Madagascar national football team

Madagascar

Nickname(s)	Les Guerriers Zébus (The Zebu Warriors)
Association	Fédération Malagasy de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Frank Rajaonarisamba
Captain	Mamisoa Razafindrakoto
Most caps	Tovohery Rabenandrasana
Top scorer	Faed Arsène
Home stadium	Mahamasina Stadium
FIFA code	MAD
FIFA ranking	165
Highest FIFA ranking	74 (December 1992)
Lowest FIFA ranking	188 (November 2006)
Elo ranking	164
Highest Elo ranking	64 (December 1964)
Lowest Elo ranking	167 (April 2007)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
First international
Madagascar 1 – 2 Mauritius  (Madagascar; c. 1947)
Biggest win
Malagasy Republic 8 – 1 Congo  (Madagascar; April 19, 1960)
Biggest defeat
Mauritius 7 – 0 Madagascar (Réunion; July 31, 1952)

The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Les Guerriers Zébus (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

• semi-final 2008

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Withdrew
• 1978 – Did not enter
• 1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Did not enter
• 1994 to 2014 – Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1972 to 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1976 – Withdrew
• 1978 – Did not enter
• 1980 to 1988 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Withdrew
• 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1996 – Withdrew during qualifying
• 1998 – Banned for withdrawing in 1996
• 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Tis is a list of matches from the last six months and any future scheduled matches.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition
29 August 2010	Mahajanga	Comoros	1–0	Friendly
5 September 2010	Calabar	Nigeria	0–2	2012 ACN qualification
10 October 2010	Antananarivo	Ethiopia	0–1	2012 ACN qualification
25 March 2011	Antananarivo	Guinea	1–1	2012 ACN qualification
3 June 2011	Conakry	Guinea	1–4	2012 ACN qualification
17 July 2011	Tehran	Iran	0–1	Friendly
2 September 2011	Antananarivo	Nigeria	0-2	2012 ACN qualification
8 October 2011	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	2-4	2012 ACN qualification

Current squad

The following 29 players were called up for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Ethiopia on 8 October 2011.

Caps and goals updated as of 8 October 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Jean Raharison 23 August 1979 (1979-08-23) (age 32) 35 0 AJ Petite-Île 16 GK Kandy Rambelomasina 17 February 1981 (1981-02-17) (age 30) 4 0 Fanilo Japan Actuels 22 GK Bruno Rajaozara 8 May 1981 (1981-05-08) (age 30) 0 0 AS Adema 2 DF Mamy Gervais Randrianarisoa 7 November 1984 (1984-11-07) (age 27) 25 0 Ajesaia Analamanga 3 DF Valery Rakotoarinosy 1 November 1973 (1973-11-01) (age 38) 2 0 AS Adema 4 DF Jimmy Radafison 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) (age 26) 31 0 St.Louis Suns United 8 DF Tovohery Rabenandrasana 11 December 1987 (1987-12-11) (age 23) 10 2 Academie Ny Antsika 26 DF Sedera Randriamparany (Captain) 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) (age 21) 19 0 AJ Petite-Île 30 DF Pascal Razakanantenaina 19 April 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 24) 12 0 CS Avion 41 DF Julien Leleu 14 September 1989 (1989-09-14) (age 22) 1 0 Clermont Foot Reserves 46 DF Mamisoa Razafindrakoto 13 August 1974 (1974-08-13) (age 37) 47 0 USCA Foot 5 MF Eric-Julien Rakotondrabe 1 December 1980 (1980-12-01) (age 30) 34 0 Fanilo Japan Actuels 6 MF Johann Paul 5 May 1981 (1981-05-05) (age 30) 12 0 Amiens SC 12 MF Jean-Jacques Razafimandimby 31 March 1976 (1976-03-31) (age 35) 2 0 Académie Ny Antsika 15 MF Lalaina Nomenjanahary 6 January 1986 (1986-01-06) (age 25) 22 2 CS Avion 19 MF Paulin Voavy 10 November 1987 (1987-11-10) (age 24) 20 7 AS Cannes 23 MF Tsiala Kennedy 16 February 1983 (1983-02-16) (age 28) 2 0 AS Adema 40 MF Dimitri Carlos Zozimar 16 February 1988 (1988-02-16) (age 23) 12 0 Suphanburi F.C. 42 MF Juvet Tsiarovana 25 October 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 24) 1 0 FC Istres Reserves 44 MF Edgar Nandrasana 31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) (age 29) 1 0 ASCUM Mahajanga 7 FW Anicet A. Abel 13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) (age 21) 0 0 Chernomorets Burgas 9 FW Ibrahim Amada 28 February 1990 (1990-02-28) (age 21) 5 0 JS Kabylie 11 FW Yvan Rajoarimanana 23 August 1988 (1988-08-23) (age 23) 8 1 Fanilo Japan Actuels 14 FW Faed Arsène 21 June 1985 (1985-06-21) (age 26) 3 0 R.O.C. Charleroi 17 FW Claudio Ramiadamanana 22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) (age 23) 12 3 SO Romorantin 18 FW Boto Fagnorena 20 April 1990 (1990-04-20) (age 21) 2 0 Fanilo Japan Actuels 20 FW Tony Mamodaly 2 August 1990 (1990-08-02) (age 21) 2 0 Dynamo Dresden Reserves 25 FW Carolus Andriamahitsinoro 6 July 1989 (1989-07-06) (age 22) 4 0 Fanilo Japan Actuels 47 FW Faneva Imà Andriatsima 3 June 1984 (1984-06-03) (age 27) 14 5 AS Beauvais Oise

List of coaches

• Owen Jayne (-Feb. 2001)
• Vincent Andianiran (2001)
• Jeremia Randriambololona (2001)
• Hervé Arsène (2007–2008)
• Mickael Nivoson Andrianasy (2008)
• Gunnar Zittel (2008)
• Jeremia Randriambololona (2008)
• Jean-Paul Rabier (2010–2011)
• Mosa (2011)
• Frank Rajaonarisamba (2011–)

References

1. ^ Star: African National Team Nicknames