Football in Chad

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Football in Chad
Flag of Chad.svg
Governing body Chadian Football Federation
National team men's national team
Club competitions
International competitions
A football player playing for the Chad national football team. Asselmo.jpg
A football player playing for the Chad national football team.

Football is by far the most popular sport in Chad. [1] [2] [3] Approximately 30% of the people in Chad are considered association football fans. [4] Many of top Chadian footballers have played professionally in France. According to one source, Nambatingue Tokomon, known as "Toko", played for renowned French soccer clubs, including Paris St. Germain, in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdoulay Karateka also played for Paris St. Germain. Ndoram Japhet played for Nantes and Monaco in the 1990s. The national team represents football in Chad internationally, however, the squad has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the African Cup of Nations. They did not enter qualification tournaments for the World Cup until 2002.

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Football stadiums in Chad

This list contains football stadiums in Chad. The Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya is currently the largest stadium in Chad by capacity. It is used by the national football team of Chad.

StadiumCityTenantsCapacityImage
Stade olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno N'Djamena Chad national football team 30,000
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya N'Djamena 20,000

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:

SeasonLeague averageBest clubBest club average
2023-24672AS CotonTchad1,038

Source: League page on Wikipedia

See also

References

  1. ↑ William Echikson. "In summer, Parisians are intent on soccer - not Chad war". Christian Science Monitor. CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ↑ "World Travel Guide: Interesting Facts About Chad (sub-Saharan Africa) - Yahoo Voices". voices.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup - Mahamat Ali, 13, finds an outlet in football at a Chad refugee camp". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  4. ↑ https://countrycassette.com/rankings-sports-football-fans-by-country/


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