Religious conflict between the Muslim minority and Christian majority has claimed thousands of lives and forced the national team to play matches outside the country.īut as the country is currently undergoing an internationally supervised transition, international matches are taking place in Bangui once more. The mineral-rich country has been unstable since its independence from France in 1960. 'The most difficult game will be against Ivory Coast and whilst it's not easier than before, we have a better chance of qualifying this time.' 'I think we really have a chance to qualify because we'll play the first game at home, and the last game will be at home too,' said Anzite, who is based in Malaysia where he plays for University Technology MARA FC. The other teams in qualifying Group H are Ivory Coast and Guinea.

Currently ranked 129 by Fifa, CAR begin their campaign for Cameroon 2019 on Sunday when they host Rwanda in Bangui.