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| Home Stadium = [[Stade Olympique (Nouakchott)|Stade Olympique de Nouakchott]] |
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Revision as of 16:49, 2 June 2024
Nickname(s) | Al-Murabitun (الْمُرَابِطُون) Lions of Chinguetti | ||
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Association | Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Amir Abdou | ||
Captain | Aly Abeid | ||
Most caps | Souleymane Diallo (76) | ||
Top scorer | Bessam (14) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Olympique de Nouakchott | ||
FIFA code | MTN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 112 ![]() | ||
Highest | 81 (July 2017) | ||
Lowest | 206 (November 2012 – January 2013) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 25 December 1961) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Beirut, Lebanon; 27 December 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Guinea; 20 May 1972) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | ||
FIFA Arab Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1985, 2021) |
The Mauritania national football team (Arabic: منتخب مُورِيتَانْيَا لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَم), 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 fourth 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.
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
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
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
20 June 2023 AFCON qualification | Sudan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Agadir, Morocco |
19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification | Mauritania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
15 November 2026 World Cup qualification | DR Congo ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya) |
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification | South Sudan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Diamniadio, Senegal |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius) |
2024
6 January Friendly | Tunisia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Tunis, Tunisia |
19:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya) |
16 January 2023 AFCON GS | Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
14:00 | Traoré ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 27,898 Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco) |
20 January 2023 AFCON GS | Mauritania ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 36,318 Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt) |
23 January 2023 AFCON GS | Mauritania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
20:00 UTC±0 | Yali ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 28,010 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
29 January Africa Cup of NationsR16 | Cape Verde ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 16,088 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt) |
22 March Friendly | Mauritania ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Marrakech, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech |
26 March Friendly | Morocco ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Agadir, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Adrar Stadium |
6 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Mauritania ![]() | v | ![]() | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
9 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Mauritania ![]() | v | ![]() | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
16:00 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
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 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[16]
Caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2024, after the match against Tunisia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Namori Diaw | 30 December 1994 | 24 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Babacar Niasse | 20 December 1996 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | M'Backé N'Diaye | 19 December 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Khadim Diaw | 7 July 1998 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Aly Abeid (captain) | 11 December 1997 | 58 | 3 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Lamine Ba | 24 August 1997 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Nouh Mohamed El Abd | 24 December 2000 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Mohamed Dellahi Yali | 1 November 1997 | 66 | 2 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Ibrahima Keita | 8 November 2001 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Hassan Houbeib | 31 October 1993 | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
24 | DF | Bakary N'Diaye | 26 November 1998 | 41 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | MF | Omaré Gassama | 1 October 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Guessouma Fofana | 17 December 1992 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | El Hadji Ba | 5 March 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mouhsine Bodda | 18 July 1997 | 31 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Bakari Camara | 4 January 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 4 May 2000 | 30 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Sidi Ahmed El Abd | 5 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
26 | MF | Oumar Ngom | 9 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Hemeya Tanjy | 1 May 1998 | 40 | 7 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Idrissa Thiam | 2 September 2000 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Souleymane Anne | 5 December 1997 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | FW | Souleymane Doukara | 29 September 1991 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Aboubakary Koita | 20 September 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Sidi Bouna Amar | 31 December 1998 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | FW | Pape Ibnou Ba | 5 January 1993 | 17 | 2 | ![]() |
27 | FW | Aboubakar Kamara | 7 March 1995 | 19 | 8 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Mauritania in the last 12 months.
Records
- As of 26 March 2024[17]
- Players in bold are still active with Mauritania.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Souleymane Diallo | 76 | 0 | 2006–2019 |
2 | Mohamed Dellahi Yali | 72 | 3 | 2015–present |
3 | Ismaël Diakité | 68 | 9 | 2008–present |
4 | Bessam | 66 | 13 | 2013–present |
5 | Aly Abeid | 64 | 3 | 2015–present |
6 | Abdoulaye Gaye | 58 | 2 | 2012–2020 |
7 | Hacen El Ide | 54 | 9 | 2013–present |
8 | Abdoul Ba | 52 | 0 | 2013–present |
9 | Moustapha Diaw | 50 | 1 | 2015–2021 |
10 | Adama Ba | 48 | 6 | 2013–present |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Bessam | 13 | 66 | 0.2 | 2013–present |
2 | Hacen El Ide | 9 | 54 | 0.17 | 2013–present |
Ismaël Diakité | 9 | 68 | 0.13 | 2008–present | |
4 | Aboubakar Kamara | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | 2021–present |
5 | Hemeya Tanjy | 7 | 45 | 0.16 | 2018–present |
6 | Boubacar Bagili | 6 | 35 | 0.17 | 2015–2019 |
Adama Ba | 6 | 48 | 0.13 | 2013–present | |
8 | Ahmed Sidibé | 5 | 19 | 0.26 | 1994–2008 |
Brahim Ould Malha | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 1994–2002 | |
Mamadou Niass | 5 | 45 | 0.11 | 2013–present |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1958 | Part of France | Part of France | |||||||||||||
1962 to 1970 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
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Total | 0/13 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 44 |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Appearances: 0 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1896 – 1960 | Part of France | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Total | 0/28 |
- Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.
Africa Cup of Nations
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African Games
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African Nations Championship
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WAFU Nations Cup
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Amílcar Cabral Cup
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CEDEAO Cup
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FIFA Arab Cup
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Arab Games
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Other records
Year | Stage | Position |
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Group stage | 3rd |
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Group stage | 16th |
Total | 0 titles |
References
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- ^ "DR Congo (Zaire, Congo-Kinshasa) – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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- ^ "CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES". Allworldcup.narod.ru. 31 May 1996. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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- ^ "2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa". FIFA.com. FIFA. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Mauritania beat Mauritius in first leg of 2015 qualifier". bbc.com. BBC. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Mauritania pass Mauritius' test". starafrica.com. Star Africa. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea eject Mauritania". africanfootball.com. African Football. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea disqualified from Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015". cafonline.com. Confédération Africaine de Football. 3 July 2014.
- ^ "La liste officielle des 27 Mourabitounes appelés à défendre les couleurs de la Mauritanie à la phase finale de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations " Côte d'Ivoire 2023 "" (in French). Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 25 December 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Mauritania". National Football Teams.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Mauritania at CAF
- Mauritania at FIFA
- Mauritania at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fédération de Football de Mauritanie
- Mauritanie Football[permanent dead link]
- National football team of Mauritania team picture