Djawal Kaiba

Djawal Kaiba
Kaiba in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Wil
Number 13
Youth career
Coton Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Coton Sport
2023–2024 Rheindorf Altach II 17 (3)
2024–2025 Rheindorf Altach 17 (1)
2024 →Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz (loan) 9 (2)
2025– FC Wil 27 (2)
International career‡
2022–2023 Cameroon 5 (2)
2025– Chad 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025

Djawal Kaiba (born 8 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss Challenge League club FC Wil. Born in Cameroon, and a former international for the Cameroon national team, he plays for the Chad national team.

Club career

A youth product of Coton Sport, Kaiba debuted with them in 2019, and helped them win three consecutive Elite Ones from 2021 to 2023.[1] On 7 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Rheindorf Altach on a 3-year contract.[2] On 3 July 2024, he joined Austria 2. Liga side Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz on a year-long loan.[3] On 20 November 2024, he was recalled to Rheindorf Altach early from his loan.[4] On 11 August 2025, he transferred to the Swiss Challenge League side FC Wil on a 2-year contract.[5]

International career

Kaiba was called up to the Cameroon national team for the 2022 African Nations Championship.[6] On 2 October 2025, it was announced that decided to switch his sporting nationality and play for the Chad national team. He was called up to Chad for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7]

Honours

Coton Sport

References

  1. ↑ Ngwa, Lesley (2 February 2023). "Kaiba Djawal agree switch to Europe".
  2. ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (13 June 2023). "Le SCR Altach boucle l’arrivée d’un international camerounais".
  3. ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (4 July 2024). "Djawal Kaiba affiche ses ambitions avec son nouveau club".
  4. ↑ Pastoré, Cafil (20 November 2024). "Le SCR Altach annonce le retour de Djawal Kaiba".
  5. ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (11 August 2025). "Djawal Kaiba : « Je veux être un leader sur le terrain, inspirer mes coéquipiers »".
  6. ↑ Touabi, Juba (4 January 2023). "CHAN 2022 : La liste du Cameroun dévoilée" [CHAN 2022: Cameroon's list unveiled]. DZFoot (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Mbopda, Daniel (2 October 2025). "Kaiba Djawal change de nationalité sportive".
  8. ↑ "Coton Sport de Garoua décroche son 17e titre de champion au bout de la nuit". 4 July 2022.
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