Gaston Tchangana

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Gaston Tchangana
Personal information
Place of birth Republic of the Congo
Teams managed
YearsTeam
2001 Congo
2005–2006 Congo
2007–2008 Congo

Gaston Tchangana is a Congolese football manager. [1] He has been in charge of the Congo national team three times.

Republic of the Congo republic in Central Africa

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to its west; Cameroon to its northwest and the Central African Republic to its northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to its south; and the Atlantic Ocean to its southwest.

The Congo national football team, nicknamed the Diables Rouges , is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is run by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965.

Career

He had a brief period in charge of the Congo national team in 2001 before being replaced by Noël Minga after a FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat against Tunisia. [1] In 2005, he succeeded Christian Létard as Congo manager, initially alongside former national team captain Célestin Mouyabi, after Létard criticised the Fédération Congolaise de Football. [1] Tchangana was replaced by Noël Tosi the following year, [2] [3] but returned for a third stint in charge in 2007 after Tosi was dismissed. [4] [5] Congo failed to qualify for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and he was replaced by Ivica Todorov. [6]

FIFA World Cup association football competition for mens national teams

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.

The Tunisia national football team, is the national team representing Tunisia in association football since their maiden match in 1957. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Africa by CAF. It is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation, founded in 1957 after the Tunisian independence in 1956. Tunisia are colloquially known as Les Aigles de Carthage. The team's colours are red and white, and the Bald eagle its symbol. Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level, from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. Most of Tunisia's home matches are played at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès since 2001.

Noël Tosi is a French football coach and former player. He is currently the technical director of Wydad AC.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Congo name coaches". BBC Sport. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Congo name new coach". BBC Sport. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Noel Tosi: I've got Africa in my blood". FIFA. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Congo fire French coach". BBC Sport. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Congo sack French coach". FIFA. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Todorov appointed Congo coach". BBC Sport. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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