Djibouti national football team

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The Djibouti national football team (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), nicknamed the "Sharks of the Red Sea" (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), is the national football team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Djiboutian Football Federation and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The Djibouti national football team's first win in a full FIFA-sanctioned international match was a 1–0 win vs. Somalia in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

History

French Somaliland (1947–1960)

Template:Anchor Djibouti played its first international match under the name French Somaliland, at home against neighbouring Ethiopia on 5 December 1947 and lost 5–0. This was also Ethiopia's debut.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two played again in Djibouti on 1 June 1948 and Ethiopia won 2–1. On 1 May 1949, the fixture was played for the Emperor Cup in Ethiopia, and the host won 6–0. In 1954, Djibouti played Ethiopia three times: a 10–2 away loss on 1 May, a 2–0 home loss on 1 June and a 2–1 home loss the day after. Djibouti did not play a match again until 1960, when it entered a tournament for French-speaking countries held in Madagascar. The team lost 9–2 in the first round to Cameroon on 13 April. This was the squad's last game as French Somaliland.

Djibouti (1977–present)

After gaining independence in 1977, the team played under the name Djibouti for the first time against Ethiopia in an away match on 27 March 1983 and lost 8–1. The two played again two days later with Ethiopia again victorious, by 4–2. After a third friendly against Ethiopia, a 2–0 home defeat on 23 March 1984, Djibouti entered a tournament in Ethiopia against the host and Zimbabwe. They lost 2–0 to Ethiopia on 3 June and then 3–1 to Zimbabwe on 7 June.

Djibouti's first appearance at the CECAFA Cup, a local competition for nations in East and Central Africa, was in Kenya in 1994. These were its first matches since defeating South Yemen in 1988. The Djibouti squad lost 4–1 to the hosts on 28 November, 2–1 to Somalia on 1 December, and 3–0 to Tanzania on 3 December. Djibouti did not advance to the next round.

After the 1994 CECAFA Cup, Djibouti did not play a match until the qualification campaign for the 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso. They were drawn in a two-legged qualifier against Kenya, and lost the first leg 3–0 away on 31 July 1998. The second leg at home was lost 9–1 on 15 August and Kenya went through 12–1 on aggregate.

In 1998, Djibouti became a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The football squad has since participated in the Arab Games, a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab World.

Djibouti entered its first ever World Cup qualification in an attempt to reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In Pool D of the first round of African qualification, it was drawn against the DR Congo in a two-legged qualifying preliminary. Djibouti hosted the first leg at Stade du Ville in Djibouti on 7 April 2000, drawing the match 1–1 before a crowd of 2,700 fans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The squad lost the second leg 9–1 away at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa and the DR Congo advanced 10–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Djibouti has never played in the African Cup of Nations, with the team regularly withdrawing or not entering for financial reasons.

Prior to their four preliminary qualifiers in late 2019, Djibouti had 2 wins, 3 draws and 55 defeats from 60 competitive matches. However, a number of new players were called up and results finally improved. First, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Djibouti beat Eswatini 2–1 at home and drew 0–0 in Manzini to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2010 qualifying when they beat Somalia 1-0 (2–1 on aggregate). This was a massive improvement from the previous edition when Djibouti had also played Eswatini and lost 8–1 on aggregate. One month later, Djibouti played two 1–1 draws against Gambia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round, only losing the tie on penalties.

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Coaches

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win %
Mohamed Bader Template:Flagicon Template:Circa – Dec 2001 15 0 2 13 0.00%
Ahmed Hussein Template:Flagicon Oct 2007 – Dec 2007 4 1 0 3 25.00%
Mohamed Abar Template:Flagicon Jan 2008 – Jun 2008 4 0 0 4 0.00%
Ahmed Abdelmonem Template:Flagicon Jul 2008 – Jul 2010 11 0 1 10 0.00%
Noureddine Gharsalli Template:Flagicon Oct 2011 – Jul 2016 5 0 0 5 0.00%
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Template:Flagicon Jul 2016 – Apr 2017 4 1 0 3 25.00%
Moussa Ghassoum Template:Flagicon Dec 2017 – Apr 2019 5 0 0 5 0.00%
Julien Mette Template:Flagicon Apr 2019 – Oct 2021 13 3 3 7 23.08%
Mohamed Meraneh Hassan Template:Flagicon Oct 2021 – Jan 2022 6 1 0 5 25.00%
Abdourahman Okie Hadi Template:Flagicon Jan 2022 – present 2 2 2 0 20.00%

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A matches against Burkina Faso and Ethiopia on 21 and 24 March 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are correct as of 24 March 2025, after the match against Ethiopia.

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Recent call-ups

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Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Djibouti.

