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Football In Madagascar
Football is, along with Rugby union, one of the most popular sports in the African island nation of Madagascar. The sport is governed in the country by the Malagasy Football Federation. International Madagascar's national football team, nicknamed the Barea, has not had great success internationally having never qualified for a FIFA World Cup. They have performed well in some minor competitions however, advancing to the semifinals in the COSAFA Cup (contested between national teams from Southern Africa) in 2008 and winning the football portion of the Indian Ocean Games twice. Some of the country's best players have played professionally overseas, mostly in France. Madagascar reached the quarterfinals in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, beating teams such as Nigeria and DR Congo . This was the first time the country has qualified for an African Cup of Nations. Domestic Madagascar has an unusual domestic arrangement of leagues. The THB Champions League is the country's most pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy Football Federation
The Malagasy Football Federation (french: Fédération Malagasy de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in Madagascar. It was founded in 1961, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1963. It organizes the national football league and the national team. On 19 March 2008, the FMF was suspended by FIFA. On 19 May 2008, the suspension was lifted. References External links * Madagascarat the FIFA website. Madagascarat CAF Online Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ... Football in Madagascar Sports organizations established in 1961 Football {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria National Football Team
The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In April 1994, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings, the highest FIFA ranking position ever achieved by an African football team. Throughout history, the team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 and 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was the 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History After playing other colonies in unofficial games since the 1930s, Nigeria played its first official game in October 1949, while still a British colony. The team played warm-up games in England against various amateur teams including Bromley, Dulwich Hamlet, Bishop Auckla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toamasina
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857. History Under French rule, Toamasina was the seat of several foreign consuls, as well as of numerous French officials, and was the chief port for the capital and the interior. Imports consisted principally of piece-goods, farinaceous foods, and iron and steel goods; main exports were gold dust, raffia, hides, caoutchouc (natural rubber) and live animals. Communication with Europe was maintained by steamers of the Messageries Maritimes and the Havraise companies, and also with Mauritius, and thence to Sri Lanka, by the British Union-Castle Line. During the colonial period, owing to the character of the soil and the formerly crowded native populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
Kianja Barea Mahamasina is a rugby union and football ( multi-purpose) stadium, also used for concerts and athletics, in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Usage It is used mostly for rugby and football matches. The stadium has a 40,880 capacity for football and rugby matches. Incidents In 2005, the stadium was the site of a stampede that killed two people during a match between South African side Kaizer Chiefs and Madagascar's USJF Ravinala. It was also the stadium of the 2007 Indian Ocean Games. On 26 June 2016, during a free concert, a bomb detonated in the stadium, killing two people and injuring around 80. On 8 September 2018 a stampede to enter the stadium killed one person and injured 37. Long queues had formed to see the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Seneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy Pro League
The Pro League Championnat de Football National Division 1 (known as Orange Pro League Madagascar for sponsorship reasons) is the premier football league in Madagascar. Prior to 2019, it was known as the Three Horses Beer-sponsored THB Champions League. Format 1962-2019: The competition is played in a round-robin format between the 24 qualifying clubs from the 22 regional leagues in the country. In the first round, the teams are divided into four groups of six teams, with each team playing the others once, and with the top three clubs of each group advancing to the next round. In the second round, the teams are divided into two groups of six teams, with each team playing the others once, and with the top two clubs of each group advancing to the final round. In the final round, called the ''Groupe des As'', the four teams play each other twice and the winner is crowned as the champion. Late 2019-present: In October 2019, the competition evolved to be a more professional leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Coupe De Madagascar
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The Super Coupe de Madagascar is a football competition between the winners of the THB Champions League and the Coupe de Madagascar. List of winners *1994: AS Cimelta *2006: AS Adema 1-0 Ajesaia *2007: Ajesaia ''p'' 1-1 AS Adema *2008: AS ADEMA (Antananarivo) 4-2 Académie Ny Antsika (aet) *2009: Ajesaia 1-0 AS ADEMA (aet) *2010: CNaPS Sport 3-2 AS ADEMA External linksMadagascar - List of Cup Winners RSSSF.com Football competitions in Madagascar Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coupe De Madagascar
The Coupe de Madagascar is the top knockout tournament in Malagasy football. It was created in 1974. Winners *1974: Fortior Mahajanga *1975: Fortior Mahajanga *1976: Fortior Mahajanga *1977: Fortior Mahajanga *1978: AS Sotema *1979: AS Sotema *1980: AS St. Michel *1981: Dinamo Fima *1982: AS Sotema *1983: Dinamo Fima *1984: ''unknown'' *1985: Fortior Mahajanga *1986: HTMF *1987: FC BTM *1988: FC BFV *1989: FC BTM *1990: FC BFV *1991: FC BTM *1992: COSFAP *1993: AS Cimelta *1994: ''unknown'' *1995: ''unknown'' *1996: Club S *1997: ''unknown'' *1998: FC Djivan 2-0 Fortior Mahajanga *1999: FC Djivan 3-0 Akon'Ambatomena *2000: FC Djivan 1-0 FC Jirama *2001: US Transfoot 1-0 AS Fortior *2002: AS Fortior 3-0 US Transfoot *2003: Léopards de Transfoot 1-0 SO l'Emyrne *2004: USJF Ravinala 2-1 USCA Foot *2005: USCA Foot 2-1 (a.p.) USJF Ravinala *2006: Ajesaia 1-0 USCA Foot *2007: AS ADEMA 1-0 USCA Foot *2008: AS ADEMA 1-0 Iarivo FC *2009: AS ADEMA 2-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Adema
AS ADEMA is a Malagasy football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. They have won the THB Champions League championship on three occasions, in 2002, 2006 and 2012. In 2002 they also advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAF Cup before losing to Al-Masry of Egypt. AS ADEMA won a THB Champions League match against SO l'Emyrne by the score of 149–0 on 31 October 2002. SOE scored 149 own goals in protest of a refereeing decision. Achievements *THB Champions League: 4 ::2002, 2006, 2012, 2021 *Coupe de Madagascar: 3 ::2007, 2008, 2009 * Super Coupe de Madagascar: 2 ::2006, 2008 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2003 – Preliminary Round ::2007 – First Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances ::2008 – Preliminary Round ::2009 – Preliminary Round ::2010 – Preliminary Round :: 2011 – First Round of 16 *CAF Cup: 1 appearance ::2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajesaia
Ajesaia is a Malagasy football club based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The team won the Coupe de Madagascar in 2006, qualifying them for the Super Coupe de Madagascar (which they lost 1–0 to AS Adema) and the CAF Confederation Cup (where they beat Curepipe Starlight SC of Mauritius in the first round, but lost to Ismaily SC of Egypt in the second). The team has a feeder club agreement with SS Saint-Pauloise of Réunion, which in turn has one with French giants Olympique Lyonnaisbr> Achievements *THB Champions League: 2 ::2007, 2009 *Coupe de Madagascar: 1 ::2006 * Super Coupe de Madagascar: 2 ::2007, 2009 * Mondial Pupilles de Plomelin (Under 13s): 1 ::2005 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::2010 – Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga region. The city sits at above sea level in the center of the island, the highest national capital by elevation among the island countries. It has been the country's largest population center since at least the 18th century. The presidency, National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court are located there, as are 21 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of many national and international businesses and NGOs. It has more universities, nightclubs, art venues, and medical services than any city on the island. Several national and local sports teams, including the championship-winning national rugby team, the Makis are based here. Antananarivo was historically the capital of the Merina peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
