MADAGASCAR NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

Madagascar national football team
Madagascar Nickname(s) Barea
Association Fédération Malagasy de Football (FMF)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Walter Meeuws (Belgium)
Captain Erym Katiry
Most Caps Habib Thalefa (115)
Top Scorer Erym Katiry (69)
Home stadium Mahamasina Stadium
FIFA code MAD
FIFA ranking 10
Highest FIFA ranking 10 (Februari 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking 49 (November 1997)
Elo ranking 13
Home colours Green-Green
Away colours White-Red
First international Madagascar 1 - 2 Mauritius
(Madagascar; Date Unknown, 1947)
Biggest win Malagasy Republic 8 - 1 Congo
(Madagascar; April 19, 1960)
Biggest defeat Mauritius 4 - 0 Madagascar
(Réunion; July 31, 1952)
World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1982)
Best result Quarterfinals, 2006
Africa Cup of Nations Appearances 16 (First in 1974)
Best result Winners, 1998, 2002, 2010
Confederations Cup Appearances 2 (First in 2001)
Best result Winners, 2009


The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed the Barea (a species of zebu that is depicted on the country's coat of arms),[1] is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Fédération Malagasy de Football. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup or the African Nations Cup. Among its biggest wins was a 1-0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 African 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.


Madagascar Football Achievements

Indian Ocean Games :
* Champion (1990, 1993)

COSAFA Cup
* Champion (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)

World Cup record
* 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
* 1974 - Withdrew
* 1978 - Did not enter
* 1982 - Round 1
* 1986 - Round 1
* 1990 - Round 1
* 1994 - Round 1
* 1998 - Round 1
* 2002 - Round 1
* 2006 - Round 2

African Nations Cup record
* 1957 to 1970 - Did not enter
* 1972 - Did not qualify
* 1974 - Round 1
* 1976 - Round 1
* 1978 - Round 1
* 1980 - Semi-Final
* 1982 - Semi- Final
* 1984 - Quarter-Final
* 1986 - Round 1
* 1988 - Quarter-Final
* 1990 - 2nd Place
* 1992 - 3rd Place
* 1994 - Semi-Final
* 1996 - 2nd Place
* 1998 - Champion
* 2000 - 2nd Place
* 2002 - Champion
* 2004 - Quarter-Final
* 2006 - 2nd Place
* 2008 - 3rd Place
* 2010 - Champion

Confederation Cup Records
* 1992 to 1997 - Did not qualifying
* 1999 - Round 1
* 2001 - Did not qualifying
* 2003 - Round 1
* 2005 - Round 1
* 2009 - Champion

Olympic Games :
* 1 Time Gold Medalist (2000)


CURRENT SQUAD.
The following players were called up for the 2010 CAF African Nations Cup Angola on January, 2009.
No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Habib Thalefa 23 August 1976 115 0 Dundee United
2 DF Marasy Madeputo 3 May 1986 36 10 Inter Milan
3 DF Christophe Lasanga 14 April 1983 7 1 Mamelodi Sundows
4 MF Kerry Kelchious 7 November 1983 45 16 Real Salt Lake
5 DF Edwin Sadounga 1 March 1980 59 2 Bordeaux
6 DF Franck Niamey 5 June 1985 3 0 Blackpool
7 MF Emile Kafouka 16 February 1984 43 18 Ajax
8 FW Pierre Ghourte 11 December 1987 4 2 Kaizer Chiefs
9 FW Benjamin Epousa 7 January 1987 31 20 FC Dallas
10 FW Erym Katiry 20 November 1977 110 69 Lille
11 MF Gael Goluar 8 May 1985 33 12 Adelaide United
12 DF Marion Mansou 27 June 1982 24 2 Wollongong United
13 GK Gossy Goypan 17 October 1978 4 0 Standard Liege
14 FW Coby Ifrasou 15 July 1989 3 1 Orlando Pirates
15 MF Olafuani Ogunlaya 4 March 1983 24 7 Bayer Leverkusen
16 DF Tobias Malandenga 29 April 1988 2 0 TP Mazembe
17 MF Yves Aketaly 23 January 1982 35 11 Monaco
18 MF Jeremiah Jessandis 28 March 1984 39 21 FC Barcelona
19 DF Richard Quastrell 11 March 1984 7 0 Leeds United
20 FW Maory Pirtaovy 15 June 1989 1 0 Tolagnaro
21 MF Mavousir Medgour 24 December 1980 1 0 AS Adema
22 GK Alain Alupara 6 November 1983 0 0 Varatraza Antsohihy
23 DF Sylvain Zalary 26 September 1990 2 0 Al Rayyan

Recent Call Ups.
No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
3 DF Aurelien Adrianoura 18 September 1985 34 6 FC Copenhagen
6 DF Yannar Barloufe 22 October 1984 43 1 Anderlecht
8 FW Renato Rikhamso 27 May 1983 42 23 AA Gent
11 MF Jeremy Fakabine 29 September 1981 6 0 AJS Ambodifataka
12 DF Nicolas Kepa 6 August 1989 1 0 Cannes
DF Yarain Yataisu 4 February 1982 1 0 Geylang United
13 GK Thomas Rayfun 14 August 1985 3 0 Bloemfontein Celtics
14 MF Jules Ritasvaovy 7 December 1984 1 0 3FB Fandriana
15 MF Jacques Asadiako 30 July 1979 2 0 Varatraza Antsohihy
MF Emmanuel Talay 5 April 1987 2 0 Groningen
16 DF Yannick Kasray 12 May 1980 19 1 RFM Andry
17 MF Aime Ayika 13 April 1989 3 1 Sivasspor
18 MF Bernard Ugayita 10 October 1984 3 0 FC Imango
19 FW Emerse Chamta 3 July 1983 2 0 FC Imango
DF Gabrielle Loumire 30 August 1987 4 0 Shenzhen Jianlibao
20 FW Gilbert Esayinga 7 June 1980 25 4 3FB Vatovavy
FW Roland Maylis 28 June 1990 1 0 FC Basel
21 MF Franck Isame 11 November 1978 39 7 Academie Ny Antsika
MF Romeo Mayindiva 1 December 1988 4 0 Eintrach Frankfurt
22 GK Hassan Bemiasu 5 August 1977 17 0 Empoli
GK Orlando Oyun 17 April 1988 0 0 Leicester City
23 MF Joel Kabingadi 19 May 1983 1 0 Al Khor

Description: The bold are the names selected for the World Cup in 2010.

Managers
1960-67, 1973-74 Henry Varlautte (Prancis)
1967-73 Theodore Malaobetsy
1975-86 Gervais Gummam (Prancis)
1986-90 Anthony M. Zwaaldran (Belgia)
1990-94 Wladislaw Katkowsky (Polandia)
1994-98 Fritzgolt Hofschicker (Jerman)
1998-01 Sedravaiso Saluamenga
2001- Walter Meeuws (Belgia)