Madagascar national football team

The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu,[2] is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part in its first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Among its biggest wins was a 1–0 home victory over Egypt in the qualification rounds of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations until being surpassed by a recent shocking 2–0 win over Nigeria in the group stage of the 2019 Africa 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Madagascar women's national football team.

Madagascar
Nickname(s)Barea
AssociationMalagasy Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachNicolas Dupuis
CaptainAnicet Abel
Most capsMamisoa Razafindrakoto (61)
Top scorerFaneva Imà Andriatsima
Paulin Voavy (14)
Home stadiumMahamasina Stadium
Rabemananjara Stadium
FIFA codeMAD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 94 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest74 (December 1992)
Lowest190 (March 2014)
First international
Madagascar 1–2 Mauritius 
(Madagascar; c. 1947)
Biggest win
Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo 
(Antananarivo, Madagascar; 19 April 1960)
Biggest defeat
 Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar
(Réunion; 31 July 1952)
 Congo-Léopoldville 7–0 Malagasy Republic
(Congo; 18 July 1965)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2019)

History

Madagascar made its debut in 1947 in a home match against Mauritius which was lost 2–1. The game was part of a Triangulaire tournament between Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion. Madagascar's second match was at home to Reunion and saw their first ever win, 4–2. The triangular tournament was staged every year until 1958, and Madagascar's highest-scoring game was on 13 July 1953 when they beat Reunion 6–4 at home. Their worst loss was on 31 July 1952 when they lost 7–0 to Mauritius in Reunion.

Madagascar played against opposition different from Mauritius or Reunion for the first time in 1960, as part of a tournament between French-speaking nations held on the island. In their first match on 15 April 1960 they beat the Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) 6–1. The second game was a quarter-final against France's amateur side on 17 April and was lost 2–1. On 19 April Madagascar beat the Congo 8–1 in the third-place play-off.

In April 1963, Madagascar entered another competition for French-speaking countries, this time in Senegal, and was placed in a group with Dahomey (now Benin), Liberia and Chad. They opened with a 1–0 win over Dahomey on 11 April, and then beat Chad 2–1 on 13 April and Liberia 3–1 on 15 April. In the semi-finals, Madagascar were beaten 2–1 by Tunisia on 19 April, and then lost 4–1 to France's amateur team in the third-place play-off on 21 April.

In September 1963 the Triangulaire between Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius was reinstated for the first time since 1958. On 15 September they beat Reunion 6–1 at home, and on 18 September drew 1–1 to Mauritius in a home game which was abandoned.[3]

On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history, after they won 1–0 against Equatorial Guinea.[4][5] During their debut match against Guinea on 22 June 2019,[6] Anicet Abel scored Madagascar's first-ever AFCON goal and secured their first point of the competition with a 2–2 draw against Guinea.[7][8] The team defeated Burundi in their second match[9] and followed it up with a 2–0 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria to top Group B.[10][11] Then Madagascar advanced to quarter-finals after beating DR Congo in the round of 16.[12] The team's successful performance was coined by pundits as the Iceland of Africa, resembling the shockingly successful debut of Iceland in UEFA Euro 2016.[13] However, Madagascar's dream ended abruptly after suffering a 0–3 defeat at the hand of another former champion, Tunisia.[14]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA GR
1930 Did not exist Did not exist
1934
1938
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974 Withdrew Withdrew
1978 Did not enter Did not enter
1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
1986 2 1 0 1 1 1 details
1990 Did not enter Did not enter
1994 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 7 3 details
1998 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
2002 10 3 0 7 7 16 details
2006 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
2010 8 3 3 2 12 9 details
2014 2 1 0 1 2 3 details
2018 4 1 2 1 7 7 details
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total–0/21–––––– 36128164251–

Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA GR
1957Part of  FrancePart of  France
1959
1962Not affiliated to CAFNot affiliated to CAF
1963
1965 Did not enter Did not enter
1968
1970
1972 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 5 details
1974 2 1 0 1 3 4 details
1976 Withdrew Withdrew
1978 Did not enter Did not enter
1980 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 6 details
1982 4 2 1 1 4 7 details
1984 4 1 1 2 3 4 details
1986 2 0 0 2 2 6 details
1988 2 1 0 1 2 3 details
1990 Withdrew Withdrew
1992 Did not qualify 5 2 2 1 3 2 details
1994 Did not enter Did not enter
1996 Withdrew during qualifiers Withdrew during qualifiers
1998 Banned for withdrawal from qualifiers in 1996 Banned for withdrawal from qualifiers in 1996
2000 Did not qualify 8 2 3 3 9 12 details
2002 8 2 2 4 7 8 details
2004 4 2 0 2 2 8 details
2006 2 0 1 1 3 4 details
2008 4 0 0 4 0 14 details
2010 8 3 3 2 12 9 details
2012 6 0 1 5 4 14 details
2013 2 0 0 2 1 7 details
2015 2 1 0 1 2 2 details
2017 6 0 3 3 5 12 details
2019 Quarter-finals6th531177 8 5 1 2 12 10 details
2021 To be determined To be determined
2023 To be determined To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals1/32531177 8124183980137–

