# Mauritania at the Africa Cup of Nations

Mauritania has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times. She qualified for the first time on 18 November 2018.

## Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 – 1959 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1962 – 1974 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1976 – 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 – 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1996 – 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2002 – 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 – 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Group stage | 3/37 | 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.) |
| 2019 | Group stage | 29 June 2019 | Angola | 0–0 | — |
| 2019 | Group stage | 2 July 2019 | Tunisia | 0–0 | — |
| 2021 | Group stage | 12 January 2022 | Gambia | 0–1 | — |
| 2021 | Group stage | 16 January 2022 | Tunisia | 0–4 | — |
| 2021 | Group stage | 20 January 2022 | Mali | 0–2 | — |
| 2023 | Group stage | 16 January 2024 | Burkina Faso | 0–1 | — |
| 2023 | Group stage | 20 January 2024 | Angola | 2–3 | Amar 43' Koita 58' |
| 2023 | Group stage | 23 January 2024 | Algeria | 1–0 | Yali 37' |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 29 January 2024 | Cape Verde | 0–1 | — |

## Tournaments
### 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

### 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |

### 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |

#### 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

2019 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |
2021 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |
2023 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |

## Squads

Mauritania squads :
vteMauritania squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Souleymane
2 M. Diaw
3 Abeid
4 Abou Demba
5 Ab. Ba (c)
6 Camara
7 Diakhité
8 Guidileye
9 Tanjy
10 Ad. Ba
11 Bessam
12 A. Diop
13 Sarr
14 Yali
15 N'Diaye
16 N. Diaw
17 Anne
18 El Hacen
19 Coulibaly
20 Thiam
21 Diarra
22 B. Diop
23 Gaye
Coach: Martins
vteMauritania squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
1 M. N'Diaye
2 Karamoko
3 Abeid
4 Abou Demba
5 Ab. Ba (c)
6 K. Camara
7 I. Thiam
8 Fofana
9 Tanjy
10 Ad. Ba
11 O. Camara
12 A. N'Diaye
13 Diarra
14 Yali
15 Doukara
16 El Mokhtar
17 Mahmoud
18 Mouhsine
19 Coulibaly
20 Abderrahmane
21 Houbeib
22 Diop
23 Soueid
24 Sidi
25 P. Ba
26 Lekweiry
27 Kamara
28 A. Thiam
Coach: Da Rosa
vteMauritania squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
1 N. Diaw
2 K. Diaw
3 Abeid (c)
4 Gassama
5 L. Ba
6 Fofana
7 E.H. Ba
8 Bodda
9 Tanjy
10 Thiam
11 Anne
12 Camara
13 N. El Abd
14 Dellahi Yali
15 Doukara
16 Niasse
17 El Welly
18 S. El Abd
19 Koïta
20 Keita
21 Houbeib
22 M. N'Diaye
23 Bouna Amar
24 B. N'Diaye
25 I. Ba
26 Ngom
27 Kamara
Coach: Abdou :