Chad national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Sao |
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| Association | Fédération Tchadienne de Football |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation |
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) |
| Head coach | Moudou Kouta |
| Captain | Ezechiel N'Douassel |
| Home stadium | Stade Nacional |
| FIFA code | CHA |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 151  1 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 97 (April 2016) |
| Lowest | 190 (June–September 1997) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 145 |
| Highest | 120 (28 April 1990) |
| Lowest | 150 (8 November 1999) |
| First international | |
 Chad 2–2 Niger  (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 25, 1961) |
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| Biggest win | |
Chad 5–0 São Tomé and Príncipe  (Gabon; June 29, 1976) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Unofficial France Amateur 14–0 Chad (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; December 27, 1961) Official  Congo 11–0 Chad (Congo; March 28, 1964) |
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The Chad national football team, nicknamed Sao, represents Chad in international football. The team is controlled by the Fédération Tchadienne de Football, the governing body for football in the country, and has been coached by Modou Kouta. The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals or Africa Cup of Nations. Home matches are played at the Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stadium, capacity 30,000.
The Chad football federation (FTFA) was founded in 1962, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1988.
Chad's national football team didn't play a big role in world football until the 1990s. They didn't enter any qualifiers for Continental or World Cups until the early 1990s when they played their first qualifying matches for the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Senegal. Until then, they played mostly friendly matches and minor cups, mostly with African teams.
The national team had a difficult start − the first match they ever played was in the L'Amitié Tournament, which took place in Senegal in 1963, and it was a 2–1 defeat to Liberia. Soon after, they suffered a 6–2 loss to Dahomey (now Benin).
They eventually found some success, defeating Sao Tome e Principe 5–0 in 1976. Notable players from that era include Nabatingue Toko, who played with French clubs from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.
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