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Les Mourabitounes
Three straight AFCONs, 2019–2023. Mauritania open qualifying against Central African Republic on 24 September 2026.
Road to AFCON 2027
Group F
Mauritania
Current status: Qualifying
The top two in the group qualify for the finals. Six matches: home and away against each opponent.
No qualifier has been played yet — the table appears here after the first matchday.
Checked 21 September 2026 against CAF’s draw and fixture list.CAF fixtures
The number that defines Mauritania
1–0
Mauritania 1–0 Algeria, Bouaké, 23 January 2024
A first win at the finals, in their ninth match there. It eliminated the 2019 champions and took Mauritania into the last 16.
Iconic moment · 2018
Qualifier · Nouakchott
A 2–1 home win over Botswana in November 2018 lifted Mauritania to 12 points with one match left, beyond the reach of third-placed Burkina Faso. It secured a first AFCON finals, at Egypt 2019.
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The team now
Forward · AEK Athens
Scored against Angola at AFCON 2023; CAF describes him as one of Mauritania’s main attacking threats.
Goalkeeper · Difaa Hassani El Jadida
His saves protected the 1–0 win over Algeria at AFCON 2023; recalled for this window after missing recent squads.
Defender · JS Kabylie
One of the senior players named to lead the group in these opening qualifiers, and listed by CAF among the squad’s established internationals.
From the 27-man squad named on 16 September 2026 for Central African Republic (24 Sep) and Benin (29 Sep) in AFCON 2027 qualifying. Clubs as at that announcement.
AFCON 2027 packages
Follow the Les Mourabitounes to East Africa. Each trip works from any host country, so it holds whichever group Mauritania land in.
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Travelling from
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Host countries
Explore the three host nations while we wait for Mauritania’s official finals journey to be determined.
Safari country and East Africa’s busiest gateway
Kenya combines the region’s most connected international airport with the Maasai Mara and the Kenyan coast, making it the natural base for supporters who want football and safari in one trip.
Plan my tripZanzibar, Serengeti and the Indian Ocean
Tanzania offers the strongest holiday extension of the three hosts — Zanzibar’s beaches and the northern safari circuit are both within easy reach of the mainland gateways.
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The source of the Nile and gorilla country
Uganda is the most compact of the three hosts, with Entebbe close to Kampala and adventure travel — rafting at Jinja, gorilla trekking in the southwest — within reach of a tournament trip.
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SAFARI3 daysMaasai Mara
Kenya’s best-known reserve, reachable by light aircraft or road from Nairobi between match days.
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CITY1 dayNairobi
The national park on the city edge, the elephant orphanage and Karen — a full day without leaving Nairobi.
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BEACH4 daysZanzibar
The classic post-tournament wind-down: white sand, warm water and Stone Town, a short hop from Dar es Salaam.
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The full story, the title years, the moments, the legends and every tournament — researched from CAF and dated where it can change.
Mauritania’s AFCON legacy
Mauritania came late to the AFCON finals and then kept coming back. A 2–1 home win over Botswana in November 2018 sealed a first qualification with a game to spare, and at Egypt 2019 the Mourabitounes found their footing quickly: El Hacen’s penalty against Mali brought the country’s first finals goal, and goalless draws with Angola and Tunisia its first points.
The second ticket was won in Bangui in March 2021, a 1–0 win over Central African Republic on the final day of qualifying. Cameroon 2021 was harder — three defeats, by The Gambia, Tunisia and Mali, without a goal — but it made Mauritania regulars rather than one-time visitors.
The second ticket was won in Bangui in March 2021, a 1–0 win over Central African Republic on the final day of qualifying. Cameroon 2021 was harder — three defeats, by The Gambia, Tunisia and Mali, without a goal — but it made Mauritania regulars rather than one-time visitors.
Côte d’Ivoire 2023 is the chapter that changed the story. After a stoppage-time penalty defeat by Burkina Faso and a 3–2 loss to Angola, Amir Abdou’s side needed to beat 2019 champions Algeria in Bouaké. Centre-back Yali Dellahi scored before half-time, goalkeeper Babacar Niasse held out through more than 11 minutes of stoppage time, and Mauritania had a first win at a finals and a place in the last 16, where Cape Verde beat them with an 88th-minute penalty.
Third place in their qualifying group, a point behind Botswana, kept Mauritania away from Morocco 2025. Spaniard Aritz López Garai, in charge since January 2025, now leads them into Group F with Burkina Faso, Benin and Central African Republic — the side they beat to reach Cameroon 2021. The top two qualify, and the campaign opens on 24 September 2026.
Iconic moments
2019
Group stage · Egypt 2019, Suez
Mauritania’s first finals match ended in a 4–1 defeat by Mali, but El Hacen’s penalty gave the country its first AFCON goal. Goalless draws with Angola and Tunisia followed — two points from a debut tournament.
2024
Group stage · Côte d’Ivoire 2023, Bouaké
Needing a win after two defeats, Mauritania beat 2019 champions Algeria 1–0. Yali Dellahi swept in the goal late in the first half and Babacar Niasse made the key saves as Algeria pressed through more than 11 minutes of stoppage time. It was the country’s first win at a finals and sent them through as one of the best third-placed teams.
2024
Round of 16 · Côte d’Ivoire 2023, Abidjan
Mauritania’s first knockout match at a finals, against Cape Verde, was settled by a Cape Verde penalty in the 88th minute.
Statistics
Finals tournaments through Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Qualifiers not included.
Mauritania qualified for three AFCON finals in a row — 2019, 2021 and 2023 — having never reached one before.
Their first AFCON goal was a penalty by El Hacen against Mali in Suez on 24 June 2019.
Before beating Algeria in 2024, Mauritania had lost six and drawn two of their first eight matches at the finals.
Mauritania sealed their place at Cameroon 2021 with a 1–0 win in Bangui against Central African Republic — their first opponents in AFCON 2027 qualifying.
They missed Morocco 2025 by a single point, finishing third in a qualifying group won by Egypt, one behind Botswana.
Three times, in a row: Egypt 2019, Cameroon 2021 and Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
Yes, once: 1–0 against Algeria in Bouaké on 23 January 2024, a result that took them into the last 16.
The round of 16 at Côte d’Ivoire 2023, where they lost 1–0 to Cape Verde.
Not yet. Qualifying begins on 24 September 2026. Mauritania are in Group F, where the top two teams qualify.
Burkina Faso, Benin and Central African Republic. They host Central African Republic in Casablanca on 24 September 2026, then face Benin in Abidjan on 29 September.
Aritz López Garai, the Spanish coach appointed by the federation on 17 January 2025.
Sources · checked 21 September 2026
Historical figures cover AFCON finals tournaments only. Qualification, squads and rankings change — each is dated where it appears.
AFCON 2027
Travel to the Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — arranged from anywhere in Africa and the diaspora.
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