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.
The most popular sport in Mauritania is football, which is run by the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The association administers the Mauritanian national football team, as well as the Mauritanian Premier League. Mauritania has an international football team who play and train at the Olympic Stadium. They qualified for their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Mauritania's premier national tournament is the Coupe de Presidente de la Republique. The nation's best-known and most successful team is ASC Garde Nationale of the Mauritanian Premier League.
The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is the governing body of football in Mauritania. It was founded in 1961, affiliated to FIFA in 1970 and to CAF in 1976. It organizes the national football league and the national team.
The Mauritanian Cup known as Republic President Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Mauritanean football. It was created in 1976.
I denna natt blir världen ny – Jul i Betlehem II is an album by Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist. It was released in November 2007 in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The album was recorded in Betlehem in mid-2007. The album includes both old Christmas carols and new-written melodies.
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area, Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of approximately 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.
The sport of football in the country of Mauritania is run by the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Mauritanian Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in the country.
The 2014 African Nations Championship, known as the 2014 CHAN for short and as the Orange African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 3rd edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by CAF, featuring national teams consisting players playing in their respective national leagues. Originally supposed to be hosted in Libya, it was held in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 2014.
FC Nouadhibou is a Mauritanian professional football club based in the commercial centre of Nouadhibou, that competes in the Ligue 1 Mauritania, the top flight of Mauritanian football.
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.
Denna Christine Laing is an American former professional ice hockey player. She last played for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) until a career-ending injury. At the collegiate level, she accumulated 77 points while competing for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program from 2010 to 2014. She was also the captain her junior and senior year.
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 Mauritania season was the 37th season of the premier football league in Mauritania. It began on 24 September 2016 and concluded on 25 May 2017.
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 Mauritania season was the 36th season of the premier football league in Mauritania. It began on 19 September 2015 and concluded on 17 May 2016.
The 2017–18 Ligue 1 Mauritania season is the 38th season of the premier football league in Mauritania. It began on 30 September 2017 and ended on 10 June 2018.
Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays for Swiss club AC Bellinzona, on loan from Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, and the Mauritania national team as either a central defender or a midfielder.
The 2018–19 Ligue 1 Mauritania is the 39th season of the Ligue 1 Mauritania, the top-tier football league in Mauritania. The season started on 28 September 2018 and ended on 4 May 2019.
Pape Ibnou Ba is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Concarneau on loan from Le Havre. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
This article provides details of international football games played by the Mauritania national football team from 2020 to present.
The Mauritanian Women's Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Mauritania. It is the women's equivalent of the Super D1 for men, but is not professional. The competition is run by the Football Federation of Mauritania.
The Mauritania women's national football team is the representative women's association football team of Mauritania. Its governing body is the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFM) and it competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
