Mauritania national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Mourabitones |
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| Association | Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Head coach | Corentin Martins |
| Home stadium | Stade Olympique |
| FIFA code | MTN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 113  5 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 85 (December 1995) |
| Lowest | 206 (November 2012 – January 2013) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 124  (7 January 2017)
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| Highest | 127 (28 May 2016) |
| Lowest | 175 (27 November 1993) |
| First international | |
 Malagasy Republic 5–1 Mauritania  (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 25 December 1961) |
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| Biggest win | |
Mauritania 8–2 Somalia  (Beirut, Lebanon; 27 December 2006) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Guinea 14–0 Mauritania (Guinea; 20 May 1972) |
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The Mauritania national football team (French: Équipe de Mauritanie de football; Arabic: منتخب موريتانيا لكرة القدم) nicknamed Les Mourabitones, is the national team of Mauritania and is controlled by the Fédération 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 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. The national football team of Mauritania were later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.
Mauritania played its first match after independence from France on 11 April 1963, against Congo Kinshasa (also making their debut) and lost 6–0. 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.
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