Mauritania national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Mauritania national football team from 2020 to present. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Mauritania v   Sierra Leone

9 October 2020 Friendly	Mauritania	2–1	Sierra Leone	Nouakchott, Mauritania
		Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya

Mauritania v   Burundi

11 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Mauritania	1–1	Burundi	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0	N'Diaye 30'	Report	Ntibazonkiza 79'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Burundi   v Mauritania

15 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Burundi	3–1	Mauritania	Bujumbura, Burundi
15:00  UTC+2	Ntibazonkiza 6', 55' Ndayishimiye 46'	Report	Niass 27'	Stadium: Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium Referee: David Molise (Lesotho)

2021

Mauritania v   Morocco

26 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Mauritania	0–0	Morocco	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Central African Republic   v Mauritania

30 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Central African Republic	0–1	Mauritania	Bangui, Central African Republic
20:00  UTC+1		Report	Kamara 45+4'	Stadium: Barthélemy Boganda Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Algeria   v Mauritania

3 June 2021 Friendly	Algeria	4–1	Mauritania	Blida, Algeria
20:45  UTC+1	Feghouli 40', 57' Ounas 60' Bounedjah 70'	Report	Yacoub 57'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Mauritania v   Liberia

11 June 2021 Friendly	Mauritania	1–0	Liberia	Tunis, Tunisia
16:30  UTC+1	N'Diaye 64'	Report		Stadium: Stade Chedly Zouiten Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)

Mauritania v   Yemen

22 June 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Mauritania	2–0	Yemen	Doha, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3	Diakhité 18' Tanjy 85'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Mauritania v   Zambia

3 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	1–2	Zambia	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0	Niass 69'	Report	Mwepu 10' Mumba 57'	Stadium: Stade Olympique de Nouakchott Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Equatorial Guinea   v Mauritania

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Mauritania	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
17:00  UTC+1	Iban 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Tunisia   v Mauritania

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Tunisia	3–0	Mauritania	Radès, Tunisia
20:00  UTC+1	Skhiri 15' Khazri 42' Jaziri 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Mauritania v   Tunisia

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	0–0	Tunisia	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Nouakchott Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Zambia   v Mauritania

13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Zambia	4–0	Mauritania	Lusaka, Zambia
15:00  UTC+2	Daka 34' F. Sakala 37', 45+1' (pen.), 63'	Report		Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Mauritania v   Equatorial Guinea

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	1–1	Equatorial Guinea	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00  UTC+0	Kamara 22'	Report	Coco 59'	Stadium: Stade Olympique de Nouakchott Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Tunisia   v Mauritania

30 November 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Tunisia	5–1	Mauritania	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00  UTC+3	Jaziri 39', 45+2' Ben Larbi 42', 51' Msakni 90+1'	Report	Bessam 45+12' (pen.)	Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Mauritania v   United Arab Emirates

3 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Mauritania	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3		Report	Ibrahim 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium 974 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Syria   v Mauritania

6 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Syria	1–2	Mauritania	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3	Al Baher 52'	Report	Soueid 50' Tanjy 90+4'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Mauritania v   Burkina Faso

30 December 2021 Friendly	Mauritania	0–0	Burkina Faso	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00  UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

2022

Mauritania v   Gabon

4 January 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	1–1	Gabon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00  UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Mauritania v   Gambia

12 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Mauritania	0–1	Gambia	Limbe, Cameroon
17:45  UTC+1 [note 1]		Report	A. Jallow 10'	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Tunisia   v Mauritania

16 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Tunisia	4–0	Mauritania	Limbe, Cameroon
17:00  UTC+1	Mathlouthi 4' Khazri 8', 65' Jaziri 66'	Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Mali   v Mauritania

20 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Douala, Cameroon
20:00  UTC+1	M. Haïdara 2' Koné 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Mauritania v   Mozambique

26 March 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	2–1	Mozambique	Nouakchott, Mauritania
20:00	Soueid 18' Ba 90+2'	Report	Alexandre 90'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mauritania v   Libya

29 March 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	2–0	Libya	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00	Kamara 39' (pen.) Tanjy 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mauritania v   Sudan

4 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Mauritania	3–0	Sudan	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00  UTC+0	Kamara 27' (pen.), 30' Mahmoud 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Gabon   v Mauritania

8 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Gabon	0–0	Mauritania	Franceville, Gabon
17:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Guinea-Bissau   v Mauritania

29 August 2022 2022 CHAN qualification	Guinea-Bissau	0–1	Mauritania	Guinea-Bissau
			Mouhsine 24' (pen.)

Mauritania v   Guinea-Bissau

2 September 2022 2022 CHAN qualification	Mauritania	1–0	Guinea-Bissau	Mauritania
	XXX 33' (o.g.)

Mauritania v   Benin

24 September 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	1–0	Benin	Mohammédia, Morocco
22:30  UTC+1	Kamara 27'	Report		Stadium: Stade El Bachir Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