African Nations Championship
African Nations Championship record Africa Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA GR
2009 Did not enter Did not enter
2011 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 0 2 details
2014 Did not enter Did not enter
2016 Did not enter Did not enter
2018 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 6 3 details
2020 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 4 5 details
2022
Total–0/6–––––– 126241010–

African Games
Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1965-000000
1973-000000
1978-000000
1987-000000
1991–present See Madagascar national under-23 football team
Total4/4000000

Indian Ocean Island Games
Indian Ocean Island Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1979 Did not enter
1985 Fourth place 4th 2 1 0 1 2 3
1990 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 1
1993 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2
1998 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 1 0 10 3
2003 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 2 4
2007 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 7 0
2011 Group stage 7th 2 0 1 1 2 3
2015 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 6 8
2019 Group stage 5th 2 0 2 0 2 2
Total 2 Titles 8/9 29 14 9 6 53 26

COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2000 Excluded
2001
2002 Quarter-finals 5th 2 1 1 0 3 2
2003 Quarter-finals 7th 2 1 0 1 2 3
2004 Round 1 11th 1 0 0 1 0 2
2005 Round 1 10th 1 0 0 1 0 2
2006 Round 1 13th 2 0 0 2 0 4
2007 Round 1 8th 2 1 0 1 5 1
2008 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 6 7
2009 Did not enter
2013
2015 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 7
2016 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 1
2017 Group stage 9th 3 2 1 0 6 1
2018 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 4 4
2019 Did not enter
Total Third place 11/18 34 14 8 12 38 34

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ivory Coast on 12 and 17 November 2020.
Caps and goals updated after the match against Ivory Coast on 17 November 2020.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
23 1GK Melvin Adrien (1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 13 0 FC Martigues
16 1GK Razakanirina Rakotoasimbola (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 0 0 AS Adema
1 1GK Mathyas Randriamamy (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 0 0 Paris Saint-Germain U-19
5 2DF Pascal Razakanantenaina (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 33 2 JS Saint-Pierroise
21 2DF Thomas Fontaine (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 25 0 Lorient
22 2DF Jérôme Mombris (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 19 0 Grenoble
20 2DF Romain Métanire (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 15 0 Minnesota United
14 2DF Jérémy Morel (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 12 1 Lorient
3 2DF Sylvio Ouassiero (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 3 0 Fola Esch
15 3MF Ibrahim Amada (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 25 2 Al-Khor SC
4 3MF Arohasina Andrianarimanana (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 21 1 Black Leopards
8 3MF Zotsara Randriambololona (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 21 0 Fleury 91
3MF Anicet Abel (captain) (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 17 3 Ludogorets Razgrad
6 3MF Marco Ilaimaharitra (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 17 2 Charleroi
18 3MF Rayan Raveloson (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 12 2 Troyes
7 3MF Dimitry Caloin (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 11 0 Sète
10 3MF Bastien Héry (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 3 0 Linfield
17 3MF Loïc Lapoussin (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 2 0 Union SG
11 4FW Paulin Voavy (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 58 14 Misr Lel Makkasa
12 4FW Lalaïna Nomenjanahary (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 47 5 Paris FC
2 4FW Carolus Andriamatsinoro (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 39 11 Al Qadsiah
4FW Njiva Rakotoharimalala (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 38 9 Nongbua Pitchaya
19 4FW William Gros (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 5 0 Fleury 91
13 4FW Hakim Abdallah (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 3 0 Swift Hesperange
9 4FW Alexandre Ramalingom (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 2 0 Sedan

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Madagascar in the last year.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ibrahima Dabo (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 11 0 JS Saint-Pierroise v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
DF Toavina Rambeloson (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 6 0 Croix v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
DF Mario Bakary (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 14 0 Fleury 91 v.  Burkina Faso, 12 October 2020
DF Ando Rakotondrazaka (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 21 0 CNaPS Sport v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
DF Jean-Claude Marobe (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 14 0 Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
DF Theodin (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 5 0 Fosa Juniors FC v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
MF Maminiaina Safidy Rafenoharisoa (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 0 0 Elgeco Plus v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020
FW Arnaud Randianantenaina (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 5 2 CNaPS Sport v.  Ivory Coast, 31 March 2020

DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records
As of 17 November 2020[15]
Players in bold text are still active with Madagascar.

List of coaches

References
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