Daré Nibombé

Daré Nibombé (born 16 June 1980) is a Togolese football manager and former player. He served as head coach of the Togo national team from July 2024 to December 2025. As a player, he operated primarily as a centre-back.

Club career

Early career Born in Lomé, Nibombé started his football career in Togo. In 1999, he was transferred to ASKO Kara. After two years he was transferred to Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals F.C. but after a couple of seasons, Nibombé returned to AS Douanes in Togo.

R.A.E.C. Mons In 2003, Nibombé moved to Belgian team R.A.E.C. Mons where he spent five seasons.

CS Otopeni In 2008, Nibombé rejected moves to Italy, France and Greece and instead moved to CS Otopeni.

Politehnica Timișoara In January 2009, Nibombé signed with FC Politehnica Timișoara who were in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. He played a Champions League game against UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Timişoara won over the two legs. The next tie in the UEFA Champions League was against VfB Stuttgart.

During the 2009–10 season, Nibombé established himself as a central defender in Liga 1. On 15 June 2010, he left FC Timişoara to join FK Baku.

FC Baku Nibombé signed for FK Baku.

Arminia Bielefeld After six months in Azerbaijan, he left Baku to sign for 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld. He played a few games with the German outfit then was away for a couple of months due to an injury.

International career Nibombé was a regular member of the Togo national team, and was a starter at the 2006 World Cup and the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He also participated at the African Cup of Nations.

Managerial career Nibombé became the head coach of the U21 squad of Tubize in 2017.

He was appointed head coach of the Togo national team in July 2024. On 29 December 2025, Togo announced the termination of their contract.

Honours AS Douanes Togolese Championnat National: 2002

La Louvière Belgian Cup: 2002–03

RAEC Mons Belgian Second Division: 2005–06