The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the "Riverains de la Mer Rouge" (lit.

Djibouti played its first international match under the name French Somaliland, at home against neighbouring Ethiopia on 5 December 1947 and lost 5–0.

Djibouti's first appearance at the CECAFA Cup, a local competition for nations in East and Central Africa, was in Kenya in 1994.

In Pool D of the first round of African qualification, it was drawn against the DR Congo in a two-legged qualifying preliminary.

[4] The squad lost the second leg 9–1 away at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa and the DR Congo advanced 10–2 on aggregate.

[5] Djibouti has never played in the African Cup of Nations, with the team regularly withdrawing or not entering for financial reasons.

One month later, Djibouti played two 1–1 draws against Gambia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round, only losing the tie on penalties.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sierra Leone and Ethiopia on 5 and 9 June 2024.