Mauritania v   Congo

27 September 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	2–0	Congo	Mohammédia, Morocco
22:00  UTC+1	Thiam 46' Kamara 47'	Report		Stadium: Stade El Bachir Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

2023

DR Congo   v   Mauritania

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	3–1	Mauritania	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
15:00  UTC+2	Kakuta 37' Bakambu 42' Masuaku 67'	Report	Abeid 55'	Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Mauritania   v   DR Congo

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	0–3 (awarded)	DR Congo	Nouakchott, Mauritania
22:00  UTC+0	Soueid 57'	Report	Bakambu 9'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Sudan   v   Mauritania

20 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Sudan	0–3	Mauritania	Agadir, Morocco
19:00  UTC+1		Report	El Abd 26' Houbeib 49' Tanjy 55'	Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Mauritania   v   Gabon

9 September 2023 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	2–1	Gabon	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0	Tanjy 30' Kamara 42'	Report	Ndong 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

DR Congo   v   Mauritania

15 November 2026 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	2–0	Mauritania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00  UTC+1	Wissa 62' Bongonda 81'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)

South Sudan   v   Mauritania

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	South Sudan	0–0	Mauritania	Diamniadio, Senegal
16:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

2024

Tunisia   v   Mauritania

6 January Friendly	Tunisia	0–0	Mauritania	Tunis, Tunisia
19:30  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

Burkina Faso   v   Mauritania

16 January 2023 AFCON GS	Burkina Faso	1–0	Mauritania	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
15:00  UTC+1	Traoré 90+6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Jalal Jayed

Mauritania   v   Angola

20 January 2023 AFCON GS	Mauritania	2–3	Angola	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
18:00  UTC+1	Bouna 43' Koita 58'	Report	Dala 30', 50' Gilberto 53'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour

Mauritania   v   Algeria

23 January 2023 AFCON GS	Mauritania	1–0	Algeria	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
21:00  UTC+1	Yali 37'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Paix Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan

Cape Verde   v   Mauritania

29 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup round of 16	Cape Verde	1–0	Mauritania	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
18:00  UTC+1	Mendes 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny Referee: Mohamed Adel

Mauritania   v   Mali

22 March Friendly	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Marrakech, Morocco
19:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Morocco   v   Mauritania

26 March Friendly	Morocco	0–0	Mauritania	Agadir, Morocco
19:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Mohamed Moussa (Niger)

Mauritania   v   Sudan

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	0–2	Sudan	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0		Report	Teiri 15' Abeid 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Mauritania   v   Senegal

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	0–1	Senegal	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0		Report	Diallo 27'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mauritania   v   Botswana

7 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	1–0	Botswana	Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00  UTC+0	Amar 84'	Report		Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Cape Verde   v   Mauritania

10 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Cape Verde	2–0	Mauritania	Praia, Cape Verde
18:00  UTC−1	Mendes 28' (pen.), 75'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

Egypt   v   Mauritania

11 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Egypt	2–0	Mauritania	Cairo, Egypt
19:00  UTC+0	Trézéguet 69' Salah 79'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou (Chad)

Mauritania   v   Egypt

15 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	0–1	Egypt	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00  UTC+0		Report	Adel 85'	Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Botswana   v   Mauritania

15 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Botswana	1–1	Mauritania	Francistown, Botswana
14:00  UTC+2	Baruti 18'	Report	Koïta 7'	Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Mauritania   v   Cape Verde

19 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	1–0	Cape Verde	Nouakchott, Mauritania
15:00  UTC+0	Soueid 45+4'	Report		Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

2025

Togo   v   Mauritania

22 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Togo	2–2	Mauritania	Lomé, Togo
16:00  UTC+0	Klidjé 4' Denkey 69'	Report	Koïta 52' Mahmoud 55'	Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Mauritania   v   DR Congo

25 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Mauritania	0–2	DR Congo	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
21:00  UTC+0		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium

Mauritania   v   Togo

September 2026 World Cup qualification

Mauritania

v

Togo

Mauritania   v   South Sudan

September 2026 World Cup qualification

Mauritania

v

South Sudan

Sudan   v   Mauritania

October 2026 World Cup qualification

Sudan

v

Mauritania

Senegal   v   Mauritania

October 2026 World Cup qualification

Senegal

v

Mauritania

Kuwait   v   Mauritania

November 2025 Arab Cup qualification	Kuwait	v	Mauritania	Doha, Qatar
--:--  UTC+3				Stadium: TBD

Notes

1. The Mauritania v Gambia game was originally scheduled to begin at 17:00 but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

References

1. "Mauritania - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Mauritania national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.