The Mozambique national football team (Portuguese: equipa nacional de futebol de Moçambique), popularly known as Os Mambas, represents Mozambique in association football and is controlled by the Federação Moçambicana de Futebol, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1996, 1998 and most recently the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, being eliminated in the first round in all four. Mozambique are currently ranked 106th in the FIFA World Rankings, with their highest ever ranking of 66th in November 1996.
Mozambique's home ground is Estádio do Zimpeto in the capital city Maputo, and can hold 45,000 spectators. The team's current head coach is Gert Engels, who has been in charge since the fall of 2011.
Read more about Mozambique National Football Team: World Cup Record, African Nations Cup Record
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