Football is the number one sport in the Central African Republic. The national association has made conscious efforts to participate in all of the top international and regional championships. A 2–0 win over Ivory Coast in the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations in 1972 still ranks as the nation's most significant success, although the return leg ended in a 4–1 defeat.
Shirikisho la Soka la Senegal limemfuta kazi kocha mkuu Pape Thiaw na benchi lake lote la ufundi baada ya kutolewa katika hatua ya 32 bora, wiki chache tu baada ya kusaini mkataba mpya kabla ya kuanza kwa Kombe la Dunia la FIFA.
Senegal ilikuwa ikitarajiwa kuwa miongoni mwa timu zitakazowania...