The Mali national football team represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent the country at tournaments organized by both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty, represents Mauritania in men's international football. It is controlled by the Féderation 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. However, in the Amílcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. The national football team of Mauritania later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.
Mamadou Sakho is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.
The Mauritania women's national football team represents Mauritania in international women's football and is controlled by the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFIRM). The team played its first international match in 2019 as a friendly against Djibouti in which they lost three to one. Fatou Dioup scored Mauritania's first international goal.
Adama Ba is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed, more commonly known as Bessam, is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou. He also plays for the Mauritania national team.
Abdoul Bocar Ba is a professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Kosovan club Besa Pejë. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Guessouma Fofana is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Doxa Katokopias. He represents Mauritania at international level.
Mamadou Loum N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Porto, and the Senegal national team.
Harouna Abou Demba Sy is a professional footballer who plays as a right back. Born in France, he represents Mauritania at international level.
Mamadou Fofana, also known as Nojo, is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Amiens and the Mali national team.
Mohamed Dellahi Yali is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraq Stars League club Al-Hudood and the Mauritania national team.
Hemeya Tanjy is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a forward for Mauritanian club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
Bakary Moussa N'Diaye is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a right-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Mauritania national team.
Namori Diaw is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super D1 club Tevragh-Zeina and the Mauritania national team.
Alassane Diop is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zakho and the Mauritania national team.
Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Morocco, Mauritania, the Central African Republic, and Burundi.
Babacar Diop is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super D1 club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
Oumar Mamadou Mangane is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super D1 club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
Mouhsine Bodda is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botola club Raja CA and the Mauritania national team.
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