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- ↑ "Un comité prépare les compétitions internationales : Le staff technique des Sao est remanié – Le Progrès N° 1968 du 26 mai 2006". tchadactuel.com (in French). 26 May 2006.
- ↑ Profile at Soccerpunter.com
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Chad-Egypt". FIFA.com. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Egypt-Chad". FIFA.com. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
