 1962 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1963
Template:Flagicon 1965 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1974
Template:Flagicon 1976
Template:Flagicon 1978
Template:Flagicon 1980
Template:Flagicon 1982
Template:Flagicon 1984
Template:Flagicon 1986
Template:Flagicon 1988
Template:Flagicon 1990
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 6 7
Template:Flagicon 1994 Withdrew during qualifying 2 0 0 2 0 5
Template:Flagicon 1996 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Template:Flagicon 2002 2 1 0 1 4 4
Template:Flagicon 2004 4 1 1 2 4 6
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 1 0 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2008 6 0 2 4 3 14
Template:Flagicon 2010 6 2 0 4 7 11
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 8 0 3 5 7 20
Template:Flagicon 2013 2 1 0 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon 2015 2 1 0 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2017 Withdrew during qualifying 3 0 0 3 1 8
Template:Flagicon 2019 Banned Banned for withdrawing in 2017
Template:Flagicon 2021 Disqualified 6 0 1 5 2 12
Template:Flagicon 2023 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2025 8 2 3 3 4 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 To be determined To be determined
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Total − 0/35 − − − − − − 61 11 15 35 50 110

Head-to-head records against other countries

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Honours

Regional

See also

References

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