Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country lying off the southeastern coast of Africa. It is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 46th largest country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
Madagascar has diplomatic relations with many countries, both individual bilateral relations and by virtue of its membership of African and other regional blocs. International aid has been received from the IMF and the World Bank, and a national environmental plan supported by the World Bank and USAID began in 1990.
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part in its first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations until being surpassed by a recent 2–0 win over Nigeria in the group stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Reflecting the official name of the country at the time, the team was known as the Malagasy Republic national football team between 1958 and 1975.
AS ADEMA is a Malagasy football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. They have won the THB Champions League championship on four occasions, in 2002, 2006, 2012 and 2021. In 2002 they also advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAF Cup before losing to Al-Masry of Egypt.
Football is, along with Rugby union, one of the most popular sports in the African island nation of Madagascar. The sport is governed in the country by the Malagasy Football Federation.
Anicet Abel Andrianantenaina is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh and captains the Madagascar national team.
Lalaïna Henintsoa Nomenjanahary is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Paris 13 Atletico and the Madagascar national team.
Faneva Imà Andriatsima is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Marie-Laure Delie is a French football player who currently plays for Madrid CFF of the Primera Division. She plays as a striker and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut for the team on 23 September 2009.
Amandine Chantal Henry is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for American National Women's Soccer League club Angel City FC and the France national team. Having played in all youth levels, Henry made her senior international debut in 2009. She captained the national team from October 2017 to 2020.
Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro, simply known as Andria, is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Kawkab and the Madagascar national team.
The Madagascar national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Madagascar. It is administered by the Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball (Madagascar Basketball Federation).
Romain Métanire is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Seraing. He has previously played in France for FC Metz and Stade de Reims, with whom he won Ligue 2 in 2017–18, as well as in Belgium with KV Kortrijk. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
The Madagascar women's national football team is the FIFA recognised senior women's A team for Madagascar. The team played their first FIFA matches in 2015. They were runner-up to Réunion in the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games. They have competed in the COSAFA Women's Championship, in which they won a game against Comoros in 2019. The development of a national team in the country is problematic because of issues found on the continent and on the island, specifically including the lack of popularity of women's football as a participation sport in Madagascar.
Marco Ilaimaharitra is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Belgian First Division A club Sporting Charleroi. Born in France, he is a former member of its the under-19 and under-20 national teams but represents Madagascar at senior international level.
Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.
The 2015 African Games women's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games women's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the women's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were open to full women's national teams.
Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Auxerre. He also holds French nationality as he was raised in Réunion, where his mother is from.
Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, she became the club's all-time top scorer in February 2022 at the age of 23.
The Malagasy N1A is the top basketball league in Madagascar. Currently, twelve teams play in the competition to determine who is the national champion of Madagascar. The defending champions are COSPN.
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