Related Research Articles
The Chad national football team, nicknamed Les Sao, 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.
The Central African Republic national football team, 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 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 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.
Angelos Postekos is a soccer manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Franklin Clovis Anzité Touadéré is a Central African professional footballer who plays as centre-back.
The Coupe Nationale is the national knockout tournament for football clubs in the Central African Republic.
Eloge Ethisset Enza-Yamissi is a Central African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
David Manga is a Central African footballer who plays for the Central African Republic national team.
Thabo "Festival" Matlaba is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier Soccer League club Royal AM. He is known for his long range shots with both his feet. Although he plays mostly as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.
In association football, the FIFA eligibility rules are the eligibility criteria established by FIFA, the sport's governing body, to facilitate the selection of representative teams for international competitions. Specifically, FIFA maintains and implements rules determining a player's eligibility to represent a particular national team in officially sanctioned international competitions and friendly matches.
Eudes Cratia Dagoulou Koziade is a Central African Republic footballer who plays for Gamma Ethniki club Kalamata as an attacking midfielder.
Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014. He was the first Muslim to hold that office in the predominantly Christian country. Djotodia was a leader of the almost entirely Muslim Séléka rebel coalition in the December 2012 rebellion against President François Bozizé. Following a peace agreement, Djotodia was appointed to the government as First Deputy Prime Minister for National Defense in February 2013. When the peace agreement unravelled, Séléka captured Bangui and Djotodia took power on 24 March 2013. He promised to lead a transition to new elections in which he would not be a candidate, but his time in office was marked by escalating sectarian violence, and he was ultimately pressured into resigning by regional leaders on 10 January 2014.
The Central African Republic women's national football team represents the Central African Republic (CAR) in international women's football. It is governed by the Central African Football Federation. It played its first international matches in 2018 in the Cup of Nations qualifiers. The country's youth national team has played in several matches and events, including an Under-19 World Cup qualifying competition in which the team lost in the semi-finals. As is the case across Africa, the women's game faces numerous challenges. Football was only formally organised in 2000, and there are only 400 players competing at the national level.
Ibrahima Cissé is a professional footballer plays for Dibba Al-Hisn. Born in Belgium, Cissé represents the Guinea national football team internationally.
Sporting Club de Bangui is a football (soccer) club from the Central African Republic based in Bangui.
Emilie Béatrice Epaye is Central African politician and educator. She has been a Government Minister and served in the National Assembly. Epaye advocates for better governance, economic development, and civil society freedoms, defends respect for human rights, and promotes national reconciliation. In 2015, she won the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Award.
Lassana Coulibaly is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie A club Lecce and the Mali national team.
Wilfried Aimeric Jocelyn Ziri Zahibo is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder who is currently a free agent. Born in France, he played for the Central African Republic national team.
Anthony Fabrice Angély is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Régional 1 club ES Buxerolles. Born in metropolitan France, he is a former Martinique international.
The 2019 Central African Republic League season is the top level of football competition in Central African Republic.
Thibault Ban is a Central African footballer who plays as a defender for Anges de Fatima and the Central African Republic national team.
References
- ↑ "Well shed 19 from squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ↑ Ange Oueifio at National-Football-Teams.com
