Mauritania national football team
The Mauritania national football team (Arabic: منتخب موريتانيا لكرة القدم), nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty, represents Mauritania in men's international football. It is controlled by the Féderation de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, in the Amílcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came forth in 1980 on hosting the competition. The national football team of Mauritania later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.
| Nickname(s) | Al-Murabitun (المرابطون) Lions of Chinguetti |
|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Head coach | Amir Abdou |
| Captain | Aboubakar Kamara |
| Most caps | Ismail Diakhité (68) |
| Top scorer | Bessam (12) |
| Home stadium | Stade Olympique |
| FIFA code | MTN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 103 (22 December 2022)[1] |
| Highest | 81 (July 2017) |
| Lowest | 206 (November 2012 – January 2013) |
| First international | |
| Malagasy Republic 5–1 Mauritania (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 25 December 1961) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Somalia 2–8 Mauritania (Beirut, Lebanon; 27 December 2006) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Guinea 14–0 Mauritania (Guinea; 20 May 1972) | |
| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | Group stage (2019, 2021) |
| FIFA Arab Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | Group stage (1985, 2021) |
On 18 November 2018, Mauritania qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in history, after they won 2–1 against Botswana to seal a spot in the 2019 tournament.
History
1963–80
Mauritania played its first match after independence from France on 11 April 1963, against Congo Kinshasa (also making their debut) and lost 6–0.[3] The match was held in Dakar, Senegal as part of the L'Amitié tournament between African sides. It also saw the debuts of Chad, Liberia and Niger. Mauritania lost its three other matches in the tournament: 2–0 to the Ivory Coast, 4–0 to Tunisia and 7–0 to Congo Brazzaville.
Mauritania's first goal and avoidance of defeat came four years after their debut, in 1967 with a 1–1 draw away in Tanzania. This was their first match since the L'Amitié tournament in 1963.
Mauritania entered their first African Games qualification campaign, in an aim to reach the 1973 finals in Nigeria. They were drawn in a group against Mali and Guinea in Guinea. The first game was lost 11–0 to Mali, and on 20 May Mauritania lost 14–0 to Guinea. Mauritania did not qualify.
In May 1976 Mauritania entered qualification for the football at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Canada. They were drawn against neighbouring Mali in a two-legged qualifier. The first leg was lost 6–0 away on 1 May, and the second leg was lost 1–0 at home on 18 May. Mali did not qualify for the finals.
Mauritania's first entrance into World Cup qualification was an attempt to reach the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In March 1976 they were one of four countries put into two preliminary matches at the start of the African qualification campaign. Mauritania's preliminary was a two-legged match against the Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and they drew the first match 1–1 away in Ouagadougou on 13 March. This was their first competitive avoidance of defeat, and their first avoidance of defeat since 1967. On 28 March, Mauritania lost their home leg in Nouakchott 2–0 and the Upper Volta advanced 3–1 on aggregate.
On 12 October 1980, seventeen years after their first game, Mauritania won for the first time by beating Mali 2–1 at home in a qualifier for the African Cup of Nations.[4] Mali won 3–2 on aggregate having won the first leg 2–0.
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Mauritania entered qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, which was their first entry in twenty years and second overall. Again, they were drawn to face Burkina Faso in a two-legged preliminary. The first leg was played at home in Nouakchott in front of 15,000 people on 31 May 1996, one day before any other matches in the round. The match finished 0–0.[5] The second leg was played at the Stade du 4-Aout in Ouagadougou on 16 June 1996 in front of 13,000 people. Burkina Faso won 2–0 to advance to the final group phase.
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Mauritania entered the qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were placed in a preliminary against Tunisia, who had qualified for the previous tournament. On 7 April 2000 they hosted Tunisia at the Stade Olympique in Nouakchott. A crowd of 10,000 saw Tunisia win 2–1 with second-half goals from Radhi Jaidi and Hassen Gabsi.[6] In the second leg on 22 April 2000, Mauritania were beaten 3–0 at the Stade El Menzah in Tunis. The match was watched by only 3,000, despite a capacity of 45,000 in the ground.[7] Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate and later qualified for the finals in South Korea and Japan.
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Mauritania were drawn with Zimbabwe in the preliminary of the African section of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 12 October 2003 they lost the away leg 3–0 at the National Sports Stadium in Harare in front of 55,000 people.[8] In the home return at the Stade Olympique on 14 November 2003, Mauritania scored twice in the opening ten minutes to win 2–1, their first victory in a World Cup match. However, Zimbabwe advanced 4–2 on aggregate.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The African qualification process was altered for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Only the six lowest-ranked nations played a preliminary, a selection which for the first time did not include Mauritania. Mauritania played in Group 8 of the second qualifying round against Rwanda, Morocco and Ethiopia, and started with an away match at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali, Rwanda on 31 May 2008. They lost 3–0 in front of 12,000 people.[9] The first home match was on 7 June at the Stade Nacional in Nouakchott against Morocco. The Moroccans scored two in each half before a late penalty by Dominique da Silva of Mauritania made the game 4–1.
