Mauritius national football team

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Mauritius
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Club M
Les Dodos (The Dodos)
AssociationMauritius Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachBoualem Mankour
CaptainKevin Bru
Most capsHenri Speville (72)
Top scorerDaniel Imbert (17)
Home stadiumStade George V
FIFA codeMRI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 172 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Highest112 (December 1992)
Lowest203 (November 2012)
First international
 Mauritius 2–1 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1947)
Biggest win
 Mauritius 15–2 Réunion Réunion
(Madagascar; Date Unknown 1950)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Mauritius 
(Port Said, Egypt; 8 June 2003)
 Seychelles 7–0 Mauritius 
(Witbank, South Africa; 19 July 2008)
 Senegal 7–0 Mauritius 
(Dakar, Senegal; 9 October 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage (1974)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances16 (first in 2000)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2001, 2004)

The Mauritius national football team (French: Équipe de Maurice de football), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Boualem Mankour.

Their most significant achievements are qualification for the 1974 African Cup of Nations, and winning the Indian Ocean Island Games football tournament in 1985 and 2003. They have also been a finalist in this competition in 1990, 2011 and 2019.

History[]

Early years[]

Mauritius played its first competitive international game in 1947 against Réunion, which they won 2–1. For the next twenty years, they would only play Réunion and Madagascar (probably due to the close proximity of the three islands to each other) in friendlies and the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire, which existed from 1947 to 1963. Mauritius won the competition ten times over that time period, were runners-up twice, and came in third once.

1960s–1990s[]

Starting in 1967, Mauritius began competing against other countries, playing friendlies and entering in such competitions as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, though they haven't found much success. While they have never qualified for the World Cup finals, they have qualified once for the Africa Cup of Nations, in 1974, however, they were eliminated in the group stages. Mauritius did manage to win the resurrected Indian Ocean Games in 1985. In 1999, after deadly riots caused by supporters of Scouts Club (renamed as Port Louis Sporting Club[3]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC[3]) in the championship deciding game, which gave Fire Brigade a 1–0 win, all domestic football was suspended for 18 months, and only the national team was allowed to play. This is regarded as the point at which Mauritian football, both on the domestic and international stage, started on a downward slope.

The new millennium to present day[]

Throughout the new millennium, the national team's performances progressively declined. From a high of the 116th place in the FIFA rankings in 2000, they tumbled down to an all-time low of the 195th place in the Summer of 2011. The best result since the 1974 CAN Championship has been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2004 COSAFA Cup, beating South Africa 2–0 in January 2004. Mauritius eventually lost out 3–1 to the tournament's favourites Zambia. Mauritius has also cycled through many head coaches, especially since the new millennium, but none have had true success. Mauritius did win its second IOG championship in the 2003 edition, held in Mauritius, under head coach Akbar Patel. Besides that, Mauritius has lost a majority of its matches.

During 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Les Dodos achieved their best results in many year, defeating both Mozambique and Rwanda. However, they were unable to build on these wins, losing to Comoros and then São Tomé and Príncipe in the preliminary round of the next two editions.

Team image[]

Media coverage[]

For most home games of significant importance, the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation provides televised coverage.

Uniforms[]

Mauritius had relied on local clothing manufacturers to provide their uniforms before switching to Adidas in 2009. For home matches, Mauritius has white uniforms with red trim, while for road matches, the colors are switched. Emblazoned on the front is the MFA badge on the left and the Mauritian flag on the right. As from 2017, Spanish sportswear company Joma took over as their new kit supplier. In 2019 however, they switched back to Adidas.

Supporters' groups[]

On 30 May 2011, the official fan club of Club M, Kop Moris, was launched. The objective of this club is to build up excitement for Mauritius' games, fill up the stands as much as possible, and create a festive and family-friendly atmosphere. This fan club is officially sanctioned by the MFA.

Stadium[]

Mauritius plays the majority of their games at Stade George V (cap. 6,200). Games at Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000) are reserved for higher profile matches. A new modern stadium , part of a larger sports complex, is currently under construction and is scheduled to be opened in July 2019. Once completed, the stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 seats.

Schedule[]

Main article: Mauritius national football team results (2010–19)

  Win   Draw   Loss

Recent results[]

2022[]

Staff[]

Current staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Algeria Boualem Mankour
Technical Director Mauritius
Assistant coach Mauritius
Assistant coach Mauritius
Physiotherapist Mauritius
Head of Delegation Mauritius

Managerial history[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following is the squad for the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup in January 2020.

Caps and goals as of 20 January 2020, after the game against  Seychelles.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kevin Jean-Louis (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 32) 48 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses
13 1GK Christopher Caserne (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 28) 13 0 Mauritius Roche-Bois Bolton City
2 2DF Lindsay Rose (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 29) 5 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
6 2DF Jean-Fabrice Augustin (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 26) 3 1 Mauritius La Cure Sylvester
2DF Jean-François 0 0 Mauritius
2DF Jonathan Spéville (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 30) 9 0 Mauritius Roche-Bois Bolton City
4 2DF Walter Duprey St. Martin (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 37) 22 1 Mauritius Pamplemousses
2DF Mervyn Jocelyn (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 30) 17 1 Mauritius Pamplemousses
5 2DF Francis Rasolofonirina (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 34) 46 2 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire
11 2DF Kerlson Agathe (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 30) 13 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses
3MF Samuel Brasse (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 25) 26 0 Mauritius Roche-Bois Bolton City
3MF Adel Langue (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 24) 13 0 Spain Deportivo Alavés
3MF Andy Patate (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 32) 4 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire
16 3MF Kévin Perticots (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 25) 40 6 Mauritius Pamplemousses
20 3MF Jérémy Villeneuve (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 27) 8 0 France Le Puy
4FW Jonathan Justin (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 30) 14 2 Free agent
9 3MF Stéphan Nabab (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 29) 15 1 Mauritius Savanne SC
3MF Gary Noël (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 31) 6 1 England Lewes
7 4FW Andy Sophie (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 31) 53 11 Réunion Saint-Louisienne

Player records[]

See also: Mauritius International Footballers
As of 20 January 2020[4]
Players in bold are still active with Mauritius.

Competitive record[]

World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
Argentina 1978 to
Spain 1982 		Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5
Italy 1990 Banned by FIFA Banned by FIFA
United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 7
South Korea Japan 2002 2 0 0 2 2 6
Germany 2006 2 1 0 1 3 4
South Africa 2010 6 0 1 5 3 17
Brazil 2014 Withdrew during qualifying Withdrew during qualifying
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 5
Qatar 2022 2 0 0 2 0 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 20 1 3 16 14 52

Africa Cup of Nations record[]

Main article: Mauritius at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 8
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988 Withdrew
Algeria 1990 Did not qualify
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994
South Africa 1996
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004
Egypt 2006
Ghana 2008
Angola 2010
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012
South Africa 2013 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Did not qualify
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019
Ivory Coast 2021
Guinea 2023 To be determined
Total Round 1 1/32 3 0 0 3 2 8

Head-to-head record[]

As of 20 August 2017 Mauritius 1–0 Rwanda 

Honours[]

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire (10) :

Main article: Mauritius at the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire
  • Winners : 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957

Indian Ocean Games (2) :

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Mauritius 2000/01
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Mauritius – Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links[]

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