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Seychelles national football team
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The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed the Pirates, is the national team of the Seychelles and is controlled by the SFF. It is a member of CAF and they play most home games at the 10,000 capacity stadium, Stade Linité in Roche Caiman.
History
Seychelles have never qualified for the finals of the African Nations Cup or the World Cup but they made their debut in qualifiers for the African Nations Cup in 1986, losing to Mauritius.
Under Yugoslav coach Vojo Gardasevic, the Seychelles team made their debut in the World Cup qualifiers in 2001. Philip Zialor got the equaliser for Seychelles in a 1-1 draw against Namibia at Stade Linité. In the preliminary round return leg match, Seychelles lost 0-3.
In their second attempt to qualify, for the 2006 World Cup, Seychelles lost 0-4 at home to Zambia but played a 1-1 draw in the away match. Robert Suzette was the scorer of Seychelles’ goal in Lusaka.
Seychelles’ biggest competitive win came against Zimbabwe in the African Nations Cup 2004 qualifiers.
Goals by strikers Alpha Baldé and Philip Zialor gave Seychelles a 2-1 win at Stade Linité against Zimbabwe captained by professional striker Peter Ndlovu. German coach Michael Nees was at the helm of the team at that time. Under Frenchman Dominique Bathenay, Seychelles also beat Eritrea 1-0 at Stade Linité by a goal by veteran Roddy Victor in the same qualifiers.
World Cup record
African Nations Cup record
Current squad
The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Burkina Faso on June 21, 2008.
Recent call-ups
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