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.
Overall record
[edit]| Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1957 –  1959 |
Part of France | |||||||
 1962 –  1974 |
Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
 1976 –  1978 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1980 –  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 –  1998 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 2002 –  2010 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
  2012 |
Withdrew | |||||||
| 2013 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2015 – 2017 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 |
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 2021 |
Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 |
Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
   2027
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| Total | Group stage | 3/37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
By match
[edit]| Year | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Mauritania scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | ||
| 2021
|
Group stage | 12 January 2022 |  Gambia
|
0–1 | — |
| 16 January 2022 | Tunisia
|
0–4 | — | ||
| 20 January 2022 | Mali
|
0–2 | — | ||
| 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 | — |
Tournaments
[edit]2019 Africa Cup of Nations
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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 | 4–1 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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 | 0–1 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Jallow 10' |
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| Mali | 2–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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
| Mauritania | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Round of 16
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]| 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
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Squads
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali vs. Mauritania". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Mauritania vs. Angola". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Mauritania vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Burkina Faso vs Mauritania match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Mauritania vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Mauritania vs Algeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Cape Verde vs Mauritania match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
External links
[edit]- Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com
