Nomena Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa (born 10 March 2004) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and a left winger for Malagasy Pro League club CFF Andoharanofotsy and the Madagascar national team.
Club career
CFF Andoharanofotsy Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa began his club career at Malagasy Pro League club CFF Andoharanofotsy, joining the senior team in 2019. He won the 2021–22 Malagasy Pro League with CFF Andoharanofotsy.RSSSF competition history
He has previously participated in the qualifying rounds for both the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2022–23 CAF Champions League with CFF Andoharanofotsy.
Loan to Paradou AC Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Rafanomezantaoa joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Paradou AC. He joined the club on loan on 31 August 2025 and debuted during the 3–1 loss against MC Oran on 27 September 2025. After undergoing tibia surgery, he has been sidelined since December 2025.
He made seven appearances for the club as it was relegated to Algerian League 2 after 9 years in the top division.
International career Rafanomezantsoa made his debut for Madagascar on 12 July 2022 during a 2–0 defeat to Namibia during the COSAFA Cup quarter-finals. He scored his first goal for Madagascar during a 3–0 win against Sudan during the 2022 African Nations Championship on 23 January 2023.
He started the final of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games where Madagascar won 1–0 against Réunion.
He was included in the squad for the 2024 African Nations Championship, and he scored the winning goal against Burkina Faso on 16 August 2025 to ensure Madagascar qualified to the knockout stage.
Career statistics
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMadagascar20224020231512024502025144Total385
Madagascar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rafanomezantsoa goal
+ List of international goals scored by Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition123 January 2023Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria3–03–02022 African Nations Championship219 March 2025Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco4–14–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification39 June 2025Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa1–01–12025 COSAFA Cup413 August 2025Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2–02–02024 African Nations Championship516 August 2025Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania2–12–1
Honours CFF Andoharanofotsy Malagasy Pro League: 2021–22
Madagascar African Nations Championship: runner-up 2024, third place 2022 Indian Ocean Island Games: 2023
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