Central African Republic men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Central African Republic women's national basketball team.

The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball.

Central African Republic

FIBA ranking	88 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1963
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball
Coach	Maxime Zianveni
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	1
AfroBasket
Appearances	20
Medals	Gold: (1974, 1987) Bronze: (1968)
Home Away

The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup.

Achievements

Max Kouguere has been a member of the Central African Republic's national basketball team for many years.

The Central African Republic has won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship. The team also took third place in the 1968 tournament.

Performances

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1988	10	Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea
2020	Not Qualified	Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan
2024	Not Qualified	Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics	Paris, France

FIBA World Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1974	14	1974 FIBA World Championship	Puerto Rico

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1964	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1964	Casablanca, Morocco
1965	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1965	Tunis, Tunisia
1968		FIBA Africa Championship 1968	Casablanca, Morocco
1970	4	FIBA Africa Championship 1970	Alexandria, Egypt
1972	4	FIBA Africa Championship 1972	Dakar, Senegal
1974		FIBA Africa Championship 1974	Bangui, Central African Republic
1975	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1975	Alexandria, Egypt
1978	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
1980	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1980	Rabat, Morocco
1981	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1981	Mogadishu, Somalia
1983	7	FIBA Africa Championship 1983	Alexandria, Egypt
1985	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1985	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987		FIBA Africa Championship 1987	Tunis, Tunisia
1989	7	FIBA Africa Championship 1989	Luanda, Angola
1992	6	FIBA Africa Championship 1992	Cairo, Egypt
1993	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1993	Nairobi, Kenya
1995	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1995	Algiers, Algeria
1997	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1997	Dakar, Senegal
1999	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1999	Angola
2001	9	FIBA Africa Championship 2001	Morocco
2003	5	FIBA Africa Championship 2003	Alexandria, Egypt
2005	5	FIBA Africa Championship 2005	Algiers, Algeria
2007	7	FIBA Africa Championship 2007	Angola
2009	6	FIBA Africa Championship 2009	Libya
2011	6	FIBA Africa Championship 2011	Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013	13	FIBA Africa Championship 2013	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
2015	14	FIBA Africa Championship 2015	Radès, Tunisia
2017	11	AfroBasket 2017	Senegal/Tunisia
2021	14	AfroBasket 2021	Kigali, Rwanda
2025	–	AfroBasket 2025	Angola

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

• 1991 :

Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.^[2]

Central African Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 5 Kevarrius Hayes 24 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Bursaspor PG 6 Michael Mokongo 35 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Trappes F 7 Kurt-Curry Wegscheider 20 – (2001-05-30)30 May 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) NBA Academy C 8 Johan Grebongo 27 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) ASSM Pfastatt F 10 Romain Sato 40 – (1981-03-02)2 March 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent G 11 Yannick Zachée 34 – (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Le Cannet C 12 Steven-Emile Perriere 25 – (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters F 13 Max Kouguere 34 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Boulazac Dordogne C 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Quimper PG 16 Jean Nganafio Sokambi 24 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abeilles G 27 Metson Nambaï 26 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Abeilles PF 41 Eddy Ngoy 24 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) ASVEL	Head coach Maxime Zianveni Assistant coach(es) Wilfried Gbongo Ulrich Marida Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Head coach position

• Jean-Paul Rabatet
• Johny Robert Madozein – 2001–2003
• Michel Perrim – 2007
• Eugene Pehoua-Pelema – 2009
• Johny Robert Madozein – 2010
• Paco Garcia – 2011
• Johny Robert Madozein – 2013
• Michel Perrim – 2015
• Aubin-Thierry Goporo – 2015^[3]
• Ulrich Marida – 2017–present

Past rosters

• 2013 AfroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams

Central African Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Anthony Ghouzy 19 – (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tondema G 5 Tony White Jr. 24 – (1988-09-22)22 September 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 6 Michael Mokongo 27 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket F 7 William Kossangue 27 – (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) C 8 Johan Grebongo 19 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Red Star Ndongo Club 9 Alban Yabanda 21 – (1992-06-23)23 June 1992 Red Star Ndongo Club F 10 Christian Siris 31 – (1981-11-21)21 November 1981 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Red Star Ndongo Club F 11 Max Mombollet 32 – (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) F 12 Martial Gotagni 34 – (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 13 Max Kouguere 26 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket 14 Jose Pascal Ngoko-Molombe 18 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995 F 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 21 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BCM Gravelines	Head coach Fred Goporo Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

At the AfroBasket 2015.^[4]

Central African Republic men's national basketball team – AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Destin Damachoua 29 – (1986-08-17)17 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CEP Lorient G 5 Junior Madozein 27 – (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ASOPI F 6 Lionel Pehoua 31 – (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 7 Glenn Feidanga 21 – (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) LIU Brooklyn F 8 Johan Grebongo 21 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines C 9 Dimitri Kongbo 28 – (1987-08-08)8 August 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Annecy Basketball F 10 Sydney Pehoua 27 – (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Besançon BCD F 11 Yannick Zachée 28 – (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tarbes Lourdes 12 Séverin Febou 27 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Red Star NDongo Club F 13 Max Kouguere 28 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pau-Orthez F 14 Philippe Djada 21 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Barjouville Basketball F 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 23 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) ESSM Le Portel	Head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

This was the Central African Republic team for the AfroBasket 2017.

Central African Republic men's national basketball team – AfroBasket 2017 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Tanguy Samedi 25 – (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) PG 5 Lawrence Nganafio 20 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 PG 6 Michael Mokongo 31 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 free agent G/F 7 William Kossangue-Toro 31 – (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Stade de Vanves F/C 8 Johan Grebongo 23 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Saint Maurice Pfastatt F 9 Privat Koyamba 20 – (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) F 10 Sydney Pehoua 29 – (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Besancon Avenir Comtois F 11 Eddy Ngoy 20 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Basket U21 G/F 12 Max-Severin Febou 29 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 13 Max Kouguere 30 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olympique Antibes F 14 Philippe Djada 23 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) F/C 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 25 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Orléans Loiret Basket	Head coach Ulrich Marida Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 September 2017

Kit

Manufacturer

2015–2020: – Peak^[5]

Sponsor

2015 – Orange^[5]

See also

• Central African Republic women's national basketball team
• Central African Republic men's national under-18 basketball team
• Central African Republic men's national under-16 basketball team