Mauritania at the Africa Cup of Nations
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Mauritania has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times. They qualified for the first time on 18 November 2018, for the 2019 tournament.
| Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1957 –  1959 | Part of France | |||||||
 1962 –  1974 | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
 1976 –  1978 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1980 –  1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1984 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1988 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1990 | Withdrew | |||||||
 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1994 | Withdrew | |||||||
 1996 –  1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 | Withdrew | |||||||
 2002 –  2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
  2012 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2015 – 2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 2021 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
   2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 3/35 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
By match
| Year | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result | Mauritania scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
Group stage | 24 June 2019 | Mali |
1–4 | El Hacen  72' (pen.) |
| 29 June 2019 | Angola |
0–0 | — | ||
| 2 July 2019 |  Tunisia |
0–0 | — | ||
| 2021 |
Group stage | 12 January 2022 |  Gambia |
0–1 | — |
| 16 January 2022 | Tunisia |
0–4 | — | ||
| 20 January 2022 | Mali |
0–2 | — | ||
| 2023 |
Group stage | 16 January 2024 | Burkina Faso |
0–1 | — |
| 20 January 2024 | Angola |
2–3 | Amar 43' Koita 58' | ||
| 23 January 2024 | Algeria |
1–0 | Yali 37' | ||
| Round of 16 | 29 January 2024 |  Cape Verde |
0–1 | — |
Tournaments
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Source: CAF
| Mali | 4–1 | Mauritania |
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Report |
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Source: CAF
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | A. Jallow 10' |
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
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Report |
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| Mali | 2–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mauritania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Algeria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Source: CAF
| Mauritania | 1–0 | Algeria |
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Report |
Round of 16
Goalscorers
| Player | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moctar Sidi El Hacen | 1 | ||
| Sidi Bouna Amar | 1 | ||
| Aboubakary Koita | 1 | ||
| Mohamed Dellahi Yali | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Kits
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Squads
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