Football in Chad

Football in Chad
Football in Chad
Governing body	Chadian Football Federation
National team(s)	men's national team
Club competitions
	Chad Premier League
International competitions
	Champions League ; CAF Confederation Cup ; Super Cup ; FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA World Cup (National Team); African Cup of Nations (National Team)

A football player playing for the Chad national football team.

Football is by far the most popular sport in Chad.^[1]^[2]^[3] Many of top Chadian footballers have played professionally in France. According to one source, Nambatingue Tokomon, known as "Toko", played for renowned French soccer clubs, including Paris St. Germain, in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdoulay Karateka also played for Paris St. Germain. Ndoram Japhet played for Nantes and Monaco in the 1990s. The national team represents football in Chad internationally, however, the squad has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the African Cup of Nations. They did not enter qualification tournaments for the World Cup until 2002.

Football stadiums in Chad

This list contains football stadiums in Chad. The Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya is currently the largest stadium in Chad by capacity. It is used by the national football team of Chad.

Stadium	City	Tenants	Capacity	Image
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya	N'Djamena	Chad national football team	20,000

References

^ William Echikson. "In summer, Parisians are intent on soccer - not Chad war". Christian Science Monitor. CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "World Travel Guide: Interesting Facts About Chad (sub-Saharan Africa) - Yahoo Voices". voices.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "2006 FIFA World Cup - Mahamat Ali, 13, finds an outlet in football at a Chad refugee camp". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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[1] William Echikson. "In summer, Parisians are intent on soccer - not Chad war". Christian Science Monitor. CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[2] "World Travel Guide: Interesting Facts About Chad (sub-Saharan Africa) - Yahoo Voices". voices.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[3] "2006 FIFA World Cup - Mahamat Ali, 13, finds an outlet in football at a Chad refugee camp". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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Football stadiums in Chad

See also

References