Africa Cup 2024
MAURITANIA
Group D Last Sixteen
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Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Mauritania - Squad
Appearance: Second
Best finish: Group stage (2019)
Coach: Didier Gomes da Rosa
Captain: Abdoul Ba
Fifa ranking: 103
Nickname: Mourabitounes
MAURITANIA
• Squad
Goalkeepers
Babacar Diop
(FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania)
Mbacke Ndiaye
(Nouakchott Kings, Mauritania)
Mohamed El Mokhtar
(AS Douanes, Mauritania)
Defenders
Abdoul Ba
(Al Ahli, Libya)
Diadie Diarra
(Goal FC, France)
El Hassen Houbeibib
(Al Zawaraa, Iraq)
Harouna Abou Demba
(Unattached)
Souleymane Karamoko
(Nancy, France)
Aly Abeid
(Valenciennes, France)
Houssen Abderrahmane
(Royal Francs Borains, Belgium)
Abdoulkader Thiam
(US Boulogne, France)
Midfielders
Mohamed Dellah Yali
(Unattached)
Guessouma Fofana
(Cluj, Romania)
Ibrehima Coulibaly
(Le Mans, France)
Khassa Camara
(NorthEast United FC, India)
Almike Moussa Ndiaye
(Goal FC, France)
Yacoub Sidi Ethmane
(AS Vita, DR Congo)
Mohsen Bodda
(FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania)
Abdallahi Mahmoud
(NK Istra, Croatia)
Mohamed Soueid
(FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania)
Beyatt Lekweiry
(AS Douanes, Mauritania)
Forwards
Aboubakar Kamara
(Aris Thessaloniki, Greece)
Hemeya Tanjy
(FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania)
Oumar Camara
(Beroe Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
Adama Ba
(RS Berkane, Morocco)
Souleymane Doukara
(Giresunspor Kulubu, Turkey)
Idrissa Thiam
(ASAC Concorde, Mauritania)
Pape Ibnou Ba
(Le Havre, France)
2nd round - fixtures & results
SATURDAY (19th July 2014)
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 2:0
Lesotho an Rwanda advance in AFCON qualifying
Constantine aims to inspire Rwanda in Africa Cup qualifiers Englishman Stephen Constantine takes charge of Rwanda for the first time this weekend and has the chance to make an instant impact by causing an upset in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Malawi, Benin, Namibia and Mauritania begin with victories - Malawi began their campaign to reach the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco with a 2:0 win over visiting Chad on Saturday.
Three teams were drawn in each group at Sunday's ceremony. A fourth team will emerge from two more qualifying rounds.
Mauritania coach Patrice Neveu said the tactics he put in place paid off. "We came to get the qualification and we knew we should not defend"
Hosts Mauritania made the most of home advantage and included a number of young players in their side including the England-based left-back Ahmed Ahmedou.
Ahmedou is confident Mauritania have the players to achieve a good result and make those fans happy.
