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Mauritius

Nickname(s)	Club M Les Dodos (The Dodos)
Association	Mauritius Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Tony François
Captain	Kevin Bru
Most caps	Henri Speville (72)
Top scorer	Daniel Imbert (17)
Home stadium	Stade George V
FIFA code	MRI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	180 1 (25 August 2022)[1]
Highest	112 (December 1992)
Lowest	203 (November 2012)
First international
Mauritius 2–1 Réunion (Madagascar; Date Unknown 1947)
Biggest win
Mauritius 15–2 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
Appearances	1 (first in 1974)
Best result	Group stage (1974)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 2000)
Best result	Quarter-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 Tony François.

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[2]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC[2]) 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. During the 2023 qualifiers, Mauritius faced São Tomé again and lost 1–0 in the first leg and drew 3–3 at home, failing to progress. Following the result, CAF ruled that one of the São Tomé players was not eligible, awarding Mauritius a 3–0 victory and sending them into the group stages for the first time since 2017.[3]

Team image

Media coverage

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

Kit providers

Kit provider	Period
Puma	1985–1998
Allsports	1998–2003
Nike	2003–2006
Allsports	2006–2009
Adidas	2009–2017
Joma	2017–2019
Adidas	2019–2022
Macron	2022–Present

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 Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, 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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

Staff

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Tony François
Technical director	Zunaid Mall
Assistant Technical director	Baharj Santokhi
Team manager	Ganesh Sakhotha
Assistant coach	Ayush Prasad
Assistant coach	Sunil Gurung
Physiotherapist	Anuj Kumar
Head of Delegation	Deepak Choudhury

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against São Tomé and Príncipe on 23 and 27 March 2022 respectively.[4][5]

Caps and goals as of 10 July 2022, after the game against Malawi.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kevin Jean-Louis	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 33)	55	0	Pamplemousses
	1GK	Xavier Darbon	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Unattached
	2DF	Marco Dorza	(1988-10-08) 8 October 1988 (age 33)	44	2	Cercle de Joachim SC
	2DF	Damien Balisson	(1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 25)	35	1	Cercle de Joachim SC
	2DF	Emmanuel Vincent	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 25)	35	1	Pamplemousses
	2DF	Lindsay Rose (captain)	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 30)	7	0	Legia Warsaw
	2DF	Fernando Jackson	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 23)	7	0	Cercle de Joachim SC
	2DF	Dylan Collard	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 22)	2	1	Marítimo B
	3MF	Kevin Perticots	(1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 26)	46	6	Pamplemousses
	3MF	Adel Langue	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 24)	29	0	CA Vitry-sur-Seine
	3MF	Kevin Bru	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 33)	21	2	Versailles 78
	3MF	Adrien François	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 23)	21	4	GRSE Wanderers
	3MF	Hans Patate	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 23)	17	0	GRSE Wanderers
	3MF	Yannick Aristide	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 21)	8	1	Cercle de Joachim
	3MF	David Aristide	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 20)	8	0	GRSE Wanderers
	3MF	Nilesh Rasdarising	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 28)	5	0	AS Rivière du Rempart
	3MF	Wilson Moutou	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 20)	5	0	CTN MFA
	3MF	Pascal Colin	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 26)	4	0	Curepipe Starlight SC
	3MF	Jordan François	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Lusitano
	4FW	Andy Sophie	(1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 35)	57	11	GRSE Wanderers
	4FW	Ashley Nazira	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 26)	21	8	Saint-Pauloise FC
	4FW	Jeremie Villeneuve	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 28)	14	0	Andrézieux-Bouthéon

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Loïc Michel	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 20)	4	0	GRSE Wanderers	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
DF	Walter Duprey St. Martin	(1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 38)	23	1	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
DF	Kerlson Agathe	(1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 31)	12	0	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
DF	Jonathan Spéville	(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 31)	11	0	Roche-Bois Bolton City	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
DF	Rodney Castel	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 32)	3	0	GRSE Wanderers	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
DF	Stephane Gentil	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 20)	5	0	Roche-Bois Bolton City	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Mervyn Jocelyn	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 31)	19	1	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Adrien Botlar	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 25)	18	0	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Stéphane Nabab	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 30)	15	1	Savanne SC	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Hans Patate	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 23)	5	0	GRSE Wanderers	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Owen Foolchand	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 20)	4	0	GRSE Wanderers	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Fabrice Brasse	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 26)	2	0	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
MF	Vashist Calcutta	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Entente Boulet Rouge SC	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
FW	Kengy Saramandif	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022
FW	Linsley Brasse	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Pamplemousses	v.    Nepal; 29 January 2022

Player records

As of 10 July 2022[6]

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
1930	Part of  United Kingdom									Part of  United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	3	5
1978 to 1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	5
1990	Banned by FIFA									Banned by FIFA
1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	7
2002										2	0	0	2	2	6
2006										2	1	0	1	3	4
2010										6	0	1	5	3	17
2014	Withdrew during qualifying									Withdrew during qualifying
2018	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	2	5
2022										2	0	0	2	0	3
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/22								20	1	3	16	14	52

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Not affiliated to CAF
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968	Did not qualify
1970
1972
1974	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	8
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Withdrew
1990	Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	Round 1	1/34	3	0	0	3	2	8

