MAURITANIA
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The Mauritania national football team is controlled by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie and is a member of CAF.
They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations. However, in the Amilcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. They were later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0-0. Mauritania lost all six of their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, in a group that included Rwanda and Morocco. The national team is made up of a combination of players from the domestic league, as well as various other leagues in North Africa and Eastern Europe. (wikipedia.com) ACHIEVEMENTS
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- Season 2012/2013 - Season 2011/2012 Nickname Mourabitounes Home Colours Jerseys: Green/yellow Shorts: Yellow Socks: Green FIFA World Cup Appearances 0 Africa Cup of Nations Appearances 0 FIFA Ranking Current : 206 (as of December 2012) Highest : 85 (December 1995) Lowest : 206 (November/December 2012) Average : 155 Most Caps Mohamed Harouna (79) Top Scorer Ghaity Abdel Haye (39) |