On 13 June 2008 Mauritania hosted Ethiopia at the Stade Nacional and lost 1–0 after an injury-time winner from Saladin Said. On 22 June Mauritania lost 6–1 in the away match versus Ethiopia at the Addis Ababa Stadium. The Ethiopian forwards Fikru Tefera and Andualem Nigussie scored two goals each in a match which also saw Ba Yaoub of Mauritania sent off after 37 minutes, conceding a penalty to Fikru. The game was 1–1 at half time.[10] In September 2008 Ethiopia were expelled from the tournament due to government interferences in their football association and all of their results annulled.
Only 1,000 people saw Mauritania's next game at the Stade Nacional as they were beaten 1–0 by Rwanda on 6 September with a late goal by Bobo Bola. Mauritania finished their group campaign at the Stade Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Morocco. Like the home game against the Moroccans, Mauritania were 4–0 down but scored the last goal, this time by Dahmed Ould Teguedi. Although the Moroccan stadium had a capacity of 52,000, only 1,472 saw the match.[11]
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Mauritania beat Mauritius 1–0 in the first leg of a preliminary round qualifier for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Nouakchott. SC Bastia's midfielder Adama Ba scored the only goal midway through the first half.[12] The return leg in Curepipe ended 2–0 in favour of Mauritania. Scorers were Demba Sow and Moulaye Ahmed Bessam.[13]
In the first round, first leg match, Mauritania beat visitors Equatorial Guinea 1–0 in Nouakchott. The two sides headed into the break scoreless in their match played at Office du Complexe Olympique de Nouakchott. Hosts Mauritania broke the deadlock in the 76th minute through their Tunisian-based striker Ismaël Diakité. In the return match Equatorial Guinea beat Mauritania 3–0 in Malabo.[14] Equatorial Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate. However, on 3 July 2014, the CAF announced that Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Thierry Fidjeu in the tie, and as a result, Mauritania advanced to the second round.[15] Equatorial Guinea later qualified for the final tournament as replacement hosts.
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
On 18 November 2018, Mauritania qualified to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history, after they won 2–1 against Botswana, coming second in qualification Group I.
Team image
The Mauritania national team home kit is all green yellow red trim, and the away kit is all white with green trim.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2021
| 30 December Friendly | Mauritania | 0–0 | Burkina Faso |
2022
| 4 January Friendly | Mauritania | 1–1 | Gabon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
| 12 January 2021 AFCON | Mauritania | 0–1 | Gambia | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 17:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 16 January 2021 AFCON | Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 20 January 2021 AFCON | Mali | 2–0 | Mauritania | Douala, Cameroon |
| Report | Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
| 26 March Friendly | Mauritania | 2–1 | Mozambique | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
| 29 March Friendly | Mauritania | 2–0 | Libya | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
| 4 June 2023 AFCON qualification | Mauritania | 3–0 | Sudan | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| 19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde) |
| 8 June 2023 AFCON qualification | Gabon | 0–0 | Mauritania | Franceville, Gabon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo) |
| 15 August Friendly | Mauritania | 1–0 | Mali | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
| 18 August Friendly | Mauritania | 1–1 | Mali | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
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| Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
| 24 September Friendly | Mauritania | 1–0 | Benin | Mohammedia, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade El Bachir Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco) |
| 27 September Friendly | Mauritania | 2–0 | Congo | Mohammedia, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade El Bachir Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco) |
2023
| March 2023 AFCON qualification | DR Congo | v | Mauritania | DR Congo |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report |
| March 2023 AFCON qualification | Mauritania | v | DR Congo | Mauritania |
| --:-- UTC±0 | Report |
| September 2023 AFCON qualification | Sudan | v | Mauritania |
| September 2023 AFCON qualification | Mauritania | v | Gabon |
Coaches
- Mohamed Harouna (1982–1983)
- Gerhard Schmidt (1985)
- Birama Gaye (2000)
- Noël Tosi (2003–2004)
- Moustapha Sall (2006–2007)
- Birama Gaye (2007)
- Alain Moizan (2008)
- Mohamed Harouna (2008)
- Omar Hassan (2010)
- Moustapha Sall (2010–2012)
- Patrice Neveu (2012–2014)
- Corentin Martins (2014–2021)
- Gérard Buscher (2021)
- Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2021–2022)
- Amir Abdou (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the friendly match.[16]
- Match dates: 14 December 2022
- Opposition: Algeria
- Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against Gabon.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Namori Diaw | 30 December 1994 | 20 | 0 | Tevragh-Zeina | |
| GK | Mamoudou M'Bodj | 8 October 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| GK | M'Backé N'Diaye | 19 December 1994 | 3 | 0 | Nouakchott Kings | |
| DF | Thierno Ba | 0 | 0 | Tevragh-Zeina | ||
| DF | Mohamedhen Beibou | 5 December 1995 | 4 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| DF | Balla Bilal | 17 February 1990 | 0 | 0 | Tevragh-Zeina | |
| DF | El Mokhtar Bilal | 0 | 0 | AS Douanes | ||
| DF | Nouh Mohamed El Abd | 24 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| DF | Mohamed Lemine Hawbott | 6 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Nouakchott Kings | |
