Barea are preparing for Chan: friendly game as a key test

On January 21, 2025, an important friendly for the Madagasy national soccer team, the BareA, took place. The team competed against the selection from Matsiatra Ampony and Vatovavy Fitovinany. Tiavina Drogba Fanomezana scored the only goal in the game against the selection of Vatovavy Fitovinany, which ended with a tie of 1-1. This was the fourth and last friendly game as part of the first training camp of the Barea and took place in the Mahamasina stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game started at 2:30 p.m. and was prepared for the 8th Africa Championship of the Nations (Chan), which is now planned for August and will be held in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The barea won their previous friendly games, including a 4-0 victory against Ambalavao on January 11th and a 2-0 victory against Matsiatra-Ambony on January 12th. The last game before the current meeting took place in March 2024 when they took part in an international three -country tournament against Rwanda and Burundi. Trainer Titi Rasoanaivo, supported by Mamisoa Razafindrakoto, led the 32 players of the Pfl clubs, which were selected for the Sparring selection of the BareA, almost all plants are represented. The squad for the upcoming game was announced from 27 of the initially 36 selected players shortly after the friendly game in Fianarantsoa. ​​

Waiting for the premium

In addition to their sporting efforts, BareA also face financial challenges. The national team reached third place at the African Nations Championship 2023 and received $ 500,000 (€ 453,000 or € 2,191,500,000) from the Malagasy Football Federation. The players expect to receive part of this sum as a premium. Last week the team met and the staff met with the Fédération Malgache to discuss the distribution of the money.

The President of the Fédération, Victorist Andrianony, presented a FIFA announcement for the use of the $ 500,000, in which the primary distribution to the management bodies is planned. This led to resentment among the players who demanded a transparent distribution. Andrianony promised to quickly contact FIFA to clarify the situation. The players and the technical team expressed their anger about the unclear distribution and emphasized that they should receive a symbolic proportion of the premium, which led to tensions within the team.