Most appearances

Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Ali Youssouf Farada 36 1 2017–present
2 Daoud Wais 34 1 2008–2021
3 Template:Ill 33 1 2006–2017
4 Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh 32 1 2016–present
5 Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh 30 7 2016–present
6 Hamza Abdi Idleh 28 2 2016–present
7 Warsama Hassan 27 2 2019–present
Yabe Siad 27 1 2019–present
9 Innocent Mbonihankuye 25 0 2019–present
10 Guedi Hassan 23 0 2007–2016
Ibrahim Aden Warsama 23 1 2015–present

Top goalscorers

Samuel Akinbinu is Djibouti's top scorer with 8 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Samuel Akinbinu 8 21 {{#expr:8/21 round 2}} 2021–present
2 Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh 7 30 {{#expr:7/30 round 2}} 2016–present
3 Gabriel Dadzie 6 15 {{#expr:6/15 round 2}} 2022–present
4 Ahmed Daher 3 13 {{#expr:3/13 round 2}} 2007–2009
5 Ahmed Daoud 2 3 {{#expr:2/3 round 2}} 2011
Abdourahman Okieh Hadi 2 3 {{#expr:2/3 round 2}} 2005–2006
Arid Ahmed Mohamed 2 5 {{#expr:2/5 round 2}} 1999–2000
Mohamed Liban 2 17 {{#expr:2/17 round 2}} 2008–2015
Warsama Hassan 2 27 {{#expr:2/27 round 2}} 2019–present
Hamza Abdi Idleh 2 28 {{#expr:2/28 round 2}} 2016–present

Competition records

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FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Appearances: 0 Appearances: 6
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1930 to 1974 Part of Template:Fb Part of Template:Fb
1978 to 1994 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1998 Did not enter Declined participation
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 10
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not enter Declined participation
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not qualify 7 1 0 6 3 30
Template:Flagicon 2014 2 0 0 2 0 8
Template:Flagicon 2018 2 0 0 2 1 8
Template:Flagicon 2022 8 1 1 6 6 30
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 10 0 1 9 5 33
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total Template:Tooltip 31 2 3 26 17 119

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Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1896 – 1976 Part of Template:FlagIOCteam
Template:Flagicon 1980 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1984
Template:Flagicon 1988
Template:Flagicon 1992
Template:Flagicon 1996
Template:Flagicon 2000
Template:Flagicon 2004
Template:Flagicon 2008 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2012 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2016
Template:Flagicon 2020
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Total 0/28
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

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Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1957 to Template:Flagicon 1976 Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1978 to Template:Flagicon 1992 Not affiliated to CAF
Template:Flagicon 1994 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1996
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2002
Template:Flagicon 2004 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2008 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2013
Template:Flagicon 2015
Template:Flagicon 2017 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2019
Template:Flagicon 2021
Template:Flagicon 2023
Template:Flagicon 2025
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 To be determined
Total 0/35

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African Games

African Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1965 Part of Template:FlagIOCteam
Template:Flagicon 1973
Template:Flagicon 1978 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1987 Withdrew during qualification
Template:Flagicon 1991 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1995
Template:Flagicon 1999
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Template:Flagicon 2011
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Total 0/12

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African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2009 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2014 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2016 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2018 Withdrew during qualifying
Template:Flagicon 2020 Banned
Template:Flagicon 2022 Did not qualify
Total 0/7

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CECAFA Cup

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CECAFA Cup record
Appearances: 10
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1973 Part of Template:Fb
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Zanzibar 1976
Template:Flagicon 1977 Did not enter
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Zanzibar 1990
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Template:Flagicon 1994 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 9
Template:Flagicon 1995 Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1999 Group Stage 11th 2 0 0 2 2 6
Template:Flagicon 2000 8th 4 0 1 3 4 15
Template:Flagicon 2001 11th 3 0 0 3 3 17
Template:Flagicon 2002 Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 2005 Group Stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 18
Template:Flagicon 2006 11th 3 0 0 3 0 10
Template:Flagicon 2007 8th 3 0 0 3 2 19
Template:Flagicon 2008 10th 4 0 1 3 2 13
Template:Flagicon 2009 12th 3 0 0 3 0 13
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011 Group Stage 11th 3 0 0 3 2 10
Template:Flagicon 2012 did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2013
Template:Flagicon 2015 Group Stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 9
Template:Flagicon 2017 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group Stage 6th 4 1 1 2 3 8
Total 0 Titles 12/39 35 1 3 35 22 147

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FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record Arab Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
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Template:Flagicon 1964
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Template:Flagicon 1985 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1988
Template:Flagicon 1992
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:Flagicon 2002
Template:Flagicon 2009 Did not qualify {{#if:1|1|[1]}} 2 0 0 2 3 8
Template:Flagicon 2012 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2021 Did not qualify 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 0/9 3 0 0 3 3 9

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Arab Games

Arab Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1953 Part of Template:FlagIOCteam
Template:Flagicon 1957
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Template:Flagicon 1965
Template:Flagicon 1976
Template:Flagicon 1985 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1992
Template:Flagicon 1997
Template:Flagicon 1999
Template:Flagicon 2004 No tournament
Template:Flagicon 2007 Did not enter
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Total 0/11

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See also

References

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