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Central African Republic national football team

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Head coach
  
Blaise Kopogo

Founded
  
1961

Captain
  
Foxi Kéthévoama

FIFA code
  
CTA

Manager
  
Raoul Savoy

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Nickname(s)
  
Les Fauves (The Wild Beasts)

Sub-confederation
  
UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

Home stadium
  
Barthélémy Boganda Stadium

Current
  
108 4 (9 February 2017)

League
  
Confederation of African Football

Arena/Stadium
  
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium

Association
  
Central African Football Federation

The Central African Republic national football team, nicknamed Les Fauves, is the national team of the Central African Republic and is controlled by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Football. They are a member of CAF. Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success. They won the 2009 CEMAC Cup by beating Gabon in the semi-finals and Equatorial Guinea in the final 3–0. Their ranking rose from 202 in August 2010 to 89 by July 2011. On 10 October 2010 they earned a shock 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 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.

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Achievements

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

    • World Cup record

  • 1930 to 1974 – Did not enter
  • 1978 – Withdrew
  • 1982 – Disqualified during qualifying
  • 1986 to 1998 – Did not enter
  • 2002 – Did not qualify
  • 2006 to 2010 – Withdrew
  • 2014 – Did not qualify
  • 2018 – Did not qualify

    • Africa Cup of Nations record

  • 1957 to 1972 – Did not enter
  • 1974 – Disqualified during qualifying
  • 1976 – Withdrew
  • 1978 to 1986 – Did not enter
  • 1988 – Did not qualify
  • 1990 to 1994 – Did not enter
  • 1996 – Withdrew
  • 1998 – Disqualified during qualifying
  • 2000 – Withdrew
  • 2002 to 2004 – Did not qualify
  • 2006 – Withdrew
  • 2008 – Did not enter
  • 2010 – Withdrew
  • 2012 to 2017 – Did not qualify

    • Current squad

    The following squad has been selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Madagascar in March 2016.

    Caps & goals as of 28 March 2016.

    Coaches

  • Jules Accorsi (2010–2012)
  • Herve Lougoundji (2012–2014, caretaker)
  • Raoul Savoy (2014–2015)
  • Blaise Kopogo (2015-Present)

    • References

    Central African Republic national football team Wikipedia
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