The Djibouti national football team, known as the "Requins de la Mer Rouge" (Sharks of the Red Sea), represents Djibouti in international football. It is governed by the Djiboutian Football Federation and participates in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
Early Encounters and Debut Matches
Djibouti's inaugural international match was played under the name French Somaliland on December 5, 1947, against Ethiopia, resulting in a 5-0 defeat. This match also marked Ethiopia's debut. The teams met again on June 1, 1948, in Djibouti, with Ethiopia winning 2-1. On May 1, 1949, the Emperor Cup fixture in Ethiopia saw the hosts triumph with a 6-0 victory.
In 1954, Djibouti and Ethiopia played three matches: a 10-2 away loss on May 1, followed by a 2-0 home loss on June 1, and a 2-1 home loss the next day. Djibouti did not participate in any matches until 1960, when it entered a tournament for French-speaking countries in Madagascar. The team suffered a 9-2 loss to Cameroon in the first round on April 13.
Post-Independence Era
After achieving independence in 1977, the team played under the name Djibouti for the first time against Ethiopia on March 27, 1983, losing 8-1. In another match two days later, Ethiopia won 4-2. Following a third friendly against Ethiopia, a 2-0 home defeat on March 23, 1984, Djibouti participated in a tournament in Ethiopia against the host and Zimbabwe.
CECAFA Cup and African Cup of Nations Qualifications
Djibouti's first appearance at the CECAFA Cup, a regional competition for East and Central African nations, was in Kenya in 1994. These were their first matches since defeating South Yemen in 1988. The Djibouti squad lost 4-1 to the hosts on November 28, 2-1 to Somalia on December 1, and 3-0 to Tanzania on December 3.
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After the 1994 CECAFA Cup, Djibouti did not play a match until the qualification campaign for the 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso. They were drawn in a two-legged qualifier against Kenya, losing the first leg 3-0 away on July 31, 1998.
FIFA World Cup Qualification
Djibouti entered its first ever World Cup qualification in an attempt to reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In Pool D of the first round of African qualification, it was drawn against the DR Congo in a two-legged qualifying preliminary.
Recent Improvements and World Cup 2022 Qualification
Prior to their four preliminary qualifiers in late 2019, Djibouti had 2 wins, 3 draws and 55 defeats from 60 competitive matches. However, a number of new players were called up and results finally improved. First, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Djibouti beat Eswatini 2-1 at home and drew 0-0 in Manzini to advance to the second round for the first time since the 2010 qualifying when they beat Somalia 1-0 (2-1 on aggregate). This was a massive improvement from the previous edition when Djibouti had also played Eswatini and lost 8-1 on aggregate.
The Djibouti national football team's first win in a full FIFA-sanctioned international match was a 1-0 win vs.
Match Highlights: Djibouti vs. Egypt
Djibouti faced Egypt at Stade Larbi Zaouli on Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 16:00 UTC. This match is part of the World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. A.
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- 88' Substitution for Egypt.
- 84' GOOAAAL...
- 81' WHAT A CHANCE!
- 59' WHAT CHANCES! A corner from the right led to a chaotic series of rebounds inside the box, with the ball striking the post twice in quick succession.
- 55' The opening ten minutes of the second half have been stop-start, with fouls from both sides.
- 44' WHAT A CHANCE!
- 43' A dispute has arisen between players of the Djibouti and Egypt national teams.
- 34' The intensity and pace of the match have decreased after an electrifying start.
- 28' Mostafa Mohamed receives a nice cross from Mohamed Hamdi inside the area but goes down after a defender's tackle.
- 27' Djibouti attempt to create chances but to no avail.
- 14' GOAAAAL FOR EGYPT..
The Pharaohs, who lead Group A with 20 points, faced Djibouti at 19:00 Cairo time (16:00 GMT).
The lineups were:
- Djibouti (5-4-1): Omar Mahamoud - Anseani Tokpa, Yabe Siad Isman, Aboubaker Abdi, Ali Farada, Idriss Houmed Bilha - Mouad Hassan, Warsama Hassan Houssein, Omar Daher, Ahmed Youssouf Omar - Moussa Wais.
- Egypt (3-2-4-1): Mohamed El Shenawy - Mohamed Hany, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Hamdi - Marwan Ateya, Hamdi Fathi - Zizo, Mohamed Salah, Trezeguet, Ibrahim Adel - Mostafa Mohamed.
You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record to see how Djibouti and Egypt have fared against each other in the past. The current head to head record for the teams are Djibouti 0 win(s), Egypt 1 win(s), and 0 draw(s).
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