The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Mourabitounes, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie and is a member of CAF. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations. However, in the Amilcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. They were later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0-0.
Mauritania lost all six of their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, in a group that included Rwanda and Morocco.
The national team is made up of a combination of players from the domestic league, as well as various other leagues in North Africa and Eastern Europe.
Read more about Mauritania National Football Team: World Cup Record, African Nations Cup Record, Arab Nations Cup, Amilcar Cabral Cup, Recent and Fixture Results, Current Squad
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