The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Mourabitounes, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie. A member of CAF, it is one of its weakest teams. As of 2007, there are only two football stadiums in the country.
Last and next games
- Last game: Mauritania 2-1 Burundi - Nouakchott, Mauritania - 13 October 2007. (CAF African Nations Cup 2008)
- Next game: No fixtures announced yet.
Mauritania Football Achievements
Amilcar Cabral Cup :
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 to 1994 - Did not enter
- 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify
African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1978 - Did not enter
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not enter
- 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Did not enter
- 1990 - Withdrew
- 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Withdrew
- 1996 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2000 - Withdrew
- 2002 to 2008 - Did not qualify
| Mauritania |
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| Nickname(s) | Mourabitounes |
| Association | Fédération de Foot-Ball
de la Républic
Islamique de Mauritanie |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Head coach | Birama Gueye |
| Home stadium | Stade Nacional |
| FIFA code | MTN |
| FIFA ranking | 130 |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 85 (December 1995) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 182 (May 2003) |
| Elo ranking | 167 |
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First international
Congo DR 1 - 0 Mauritania
(Senegal; April 11, 1963) |
Biggest win
Mauritania 8 - 2 Somalia
(Beirut, Lebanon; December 27, 2006) |
Biggest defeat
Guinea 12 - 0 Mauritania
(Guinea; May 20, 1972) |
