Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's financial and political centre, and the most populous city. It is administered by the Municipal City Council of Port Louis. According to the 2018 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 147,066.
The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos, is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association, which is a member of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Fidy Rasoanaivo.
Vikash Rao Dhorasoo is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
David Obua is a Ugandan football coach and former professional football player. He is the current coach of URA FC in the Ugandan Premier League. He was appointed in November 2023. During his playing career, Obua played for Police FC, Raleigh Capital Express, Wilmington Hammerheads, Kaizer Chiefs and Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League. At international level, he represented Uganda national team and has a record of being the country's all-time goal scorer record in the Africa Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers.
Pamplemousses Sporting Club is a Mauritian football club based in Belle Vue Harel. They play in the Mauritian League, the top tier of Mauritian football.
Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome. The club is named after the city and country's main shipping port the Autonomous Port of Dakar, it is also the ninth-busiest port in Africa.
Mauritian Premier League is the top division of football in Mauritius. The 10-team league has been governed by the Mauritius Football Association since its establishment in 1935.
The Mauritian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Mauritian football. It was created in 1957 by the Mauritius Football Association.
Woodford Town Football Club is a football club based in Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at Ashton Playing Fields.
Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with 27 league titles, including fourteen consecutive titles between 2003 and 2016, and in 2014 were the first team to represent Gibraltar in the UEFA Champions League's qualifying stage. In August 2021, Lincoln became the first club from Gibraltar to ever reach the group stages of a European club competition after defeating the Latvian champions Riga FC in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Football is the most popular sport in Mauritius. The national governing body is the Mauritius Football Association. Internationally, Mauritius is represented by Club M in senior competitions, and by the U-17 and U-20 teams in youth competitions. The top domestic football league in Mauritius is the Mauritian League, and the top knockout tournament is the Mauritian Cup.
The Mauritian Republic Cup is an annual Mauritian football competition created by the Mauritius Football Association in 1990. It usually takes place in the summer of each year. Along with the MFA Cup, it serves as a major cup competition for teams in the top flight of Mauritian football, the Mauritian League.
Bolton City Youth Club, also known as Roche-Bois Bolton City, is a Mauritian football club based in Port Louis. The club was founded in 1978. They play in the Mauritian League, the top division of Mauritian football.
Pointe aux Sables Mates is a Mauritian football club based in Port Louis. They play in the Mauritian Second Division, the second division in Mauritian football.
Étienne Fidy Rasoanaivo is a Malagasy football coach and former footballer.
Joe Tshupula is a Belgian–Congolese football director who is the head of the Academie de Football Nord in Mauritius.
The 2018 MFA Cup is the 47th edition of the MFA Cup, the knockout football competition of Mauritius.
The 1999 Mauritian riots were national-scale rioting and protests in Mauritius following the death of the popular "seggae" musician Joseph Réginald Topize, better known by his stage name "Kaya", in police custody. The rioting lasted for four days from 21 to 25 February 1999. Four civilians and one police officer were killed in the riots with hundreds of people suffering injuries. It was the first incidence of mass rioting in Mauritius since the country's 1968 riots. The riots resulted in a majority of the island's police stations being sacked by protesters with 250 prisoners escaping prison. Many businesses were looted and substantial property damage was done with over 200 vehicles being set on fire.
The 2018–19 Mauritian Premier League is the 39th season of the Mauritian Premier League, the top flight for football league in Mauritius. The league would be contested by the top eight teams from the 2017–18 season as well as the two clubs promoted from the National First Division, Vacoas-Phoenix and Rivière du Rempart. They replaced the two teams that were relegated to the National First Division, Entente Boulet Rouge-Riche Mare Rovers and Chebel Citizens SC
Roche-Bois Warriors is a Mauritian basketball club based in the Roche-Bois, a suburb of Port Louis. The team plays in the MBBF Super League, the highest level of basketball in Mauritius. The Warriors have won league championships in 2020 and 2023 and has represented Mauritius in the Road to BAL twice.
