Djawal Kaiba

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Djawal Kaiba
FC Liefering gegen Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz (16. August 2024) 74 (Djawal Kaiba).jpg
Kaiba in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Wil
Number 13
Youth career
Coton Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Coton Sport
2023–2024 Rheindorf Altach II 17 (3)
2024–2025 Rheindorf Altach 17 (1)
2024Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (loan) 9 (2)
2025– FC Wil 5 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Cameroon 5 (2)
2025– Chad 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:41, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:41, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Djawal Kaiba (born 8 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss Challenge League club FC Wil. A former international for the Cameroon national team, he plays for the Chad national team.

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Club career

A youth product of Coton Sport, Kaiba debuted with them in 2019, and helped them win three consecutive Elite Ones from 2021 to 2023. [1] On 7 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Rheindorf Altach on a 3-year contract. [2] On 3 July 2024, he joined Austria 2. Liga side Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz on a year-long loan. [3] On 20 November 2024, he was recalled to Rheindorf Altach early from his loan. [4] On 11 August 2025, he transferred to the Swiss Challenge League side FC Wil on a 2-year contract. [5]

International career

Kaiba was called up to the Cameroon national team for the 2022 African Nations Championship. [6] On 2 October 2025, it was announced that decided to switch his sporting nationality and play for the Chad national team. He was called up to Chad for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [7]

Honours

Coton Sport

References

  1. Ngwa, Lesley (2 February 2023). "Kaiba Djawal agree switch to Europe".
  2. Africafoot, L'équipe (13 June 2023). "Le SCR Altach boucle larrivée dun international camerounais".
  3. Africafoot, L'équipe (4 July 2024). "Djawal Kaiba affiche ses ambitions avec son nouveau club".
  4. Pastoré, Cafil (20 November 2024). "Le SCR Altach annonce le retour de Djawal Kaiba".
  5. Africafoot, L'équipe (11 August 2025). "Djawal Kaiba : « Je veux être un leader sur le terrain, inspirer mes coéquipiers »".
  6. Touabi, Juba (4 January 2023). "CHAN 2022 : La liste du Cameroun dévoilée" [CHAN 2022: Cameroon's list unveiled]. DZFoot (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. Mbopda, Daniel (2 October 2025). "Kaiba Djawal change de nationalité sportive".
  8. "Coton Sport de Garoua décroche son 17e titre de champion au bout de la nuit". 4 July 2022.