Football national side
Central African Republic
National team · Central African Republic
«Les Fauves»
The territory that Central African football contests hardest is Chad's.
None of it has translated to the continental stage: no World Cup, no Africa Cup of Nations finals, and at the 2024 African Nations Championship the group stage marked their furthest advance.
Foxi Kéthévoama, with 49 caps, holds the appearance record; Louis Mafouta leads the scoring charts with 16. Geoffrey Kondogbia's arrival carried different weight — he switched allegiance from France in 2018, handing the team a captain with a profile few of their opponents in the region can match.
The Stade Barthélemy Boganda in Bangui, listed at 20,000 capacity, has sat empty of official fixtures since 2020, after FIFA raised concerns over its infrastructure standards; home matches since then have been staged in Morocco and Chad instead. Rigobert Song took over as coach in January 2025, inheriting a squad still waiting on a stadium of its own and still chasing a first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 28 Sep | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
Burkina Faso
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 24 Sep | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
Mauritania
A
|
1:3 | L |
| 9 Jun | Friendlies |
Angola
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 5 Jun | Friendlies |
Togo
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 12 Oct 2025 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Chad
A
|
3:2 | W |
| 8 Oct 2025 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
Ghana
H
|
0:5 | L |
Standing
Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationGroup stage · Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Group F
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Benin
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
| 2 |
Burkina Faso
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Mauritania
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:3 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Central African Republic
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:4 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 51| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 51 | 25 | 26 |
| Scored | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| Conceded | 92 | 32 | 60 |
| Scored per game | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Difference | −42 | −9 | −33 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Squad of Central African Republic
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Moustapha Djimet |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 16 |  Dominique Youfeigane |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 17 |  Junior Sambia |
Midfielder | 30 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Goduine Koyalipou |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 14 |  Séverin Tatolna |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 11 |  Venuste Baboula |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 8 | |
 Isaac Solet Bomawoko |
Forward | 25 | 1 |
| 6 |  Badara Diomandé |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 23 |  Hugo Gambor |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 15 |  Edwin Quarshie |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 98 |  S. Mbai Assam |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 5 |  Emmanuel Okeke |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 21 |  P. Guinari |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 4 |  Sacha M'Baka |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 35 |  Alladum Kolimba |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
 Eugene Ganazoui |
Goalkeeper | 1 | |||
| 26 |  Noah Kevin Ato-Zandanga |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 3 |  Flory Yangao |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 20 |  Sami Vattela |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 91 |  Karl Maxence Aristophane Namnganda |
Forward | 1 | ||
 Sacha MBaka |
Defender | 1 | |||
| 6 |  Lindsay Yoan Zouma |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 27 | |
 Julien Kadio |
Defender | 27 | 1 |
| 18 |  Giselle Mungidi |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
 Delphin Mokonou |
Forward | 1 | |||
 Christian-Theodor Yawanendji-Malipangou |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Central African Republic
Honours of Central African Republic
- CEMAC Cup 2009 1
- CEMAC Cup 2003 1
- UNIFFAC Cup 1999 1