Men's national association football team representing Madagascar
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Madagascar women's national football team.
Madagascar
Nickname(s)
Barea
Association
Fédération Malagasy de Football
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach
Romuald Rakotondrabe
Captain
Rayan Raveloson
Most caps
Paulin Voavy (67)
Top scorer
Paulin Voavy (15)
Home stadium
Mahamasina Stadium Rabemananjara Stadium
FIFA code
MAD
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
109 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
74 (December 1992)
Lowest
190 (March 2014)
First international
Madagascar 1–2 Mauritius (Madagascar; Date Unknown 1947)
Biggest win
Madagascar 8–1 Congo (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 19 April 1960)
Biggest defeat
Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar (Réunion; 31 July 1952) Congo-Léopoldville 7–0 Madagascar (Congo; 18 July 1965)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
1 (first in 2019)
Best result
Quarter-finals (2019)
African Nations Championship
Appearances
1 (first in 2022)
Best result
Third place (2022)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances
11 (first in 2002)
Best result
Third place (2015)
Medal record
African Nations Championship
2022 Algeria
COSAFA Cup
2015 South Africa
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Barea after the island's zebu,[3] 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 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.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^Clarel Faniry Rasoanaivo (10 July 2019). "Madagascans elated by AFCON success, eye semi-finals". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[1]
Madagascar 1–2 Mauritius 
Madagascar 8–1 Congo 
Congo-Léopoldville 7–0 Madagascar 
