Djibouti
CAF. Played 113 since 5 Dec 1947: won 8, drawn 10, lost 95. Elo 1098, ranked 194 in the world; peak 1474 in 1947.
Latest results
- 2026-03-29WSouth Sudan0–1DjiboutiUpsetAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Juba14%
- 2026-03-26LSouth Sudan4–0DjiboutiAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Juba15%
- 2025-11-26LBahrain1–0DjiboutiArab Cup qualification · Al Rayyan7%
- 2025-10-12LDjibouti1–2Sierra LeoneFIFA World Cup qualification · Casablanca10%
- 2025-10-08LDjibouti0–3EgyptFIFA World Cup qualification · Casablanca2%
- 2025-09-08LGuinea-Bissau2–0DjiboutiFIFA World Cup qualification · Bissau10%
- 2025-09-05LDjibouti0–6Burkina FasoFIFA World Cup qualification · Bissau4%
- 2025-03-24LEthiopia6–1DjiboutiFIFA World Cup qualification · El Jadida17%
- 2025-03-21LBurkina Faso4–1DjiboutiFIFA World Cup qualification · El Jadida5%
- 2024-06-09DDjibouti1–1EthiopiaFIFA World Cup qualification · El Jadida13%
Squad
The following players were selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A matches against Burkina Faso and Ethiopia on 21 and 24 March 2025.
- Players
- 23
- Average age
- 27.6
- Caps between them
- 304
- Most from one club
- Arta Solar 7 (6)
Where they play
14 at home · 3 abroad in 3 other countries
- Djibouti 14
- France 1
- Libya 1
- North Macedonia 1
Average club rating 1490 (ClubElo; 1 of 23 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Gazélec, ranked 797 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 22 | Sulait LuyimaArta Solar 7 | 33 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Moktar Youssouf SaidDikhil | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Omar MahamoudArta Solar 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 18 | Ali Youssouf FaradaAS Port | 31 | 38 | 1 |
| 14 | Yabe SiadArta Solar 7 | 28 | 29 | 1 |
| 4 | Moussa Hamadou AraitaAS Port | 29 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | Moustapha Abdi OsmanGarde Républicaine | 34 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Ibrahim Idriss MohamedASAS Djibouti Télécom | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Yonis KirehGazélec(France) | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ahmed ZakariaGendarmerie Nationale | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Aboubaker Liban AbdiUnknown | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 13 | Doualeh Mahamoud ElabehArta Solar 7 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 5 | Hamza Abdi IdlehDikhil | 34 | 30 | 2 |
| 10 | Warsama HassanAP Brera(North Macedonia) | 27 | 28 | 2 |
| 7 | Maarouf Abass AbanehUnknown | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sadik AdenUnknown | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ahemdini Ali GoharUnknown | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 11 | Mahdi Houssein MahabehArta Solar 7 | 30 | 32 | 7 |
| 17 | Samuel AkinbinuArta Solar 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Gabriel DadzieAl Bashayer(Libya) | 17 | 6 | |
| 21 | Ahmed Youssouf OmarAS Port | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Moussa Amoud WaisUnknown | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Mouad Amir MahamedUnknown | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Djibouti national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 24 March 2025; page last edited 12 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Rating over time
Head to head
Djibouti v Ethiopia: played 19, won 0, drawn 2, lost 17; goals 13–77. First met 5 Dec 1947, last 24 Mar 2025.
- 2025-03-24LEthiopia6–1DjiboutiFIFA World Cup qualification · El Jadida17%
- 2024-06-09DDjibouti1–1EthiopiaFIFA World Cup qualification · El Jadida13%
- 2009-11-30LEthiopia5–0DjiboutiCECAFA Cup · Nairobi9%
- 2006-11-28LEthiopia4–0DjiboutiCECAFA Cup · Addis Ababa6%
- 2005-12-03LDjibouti0–6EthiopiaCECAFA Cup · Kigali13%
- 2000-11-25LEthiopia4–2DjiboutiCECAFA Cup · Kampala25%
- 1986-06-03LDjibouti0–2EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti43%
- 1986-03-18DDjibouti1–1EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti43%
- 1986-03-14LDjibouti1–5EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti48%
- 1984-06-03LEthiopia2–0DjiboutiFriendly · Addis Ababa26%
- 1984-03-23LDjibouti0–2EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti57%
- 1983-03-29LEthiopia4–2DjiboutiFriendly · Addis Ababa27%
- 1983-03-27LEthiopia8–1DjiboutiFriendly · Addis Ababa31%
- 1954-06-02LFrench Somaliland1–2EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti43%
- 1954-06-01LFrench Somaliland0–2EthiopiaFriendly · Djibouti47%
Latest 15 of 19 meetings.
Record by competition
| CECAFA Cup | 35 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 31 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Friendly | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mauritius Four Nations Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| African Friendship Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Gabriel Dadzie 2
- Samuel Akinbinu 2
- Mahad Khaireh 1
- Hared Robleh 1
- Hussein Yassin 1
- Ahmed Daher 1
- Moussa Hirir 1
- Mohamed Liban 1
- Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh 1
- Abdi Idleh Hamza 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.