DJIBOUTI

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90% of young people in Djibouti play football. There is therefore no doubt that the sport is easily the country's most popular.

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, and lost the first leg 3-0 away on 31 July 1998. The second leg at home was lost 9-1 on 15 August and Kenya went through 12-1 on aggregate.

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. Djibouti hosted the first leg at Stade du Ville in Djibouti on 7 April 2000, drawing the match 1-1 before a crowd of 2,700 fans. The squad lost the second leg 9-1 away at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa and the DR Congo advanced 10-1 on aggregate.

A national championship, coordinated centrally by the national association, is in place at all levels.


(FIFA.com & Wikipedia.com)

SQUADS
- Season 2011/2012

Nickname
Riverains de la Mer Rouge (Shoremen of the Red Sea)

Home Colours
Jerseys: Green
Shorts: White
Socks: Blue

FIFA World Cup Appearances
0

Africa Cup of Nations Appearances
0

FIFA Ranking
Current : 202 (as of December 2012)
Highest : 169 (December 1994)
Lowest : 202 (November/December 2012)
Average : 191