Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team
MAURITANIAAppearance: Second
Best finish: Group stage (2019)
Coach: Didier Gomes da Rosa
Captain: Abdoul Ba
Fifa ranking: 103
Nickname: Mourabitounes
FEATURED - Africa Cup 2019 - Date switch makes African players more attractive
A two-day conference in Morocco has been looking at the future of football in Africa.
23 Jul 2017
AFRICA CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 1ST MATCHES - ALL RESULTS
Tunisia beat Egypt and Algeria beat Togo.
11 Jun 2017
Africa Cup 2019 Qualifiers - Group Stage - 1st matches - so far
Former winners Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zambia lose at home.
10 Jun 2017
CAF - Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new CAF president
Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.
16 Mar 2017
CAF’s Nyantakyi and Camara elected to Fifa council
Nyantakyi was a narrow winner to take up a new seat on the council.
2 Oct 2016
FEATURED - CAF sets three-term limit on presidency
Issa Hayatou could still be CAF president for another 12 years.
29 Sep 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 - Group Stage - 6th matches - all results
South Africa end Mauritanian hopes.
5 Sep 2016
Africa Cup 2017 Qualifiers - Group Stage - 5th matches - all results
Guinea-Bissau reached the finals for the first time.
5 Jun 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5th Matches - so far
Cameroon qualify with win in Mauritania.
3 Jun 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 5th Matches - Algeria clinch place in Gabon
Africa's top-ranked nation Algeria clinched their place at the finals.
3 Jun 2016