| DF | Soukrana Mheimid | 19 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| DF | Demine Saleck | 30 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| MF | Sidi Bouna Amar | 31 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| MF | Bessam | 5 December 1987 | 60 | 12 | Nouadhibou | |
| MF | Ibréhima Coulibaly | 30 August 1989 | 16 | 0 | Free agent | |
| MF | Mohamed El Abd | 5 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Nouakchott Kings | |
| MF | Mohamed Khay Lejouade | 1 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Tevragh-Zeina | |
| MF | Bodda Mouhsine | 18 July 1997 | 17 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| MF | Yacoub Sidi Ethmane | 10 December 1995 | 8 | 1 | Free agent | |
| MF | Bekaye Wade | 13 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Nouadhibou | |
| MF | Mohamed Dellahi Yali | 1 November 1997 | 62 | 2 | Nouadhibou | |
| FW | Yacoub Henoune | 0 | 0 | Tevragh-Zeina | ||
| FW | Mamadou Sy | 0 | 0 | Nouakchott Kings | ||
| FW | Hemeya Tanjy | 1 May 1998 | 30 | 4 | Nouadhibou | |
| FW | Sidi Abdoullah Touda | 10 December 1990 | 1 | 0 | Al Safa | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Mauritania in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Babacar Diop | 17 September 1995 | 13 | 0 | Nouadhibou | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| GK | Babacar Niasse | 20 December 1996 | 4 | 0 | Tondela | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| GK | Mohamed El Mokhtar | 10 October 2002 | 0 | 0 | Douanes | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Aly Abeid | 11 December 1997 | 51 | 2 | UTA Arad | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Houssen Abderrahmane | 3 February 1995 | 17 | 0 | Francs Borains | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Hassan Houbeib | 31 October 1993 | 9 | 0 | Al-Zawraa | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Lamine Ba | 24 August 1997 | 4 | 1 | Varaždin | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Ibrahima Keita | 8 November 2001 | 4 | 0 | Bobigny | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Abdoulaye Ousmane | 22 February 2000 | 1 | 0 | Lille | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| DF | Souleymane Karamoko | 29 July 1992 | 5 | 0 | Free agent | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Harouna Abou Demba | 31 December 1991 | 22 | 0 | Martigues | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Abdoul Ba | 8 February 1994 | 51 | 0 | Al-Ahli Tripoli | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Diadié Diarra | 23 January 1993 | 11 | 0 | Lyon Duchère | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Abdoulkader Thiam | 3 October 1998 | 12 | 0 | Cholet | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| DF | Bakary N'Diaye | 26 November 1998 | 38 | 1 | Rodos | 2021 Africa Cup of NationsPRE |
| MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 4 May 2000 | 21 | 1 | Alavés | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| MF | Mouhamed Soueid | 31 December 1991 | 15 | 2 | Al-Hudood | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| MF | Guessouma Fofana | 17 December 1992 | 10 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| MF | El Hadji Ba | 5 March 1993 | 2 | 0 | Apollon Limassol | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| MF | Khassa Camara | 22 October 1992 | 44 | 2 | Chania | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| MF | Almike N'Diaye | 26 October 1996 | 12 | 1 | Vaulx-en-Velin | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| MF | Beyatt Lekweiry | 11 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | Douanes | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| FW | Idrissa Thiam | 2 September 2000 | 16 | 0 | Lugo | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | Aboubakar Kamara | 7 March 1995 | 13 | 5 | Aris | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | Oumar Camara | 19 August 1992 | 13 | 0 | Nantong Zhiyun | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | Pape Ibnou Ba | 5 January 1993 | 9 | 1 | Pau | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | Dawda Camara | 4 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Girona | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | El Mami Tetah | 12 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | Arda Kardzhali | v. Gabon, 8 June 2022 |
| FW | Adama Ba | 27 August 1993 | 49 | 6 | RS Berkane | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
| FW | Souleymane Doukara | 29 September 1991 | 4 | 0 | Levadiakos | v. Mali, 20 January 2022 |
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. | ||||||
Records
- As of 27 September 2022[17]
- Players in bold are still active with Mauritania.
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Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 | Part of France | Part of France | ||||||||||||||
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| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/22 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 42 | |||||||||
Olympic Games
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| Appearances: 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1896 – 1960 | Part of France (FRA) | |||||||
| 1964 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| 1972 | ||||||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1980 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1988 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/27 | |||||||
- Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.
Africa Cup of Nations
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Amílcar Cabral Cup
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Other records
| Year | Stage | Position |
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| 7th November Cup 1995 | Group stage | 3rd |
| Jeux de l’Amitié 1963 | Group stage | 16th |
| Total | 0 title |
References
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External links
- Mauritania at National-Football-Teams.com.
- Fédération de Football de Mauritanie
- Mauritanie Football[permanent dead link]
- National football team of Mauritania team picture