Central African Republic national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Fauves (The Wild Beasts) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Central African Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Sébastein Ngato | ||
| Captain | Marc Yapéndé | ||
| Home stadium | Barthélémy Boganda Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | CTA | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| 1–1 Gabon (Bangui Central African Republic; 13 August 1990) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 2–1 Equatorial Guinea (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 17 December 2020) 1–0 Cameroon (Brazzaville, Congo; 14 December 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Cameroon 5–1 (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 23 July 2010) | |||
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2021) | ||
| UNIFFAC U-20 Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2020) | ||
The Central African Republic national under-20 football team, nicknamed Les Fauves, is the national team of the Central African Republic and is controlled by the Central African Football Federation. They are a member of CAF.[1] Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success.[2][3][4][5]
History
The Central Africa Republic under-20 national football team is not much strong like others neighbors countries youth teams. They doesn't play much matches yet. The first ever glory of the team qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The team has finished their journey till Quarter-finals. Nowadays the football governing body of the country trying to make their age levels teams strong so that can give the some future star players for the age levels and national teams.
Players
The following players were selected for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, to be played between 27 April – 18 May 2025.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 2 May 2025, after the match against Senegal.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Malimoto Boarnages | 1 | 0 | Tempête Mocaf | |
| 16 | GK | Eugène Ganazoui | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 22 | GK | Nick Maliki | 0 | 0 | DFC8 of Bangui | |
| 2 | DF | Ouaguan Perry | 0 | 0 | SOS de Gbangouma | |
| 3 | DF | Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma | 22 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | Angers |
| 4 | DF | Ariel Jéhovany Marcelino Ondobo | 0 | 0 | DFC8 of Bangui | |
| 5 | DF | Tony Biakolo | 27 August 2006 | 4 | 0 | Meyrin |
| 6 | DF | Junior John Christophe Nganza | 0 | 0 | Olympic Real de Bangui | |
| 17 | DF | Kylan Chasseport | 8 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | Chamois Niortais |
| 8 | MF | Uchaël Borobona | 13 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Clermont Foot |
| 9 | MF | Bradley Besnard | 0 | 0 | Cholet | |
| 10 | MF | Bercier Eddy Jores Mbaigoto | 1 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 12 | MF | Rayan Boubakar Kolingba | 1 | 0 | Bellevue Nantes | |
| 13 | MF | Bamsou Lefort Dillane Kossina | 1 | 0 | EFC5 de Bangui | |
| 18 | MF | Benjamin Idaro | 26 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
| 19 | MF | Yannis Yvan Doté | 0 | 0 | Nogent | |
| 20 | MF | Dorkem Mbaikoua | 8 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lyon-La Duchère |
| 21 | MF | Junior Guiningbi-Yapou | 0 | 0 | DFC8 of Bangui | |
| 23 | MF | Abdias Etienne Yangba | 12 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Brindisi |
| 24 | MF | Benito Endjito | 0 | 0 | EFC5 de Bangui | |
| 25 | MF | Christophe Yoanne Bernardin Gongoro-Pingo | 0 | 0 | Tempête Mocaf | |
| 26 | MF | Nelson Geoffrad Ngoro | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 7 | FW | Ronaldo Lebon Zé | 1 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 11 | FW | Landry Gâce á Dieu Tsoungui-Abega | 1 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 14 | FW | Diogène Pengazonia | 1 | 1 | Unknown | |
| 15 | FW | Baptiste Kilala | 7 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Royal Antwerp |
Recent fixtures & results
2020
| 19 December 2020 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification | Chad | Cancelled | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo |
| 22 December 2020 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification | 0–3 | Cameroon | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad) |
2021
| 15 February 2021 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B | Namibia | 1–1 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Kandjii 81' | Report | Yangao 53' | Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon) |
| 18 February 2021 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B | Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Bazie 45+2' Chardey 55' Beleme 63' |
Report | Ngoma 32' | Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique) |
| 21 February 2021 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Group B | Tunisia | 1–2 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Labidi 24' (pen.) | Report | Gombe-Fei 5' Yapende 6' |
Stadium: Stade Olympique (Nouakchott) Referee: Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo) |
Competitive records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1981 | Second round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1983–2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013–2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2019 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Total | 4/18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
UNIFFAC U-20 Cup
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
See also
- Central African Republic national football team
- Central African Republic national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "Football development highlighted in visit to Central African Republic". Africa News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Central African Republic U-20 football team profile, statistics, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Central African Republic U-20 football team statistics, squad, photos, fixtures, results". Global Sports Archive. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Central African Republic stun Tunisia, both qualify to AFCON U-20 Quarters". Cafonline. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Central African Republic U-20". Tribuna. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Le sélectionneur, Bruce Abdoulaye, dévoile la liste des 26 Fauves retenus pour la CAN U-20". Facebook (in French). Fédération Centrafricaine de Football. Retrieved 2 May 2025.