Head-to-head record

As of 20 August 2017 Mauritius 1–0 Rwanda 

Opponent	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Last Played	Best Result
Angola	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	29 April 2006	Angola 0–2 Mauritius  (Angola; 28 February 1999)
Burundi	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	25 March 2015	Mauritius 2–2 Burundi  (Mauritius; 25 March 2015)
Botswana	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	10 June 1990	Botswana 0–1 Mauritius  (Botswana; 10 June 1990)
Cameroon	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	3 September 2011	Mauritius 1–3 Cameroon  (Mauritius; 4 September 2010)
Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	22 June 2008	Mauritius 0–1 Cape Verde  (Mauritius; 15 June 2008)
Comoros	8	7	1	0	22	1	+21	15 December 2012	Mauritius 5–0 Comoros  (Mauritius; 4 September 2003)
Congo	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	3 June 2001	Congo 0–0 Mauritius  (Congo; 3 June 2001)
DR Congo	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	5 June 2011	Mauritius 1–2 DR Congo  (Mauritius; 5 June 2011)
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	21 March 2007	Mauritius 1–2 Ivory Coast  (Mauritius; 21 March 2007)
Egypt	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16	2 October 2009	Mauritius 0–1 Egypt  (Mauritius; 29 March 2003)
Ethiopia	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	24 April 1983	Mauritius 1–0 Ethiopia  (Mauritius; 24 April 1983)
Gabon	4	0	1	3	2	10	−8	20 June 1999	Mauritius 2–2 Gabon  (Réunion; 20 June 1999)
Guinea	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	5 March 1974	Guinea 2–1 Mauritius  (Egypt; 5 March 1974)
Hong Kong	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	12 October 1999	Hong Kong 4–3 Mauritius  (Hong Kong; 12 October 1999)
India	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	20 August 2017	India 2–1 Mauritius  (India; 20 August 2017)
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	11 September 2018	Indonesia 2–1 Mauritius  (Indonesia; 11 September 2018)
Kenya	5	0	2	3	5	9	−4	12 July 1981	Mauritius 0–0 Kenya  (Mauritius; 18 July 1971)  Mauritius 2–2 Kenya  (Mauritius; 17 February 1973)
Lesotho	10	4	3	3	15	10	+5	21 October 2009	Mauritius 5–1 Lesotho  (Mauritius; 30 September 1973)
Liberia	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	16 June 2001	Mauritius 0–2 Liberia  (Mauritius; 16 June 2001)
Madagascar	38	15	8	15	74	53	+21	23 July 2008	Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar  (Réunion; 31 July 1952)
Malawi	9	1	2	6	8	16	−8	21 June 1997	Mauritius 3–2 Malawi  (Mauritius; 28 January 1977)
Maldives	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	4 August 2011	Maldives 1–1 Mauritius  (Seychelles; 4 August 2011)
Mauritania	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	20 April 2014	Mauritania 1–0 Mauritius  (Mauritania; 12 April 2014)
Mayotte	4	0	2	2	1	4	−3	11 August 2011	Mayotte 0–0 (4–5) Mauritius  (Seychelles; 11 August 2011)
Mozambique	5	0	2	3	1	9	−8	30 April 2006	Mauritius 0–0 Mozambique  (Mauritius; 16 September 1984)  Mauritius 0–0 Mozambique  (Lesotho; 30 April 2006)
Namibia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6 July 2013	Namibia 1–2 Mauritius  (Namibia; 7 June 1990)  Mauritius 1–0 Namibia  (Mauritius; 8 April 2001)
Nepal	2	0	0	2	1	2	-1	1 February 2022	Nepal 1–0 Mauritius  (Nepal; 1 February 2022)
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	5 September 2013	Qatar 3–0 Mauritius  (Qatar; 5 September 2014)
Réunion	36	19	10	7	102	40	+62	15 September 2012	Mauritius 15–2 Réunion  (Madagascar; 1950)
Rhodesia	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	26 November 1967	Rhodesia 1–2 Mauritius  (Rhodesia; 25 November 1967)  Rhodesia 2–3 Mauritius  (Rhodesia; 26 November 1967)
Senegal	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	9 October 2011	Senegal 2–0 Mauritius  (Mauritius; 9 October 2011)
Seychelles	22	11	5	6	39	27	+12	10 July 2013	Seychelles 2–6 Mauritius  (Mauritius; 28 August 1993)  Seychelles 0–4 Mauritius  (Zambia; 10 July 2013)
Singapore	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	7 September 2018	Singapore 1–1 Mauritius  (Singapore;7 September 2018)
South Africa	12	1	3	8	5	19	−14	30 May 2009	Mauritius 2–0 South Africa  (Mauritius; 10 January 2004)
Sudan	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	2 June 2007	Mauritius 1–2 Sudan  (Mauritius; 25 March 2007)
Tanzania	12	3	4	5	13	22	−9	6 September 2008	Mauritius 3–2 Tanzania  (Mauritius; 16 September 1979)
Togo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	28 March 2015	Mauritius 1–1 Togo  (Mauritius; 28 March 2015)
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	16 June 2007	Mauritius 0–0 Tunisia  (Mauritius; 3 September 2006)
Uganda	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	16 November 2003	Mauritius 3–1 Uganda  (Mauritius; 16 November 2003)
Zaire	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	16 June 1996	Zaire 2–0 Mauritius  (Zaire; 16 June 1996)
Zambia	11	0	2	9	6	28	−22	31 July 2004	Zambia 2–2 Mauritius  (Mauritius; 17 November 1978)  Mauritius 0–0 Zambia  (Mauritius; 23 February 1997)
Zimbabwe	8	1	1	6	4	15	−11	4 August 2013	Mauritius 2–0 Zimbabwe  (Mauritius; 29 August 1982)
Total	240	70	55	115	335	394	−59	28 March 2015	Mauritius 15–2 Réunion  (Madagascar; 1950)

Honours

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire (10) :

• Winners : 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957

Indian Ocean Games (2) :

• Winners : 1985, 2003

See also

• Mauritius national under-17 football team
• Mauritius national under-20 football team
• Mauritius national beach soccer team

References

External links

• Official Site
• FIFA.com: Mauritius national football team profile
• National Football Teams: Mauritius Profile
• Mauritius national football team picture

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