Sport in Chad

Sport in Chad

The principal sports in Chad are football, basketball, athletics, boxing, martial arts and fishing, which is most prominent in Lake Chad. The national stadium for is the Stade Nacional in the capital, N'Djamena.

Football in Chad

Football is by far the most popular sport in Chad. Many of top Chadian footballers have played professionally in France. According to one source, "Nambatingue Tokomon, known as "Toko," played for renowned French soccer clubs, including Paris St. Germain, in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdoulay Karateka also played for Paris St. Germain. Ndoram Japhet played for Nantes and Monaco in the 1990s." The national team represents football in Chad internationally, however, the squad has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the African Cup of Nations. They did not enter qualification tournaments for the World Cup until 2002.

Rugby union in Chad

main|Rugby union in ChadThe Chad national rugby union team represents the nation in rugby union

Athletics in Chad

main|Athletics in Chad

Chad at the Olympics

Main|Chad at the OlympicsChad (CHA) sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1964 and 1972 and from 1984 to 2004, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Chad have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.

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* [http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/chad/sports.html Sport and recreation in Chad]


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