Football is by far the most popular sport in Chad. Many of top Chadian footballers have played professionally in

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. According to one source,

Nambatingue Tokomon Nambatingue Tokomon Dieudonné, often shortened to Nambatingue Toko (born 21 August 1952) is a Chadian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent all of his career in France. Playing career Toko was born in N'Djamena, Cha ...

, known as "Toko", played for renowned French soccer clubs, including

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, in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdoulay Karateka also played for Paris St. Germain. Ndoram Japhet played for

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and

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in the 1990s. The

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represents football in Chad internationally, however, the squad has never qualified for the

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or the

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. They did not enter qualification tournaments for the World Cup until 2002.

Football stadiums in Chad

This list contains football stadiums in Chad. The

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya Stade National, also named Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya (Arabic: ملعب وطني), is a multi-use stadium in N'Djamena, Chad. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and it has artificial gras ...

is currently the largest stadium in Chad by capacity. It is used by the national football team of Chad.

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Football stadiums in Chad

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