Mauritania
CAF. Played 275 since 25 Dec 1961: won 53, drawn 71, lost 151. Elo 1453, ranked 126 in the world; peak 1530 in 2023.
Latest results
- 2026-09-29LBenin2–1MauritaniaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Ebimpé38%
- 2026-09-24WMauritania3–1Central African RepublicAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Casablanca62%
- 2026-06-08WMauritania1–0NigerFriendly · Casablanca39%
- 2026-06-05DAngola1–1MauritaniaFriendly · Casablanca29%
- 2026-03-27LArgentina2–1MauritaniaFriendly · Buenos Aires1%
- 2025-11-25LMauritania0–2KuwaitArab Cup qualification · Al Rayyan51%
- 2025-11-15LLibya1–0MauritaniaFriendly · Benina28%
- 2025-11-12DTunisia1–1MauritaniaFriendly · Radès9%
- 2025-10-14LSenegal4–0MauritaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Diamniadio4%
- 2025-10-10DSudan0–0MauritaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Dar es Salaam43%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Central African Republic and Benin on 24 and 29 September 2026; respectively.
- Players
- 27
- Average age
- 26.5
- Caps between them
- 513
- Most from one club
- Nouadhibou (3)
Where they play
4 at home · 21 abroad in 16 other countries
- Mauritania 4
- Algeria 3
- France 3
- Portugal 2
- Belgium 1
- Bulgaria 1
- Egypt 1
- England 1
- Greece 1
- Iraq 1
- Italy 1
- Libya 1
- Morocco 1
- Poland 1
- Scotland 1
- Spain 1
- Ukraine 1
Average club rating 1555 (ClubElo; 18 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Al Hilal, ranked 65 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Babacar NiasseDifaâ El Jadidi(Morocco) | 29 | 27 | 0 | |
| Babacar DiopNouadhibou | 31 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mamadou DiopAuxerre(France) | 26 | 8 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Aly AbeidJS Kabylie(Algeria) | 28 | 69 | 3 | |
| Ibrahima KeitaFree agent | 24 | 33 | 0 | |
| Lamine BaŚląsk Wrocław(Poland) | 29 | 30 | 1 | |
| Nouh Mohamed El AbdJS Kabylie(Algeria) | 25 | 30 | 1 | |
| Khadim DiawOlympique Akbou(Algeria) | 28 | 25 | 0 | |
| Demine SaleckNouadhibou | 31 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jordan LefortAngers(France) | 33 | 4 | 1 | |
| Mohamed Ali DiadiéTorreense(Portugal) | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baïla DialloGranada(Spain) | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Abdallahi MahmoudNouadhibou | 26 | 46 | 2 | |
| Mouhsine BoddaAS Douanes | 29 | 37 | 1 | |
| Yacoub Sidi EthmaneAl Tahaddy(Libya) | 30 | 18 | 1 | |
| Oumar NgomLecce(Italy) | 22 | 16 | 0 | |
| Abdoullah BaSunderland(England) | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bahmed DeuffRoyal Antwerp(Belgium) | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mamadou FofanaNancy(France) | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Hemeya TanjyAl-Jolan(Iraq) | 28 | 46 | 7 | |
| Idrissa ThiamAl Mokawloon Al Arab(Egypt) | 26 | 40 | 1 | |
| Aboubakary KoïtaAEK Athens(Greece) | 28 | 23 | 3 | |
| Pape Ndiaga YadeLNZ Cherkasy(Ukraine) | 26 | 16 | 1 | |
| Mamadou DialloCSKA 1948(Bulgaria) | 29 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ahmed MubarekAl Hilal | 24 | 6 | 0 | |
| Djeidi GassamaRangers(Scotland) | 23 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dawda CamaraAlverca(Portugal) | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Mauritania national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 8 June 2026; page last edited 28 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
AFCON: 3 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Mauritania v Mali: played 25, won 3, drawn 5, lost 17; goals 16–47. First met 12 Jan 1979, last 22 Mar 2024.
- 2024-03-22LMauritania0–2MaliFriendly · Marrakesh20%
- 2022-01-20LMali2–0MauritaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group F · Douala14%
- 2019-06-24LMali4–1MauritaniaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group E · Suez29%
- 2002-10-05LMali2–0MauritaniaFriendly · Bamako8%
- 2002-10-02LMali2–1MauritaniaFriendly · Bamako8%
- 2001-11-03LMali3–2MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Bamako11%
- 2000-05-09DMali2–2MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Praia18%
- 1997-11-13LMali3–1MauritaniaFriendly · Bamako16%
- 1995-01-02WMali0–1MauritaniaUpsetFriendly · Bamako10%
- 1994-12-29DMali0–0MauritaniaFriendly · Bamako9%
- 1994-12-25DMali0–0MauritaniaFriendly · Bamako8%
- 1994-01-09LMauritania1–3MaliFriendly · Nouakchott24%
- 1993-12-01DMali0–0MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Freetown10%
- 1988-05-03DMali2–2MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Bissau17%
- 1987-02-26LMali1–0MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup · Conakry16%
Latest 15 of 25 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 90 | 19 | 30 | 41 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 74 | 22 | 18 | 34 |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 49 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| African Cup of Nations | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| African Friendship Games | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Arab Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Palestine International Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top scorers
- Boubacar Bagili 2
- Aboubakary Koïta 2
- Gagny Coulibaly 1
- Salem Ould Ely 1
- Yoann Langlet 1
- Ahmed Sidibe 1
- Dominique da Silva 1
- Dahmed Ould Teguedi 1
- Bessam 1
- Moussa Samba 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.