Loungoundji names CAR squad for Madagascar double header

Foxi Kethevoama of Central African Republic

Monday Mar 14, 2016. 15:36

Central African Republic head coach Hervé Loungoundji announced a 21-man squad ahead of their double header with Madagascar in Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Gazelec Ajaccio defensive midfielder Amos Youga and Gabon-based defender St Cyr Ngam-Ngam have been left out due to injury, while French-born Bordeaux centre-back Cédric Yambéré, who is eligible to represent his country of origin, decided to postpone his international debut with the Beasts.

However, Loungoundji is welcoming back several players, including defenders Manassé Enza-Yamissi and Fernander Kassai, midfielders Vivien Mabidé and Gervais Kago, and strikers Hilaire Momi and Jésus Konnsimbal.

Lying second in their group on three points, after bouncing back from a 4-0 defeat to Angola with a 2-0 home win over DR Congo, Central African Republic will battle Madagascar away from home on 24 March before hosting their opponents four days later.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 21-MAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers

LEMBET Geoffrey (AJ Auxerre, France), SAMOLAH Elvis (EFC5), CHEMBOU Yannick (L.Vegetarios, Equatorial Guinea)

Defenders

ENZA-YAMISSI Manassé (Orléans, France), KASSAÏ Fernander (Tobol, Kazakhstan), YOUGA Kelly, KETHEVOAMA Terence (SCAF), KEITA Salif (DCMP, DR Congo), ZIMBORI Nicaise (AC Léopards, Congo)

Midfielders

ENZA-YAMISSI Eloge (Valenciennes, France), MABIDE Vivien (Tétouan, Morocco), DERTIN Amores (Missile FC, Gabon), GOURRIER Junior (CMS, Gabon), DAGOULOU Eudes (Sétif, Algeria), ANZITE Franklin (Long An, Vietnam), KAGO Gervais (Olympique), KETHEVOAMA Foxi (Gaziantep BB, Turkey)

Forwards

MOMI Hilaire (Seraing, Belgium), DEMBA Malick (Union Douala, Cameroon), LIMANE Moussa (Kaspyi, Kazakhstan), KONNSIMBAL Jésus (Kosice, Slovakia)