# Mozambique national under-20 football team

The Mozambique national under-20 football team (Portuguese: Seleção Moçambicana de Futebol) represents Mozambique in men's U-20 football team and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation (MFF), the governing body for football in Mozambique. In 2021 the team has qualified for the first time 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

## Players

The following squad called up for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 3 | 2DF | Salomão Lichinga | (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 20) | Maxaquene |
| 4 | 2DF | Ricardo Nampula | (2003-04-24)24 April 2003 (aged 17) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 5 | 2DF | Justo Chonga | (2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 18) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 6 | 3MF | Tiago Chidenguele | (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 19) | Ferroviário de Maputo |
| 7 | 4FW | Sérgio Chongoene | (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 18) | CD Nacional |
| 8 | 3MF | Luís Chibuto | (2003-10-14)14 October 2003 (aged 17) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 9 | 4FW | Cipriano Chiconela | (2003-08-03)3 August 2003 (aged 17) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 10 | 4FW | Mateus Inharrime | (2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 18) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 11 | 4FW | Lourenço Chiluvo | (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 19) | Varzim |
| 12 | 1GK | Rolando Mecuburi | (2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (aged 16) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 13 | 1GK | Simão Chibabava | (2002-03-01)1 March 2002 (aged 18) | Maxaquene |
| 14 | 3MF | Fabiano Maganja | (2001-07-20)20 July 2001 (aged 19) | Ferroviário da Beira |
| 16 | 4FW | Justino Chiramba | (2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 17) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 17 | 3MF | Leocádio Mtwara | (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 18) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 18 | 3MF | Herculano Matamula | (2002-01-23)23 January 2002 (aged 19) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 19 | 2DF | Fabrício Nangade | (2001-09-06)6 September 2001 (aged 19) | Associaçao Black Bull |
| 20 | 3MF | Roberto Chiluvo | (2001-09-02)2 September 2001 (aged 19) | Desportivo de Maputo |
| 22 | 1GK | Rodrigo Mueda | (2002-12-10)10 December 2002 (aged 18) | Chingale de Tete |
| 23 | 4FW | Inocêncio Chinde | (2001-01-26)26 January 2001 (aged 20) | ASC Nampula |
| 24 | 1GK | Inácio Marromeu | (2003-06-09)9 June 2003 (aged 17) | Ferroviário de Nampula |
| 25 | 2DF | Maurício Guijá | (2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (aged 18) | Costa do Sol |
| 26 | 2DF | António Namapa | (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 19) | Ferroviário da Beira |
| 27 | 4FW | Leopoldo Quissico | (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 18) | Sertanense |
| 31 | 3MF | Joaquim Mocuba | (2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 17) | Costa do Sol |

## Competitive records
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1977–2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |

### Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1991–1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999–2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 2/17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

### COSAFA U-20 Cup

| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1983–1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded | Results not recorded |
| 1990 | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament | Withdrew from tournament |
| 1990 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Total | 1/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.