# Madagascar at the Africa Cup of Nations

Madagascar participated once in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 in Egypt. On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history, after they won 1–0 against Equatorial Guinea. During their debut match against Guinea on 22 June 2019, Anicet Abel scored Madagascar's first-ever AFCON goal and secured their first point of the competition with a 2–2 draw against Guinea. The team defeated Burundi in their second match and followed it up with a 2–0 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria to top Group B. Then Madagascar advanced to quarter-finals after beating DR Congo in the round of 16. The team's successful performance was coined by pundits as the Iceland of Africa, resembling the shockingly successful debut of Iceland in UEFA Euro 2016. However, Madagascar's dream ended abruptly after suffering a 0–3 defeat at the hand of another former champion, Tunisia.

## Overall record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GR |
| 1957 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1959 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1963 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | details |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | details |
| 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | details |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | details |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | details |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | details |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | details |
| 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | details |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers |
| 1998 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | details |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | details |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | details |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | details |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | details |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | details |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | details |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | details |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | details |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | details |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | details |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | details |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | details |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 26 | 23 | 44 | 90 | 155 | – |

## Tournaments
### 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Burundi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-finals
## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | 2019 | Goals |
| 1 | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Anicet Abel | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Amada | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Faneva Imà Andriatsima | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Marco Ilaimaharitra | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lalaïna Nomenjanahary | 1 | 1 |
| | Total | 7 | |
– Best goalscorer(s) of the team

## Kits

2019 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |

## Squads

Madagascar squads :
vteMadagascar squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Dabo
2 Andriamatsinoro
3 Rakotoarisoa
4 Randrianarisoa
5 Razakanantenaina
6 Ilaimaharitra
7 Caloin
8 Andrianarimanana
9 Andriatsima (c)
10 Rakotoharimalala
11 Voavy
12 Nomenjanahary
13 Abel
14 Morel
15 Amada
16 Randrianasolo
17 Rambeloson
18 Raveloson
19 Gros
20 Métanire
21 Fontaine
22 Mombris
23 Adrien
Coach: Dupuis :