Mauritania at the Africa Cup of Nations

Mauritania has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times. She qualified for the first time on 18 November 2018.

Records

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 – United Arab Republic 1959 Part of France
Ethiopia 1962 – Egypt 1974 Not affiliated to CAF
Ethiopia 1976 – Ghana 1978 Did not enter
Nigeria 1980 – Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not enter
Egypt 1986 Did not qualify
Morocco 1988 Did not enter
Algeria 1990 Withdrew
Senegal 1992 Did not qualify
Tunisia 1994 Withdrew
South Africa 1996 – Burkina Faso 1998 Did not qualify
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Withdrew
Mali 2002 – Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Withdrew
South Africa 2013 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2015 – Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 1 4
Cameroon 2021 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 7
Ivory Coast 2023 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 3 5
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total Group stage 3/37 10 1 2 7 4 16

By match

Year Stage Date Opponent Result Mauritania scorers
Egypt 2019 Group stage 24 June 2019  Mali 1–4 El Hacen 72' (pen.)
29 June 2019  Angola 0–0 —
2 July 2019  Tunisia 0–0 —
Cameroon 2021 Group stage 12 January 2022  Gambia 0–1 —
16 January 2022  Tunisia 0–4 —
20 January 2022  Mali 0–2 —
Ivory Coast 2023 Group stage 16 January 2024  Burkina Faso 0–1 —
20 January 2024  Angola 2–3 Amar 43' Koita 58'
23 January 2024  Algeria 1–0 Yali 37'
Round of 16 29 January 2024  Cape Verde 0–1 —

By edition

Afcon 2019

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Mauritania 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: CAF
Mali  v  Mauritania
24 June 2019 Group stage Mali  4–1  Mauritania Suez, Egypt
22:00 CAT Diaby 37'
Marega 45' (pen.)
A. Traoré 55'
A. Traoré 74'		 Report Hacen 72' (pen.) Stadium: Suez Stadium
Attendance: 6,202[1]
Referee: Jean Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
Mauritania  v  Angola
29 June 2019 Group stage Mauritania  0–0  Angola Suez, Egypt
16:30 CAT Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Attendance: 10,120[2]
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Mauritania  v  Tunisia
2 July 2019 Group stage Mauritania  0–0  Tunisia Suez, Egypt
21:00 CAT Report Stadium: Suez Stadium
Attendance: 7,732[3]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Afcon 2021

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gambia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CAF
Mauritania v  Gambia
12 January 2022 Group stage Mauritania 0–1  Gambia Limbe, Cameroon
17:45 UTC+1[note 1] Report Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Tunisia  v Mauritania
16 January 2022 Group stage Tunisia  4–0 Mauritania Limbe, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Mali  v Mauritania
20 January 2022 Group stage Mali  2–0 Mauritania Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Afcon 2023

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Algeria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: CAF
Burkina Faso  v  Mauritania
16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) Group stage Burkina Faso  1–0  Mauritania Bouaké, Ivory Coast
14:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 27,898[4]
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
Mauritania  v  Angola
20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) Group stage Mauritania  2–3  Angola Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0
Report
  • Dala 30', 50'
  • Gilberto 53'
 Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 36,318[5]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Mauritania  v  Algeria
23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) Group stage Mauritania  1–0  Algeria Bouaké, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 28,010[6]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Cape Verde  v  Mauritania
29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) Round of 16 Cape Verde  1–0  Mauritania Abidjan, Ivory Coast
17:00 Mendes 88' (pen.) Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Goalscorers

Player 2019 2021 2023
Moctar Sidi El Hacen 1
Sidi Bouna Amar 1
Aboubakary Koita 1
Mohamed Dellahi Yali – – 1
Total 1 0 3

Kits

2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Home Away
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Home Away
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Home Away

Squads

Mauritania squads
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Mauritania squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Mauritania
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Mauritania squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Mauritania
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Mauritania squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Mauritania

Notes

  1. ^ The Mauritania v Gambia game was originally scheduled to begin at 17:00 but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

References

  1. ^ "Mali vs. Mauritania". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Mauritania vs. Angola". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Mauritania vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso vs Mauritania match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Mauritania vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Mauritania vs Algeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

External links

  • Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com
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