Central African Republic national under-20 football team

Central African Republic

Nickname(s)	Les Fauves (The Wild Beasts)
Association	Central African Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach	Sébastein Ngato
Captain	Marc Yapéndé
Home stadium	Barthélémy Boganda Stadium
FIFA code	CTA
First colours Second colours
First international
Central African Republic 1–1   Gabon (Bangui Central African Republic; 13 August 1990)
Biggest win
Central African Republic 2–1   Equatorial Guinea (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 17 December 2020)   Central African Republic 1–0   Cameroon (Brazzaville, Congo; 14 December 2022)
Biggest defeat
Cameroon 5–1   Central African Republic (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 23 July 2010)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1981 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2021)
UNIFFAC U-20 Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Runners-up (2020)

The Central African Republic national under-20 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. ^[1] Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

History

The Central Africa Republic under-20 national football team is not much strong like others neighbors countries youth teams. They doesn't play much matches yet. The first ever glory of the team qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The team has finished their journey till Quarter-finals. Nowadays the football governing body of the country trying to make their age levels teams strong so that can give the some future star players for the age levels and national teams.^{[ citation needed ]}

Players

The following players were selected for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, to be played between 27 April – 18 May 2025. ^[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2025, after the match against Senegal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Malimoto Boarnages		1	0	Tempête Mocaf
16	1 GK	Eugène Ganazoui		0	0	Unknown
22	1 GK	Nick Maliki		0	0	DFC8 of Bangui
2	2 DF	Ouaguan Perry		0	0	SOS de Gbangouma
3	2 DF	Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Angers
4	2 DF	Ariel Jéhovany Marcelino Ondobo		0	0	DFC8 of Bangui
5	2 DF	Tony Biakolo	(2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Meyrin
6	2 DF	Junior John Christophe Nganza		0	0	Olympic Real de Bangui
17	2 DF	Kylan Chasseport	(2007-06-08) 8 June 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Chamois Niortais
8	3 MF	Uchaël Borobona	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Clermont Foot
9	3 MF	Bradley Besnard		0	0	Cholet
10	3 MF	Bercier Eddy Jores Mbaigoto		1	0	Unknown
12	3 MF	Rayan Boubakar Kolingba		1	0	Bellevue Nantes
13	3 MF	Bamsou Lefort Dillane Kossina		1	0	EFC5 de Bangui
18	3 MF	Benjamin Idaro	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Free agent
19	3 MF	Yannis Yvan Doté		0	0	Nogent
20	3 MF	Dorkem Mbaikoua	(2007-05-08) 8 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Lyon-La Duchère
21	3 MF	Junior Guiningbi-Yapou		0	0	DFC8 of Bangui
23	3 MF	Abdias Etienne Yangba	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Brindisi
24	3 MF	Benito Endjito		0	0	EFC5 de Bangui
25	3 MF	Christophe Yoanne Bernardin Gongoro-Pingo		0	0	Tempête Mocaf
26	3 MF	Nelson Geoffrad Ngoro		0	0	Unknown
7	4 FW	Ronaldo Lebon Zé		1	0	Unknown
11	4 FW	Landry Gâce á Dieu Tsoungui-Abega		1	0	Unknown
14	4 FW	Diogène Pengazonia		1	1	Unknown
15	4 FW	Baptiste Kilala	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Royal Antwerp

Recent fixtures & results

2020

Chad   v   Central African Republic

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification	Chad	Cancelled	Central African Republic	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
13:00  UTC+1				Stadium: Estadio de Malabo

Central African Republic   v   Cameroon

22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification	Central African Republic	0–3	Cameroon	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
15:00  UTC+1		Report	Ibrahim 33' Sunday 64', 76'	Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

2021

Namibia   v   Central African Republic

15 February 2021 (2021-02-15) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Namibia	1–1	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00  UTC+1	Kandjii 81'	Report	Yangao 53'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Burkina Faso   v   Central African Republic

18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Burkina Faso	3–1	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00  UTC+1	Bazie 45+2' Chardey 55' Beleme 63'	Report	Ngoma 32'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

Tunisia   v   Central African Republic

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B	Tunisia	1–2	Central African Republic	Nouakchott, Mauritania
20:00  UTC+1	Labidi 24' (pen.)	Report	Gombe-Fei 5' Yapende 6'	Stadium: Stade Olympique (Nouakchott) Referee: Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977–2025	Did not qualify

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1979	Did not enter
1981	Second round	1	1	0	0	4	1
1983–2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2013–2017	Did not enter
2019	Did not enter
2021	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	4	8
2023	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	3
2025	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5
Total	4/18	11	2	3	6	11	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

UNIFFAC U-20 Cup

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2020	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	4
Total	1/1	2	1		1	2	4

See also

• Central African Republic national football team
• Central African Republic national under-17 football team

References

1. "Football development highlighted in visit to Central African Republic". Africa News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
2. "Central African Republic U-20 football team profile, statistics, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
3. "Central African Republic U-20 football team statistics, squad, photos, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
4. "Central African Republic stun Tunisia, both qualify to AFCON U-20 Quarters". Cafonline. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
5. "Central African Republic U-20". Tribuna. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
6. "Le sélectionneur, Bruce Abdoulaye, dévoile la liste des 26 Fauves retenus pour la CAN U-20". Facebook (in French). Fédération Centrafricaine de Football. Retrieved 2 May 2025.