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Mauritius

Nickname(s)	Club M Les Dodos (The Dodos)
Association	Lasosiasion foutborl Moris
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Guillaume Moullec
Captain	Kevin Jean-Louis
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	156 (7 February 2019)
Highest	112 (December 1992)
Lowest	197 (November 2013)
Elo ranking
Current	184 2 (3 March 2019)
Highest	46 (November 1968)
Lowest	187 (6 August 2011)
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 (Morisyen: Lekip nasional foutborl Moris), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association, which is a member of FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The head coach is Guillaume Moullec.

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 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) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC) 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.

2000s–present

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.

A peak was reached in 2003, when Mauritius convincingly won the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games, on home soil, under head coach Akbar Patel. They followed up with a 3-1 home win over Uganda in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CAF) first round in November 2003, although Uganda progressed on aggregate. Mauritius then reached 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 favorites Zambia. In the next few years, the team would go through a slump in performance, suffering their biggest defeats in the process and recording few official wins. Mauritius have also cycled through many head coaches, especially since the new millennium, but none have had true success.

During the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Les Dodos achieved their best results in a decade, 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. In the 2023 AFCoN qualifiers, Mauritius faced São Tomé again in the preliminary round 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. However, this decision was reversed, following an appeal by São Tomé.

In 2023, Mauritius recorded impressive wins vs Kenya (1-0), who were in the FIFA rankings' top 100, and Angola (1-0; 0-0). However, in the 2025 AFCoN qualifiers, Mauritius lost to Chad in the preliminary round, marking four consecutive unsuccessful attempts to reach the group stage of the qualification round.

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	2022–2023
Nivia	2023–Present

Supporters' groups

On 30 May 2011, the official fan club of Club M, Kop Moris, was launched. it was a massive moment for the entire country of Mauritius. 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 now plays the majority of its games at the modern Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or (cap. 7,000). Matches were previously hosted at Stade Anjalay (cap. 18,000) for high-profile matches, and Stade George V (cap. 6,200).

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2026 World Cup qualification 17 November	Cameroon	3–0	Mauritius	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Mbeumo  45+2' Nkoudou  87' Magri  90+2'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017595		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

2026 World Cup qualification 21 November	Mauritius	0–0	Angola	Saint Pierre, Mauritius
15:30 UTC+4		https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400017598		Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

2024

2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 22 March	Chad	1–0	Mauritius	Yaoundé, Cameroon
19:00 UTC+1	Thiam  90+3'	https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-03-22/chad-vs-mauritius/3283347/		Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)

2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 26 March	Mauritius	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	Chad	Saint Pierre, Mauritius
19:00 UTC+4	Villeneuve  45+2'	https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-03-26/mauritius-vs-chad/3283348/	Hiver  74' Hissein  90+10'	Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex Referee: Hassen Corneh (Liberia)
Note: Chad won 3–1 on aggregate.

2026 World Cup qualification 6 June	Libya	2–1	Mauritius	Benghazi, Libya
18:00 UTC+2	Al Badri  20' (pen.) Krawa'a  40'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018182	Bru  34'	Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

2026 World Cup qualification 11 June	Mauritius	2–1	Swaziland	Saint Pierre, Mauritius
17:00 UTC+4	Gaspard  19' Rose  45'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/520/288282/288289/400018181	Magagula  66'	Stadium: Côte d'Or National Sports Complex Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

2024 Intercontinental Cup 3 September	India	0–0	Mauritius	Hyderabad, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)				Stadium: G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Javiz Mohamed (Maldives)

2024 Intercontinental Cup 6 September	Mauritius	0–2	Syria	Hyderabad, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)			Citorah  32' (o.g.) Al Mawas  70'	Stadium: G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 2,500

Friendly 19 November	Hong Kong	1-0	Mauritius	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Camargo  11'			Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

Staff

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Guillaume Moullec
Assistant Coach	Sanjay Ramchurn
Assistant coach	Oliver Dufresne
Fitness Coach	Sameer Chattarjee
Goalkeeper Coach	Karan Jadhav
Match Analyst	Manoj Desai
Doctors	Pradeep Menon Ashok Puran
Physiotherapists	Jonas Gosselin Neelesh Singh Amit Pillay Suresh Sharma
Team Coordinator	Jonathan Bru
Technical Director	Akbar Patel

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the international friendly game against Hong Kong on 19 November 2024.

Caps and goals as of 6 September 2024, after the game against Syria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Kevin Jean-Louis	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35)	64	0	Pamplemousses
	1GK	Dorian Chiotti	(1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Hostert
	2DF	Wilson Mootoo	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)	26	0	Opava
	2DF	Jordan François	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 22)	20	0	Cercle de Joachim
	2DF	Lindsay Rose	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)	17	1	Aris
	2DF	Dylan Collard	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24)	10	1	Lusitânia
	2DF	Brandon Citorah	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)	7	0	Cercle de Joachim
	2DF	Bradley Antoine	(2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Cercle de Joachim
	3MF	Adrien Botlar	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)	26	0	Pamplemousses
	3MF	Yannick Aristide	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)	24	2	Cercle de Joachim
	3MF	Jérémy Villeneuve	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	23	2	Créteil-Lusitanos
	3MF	Pascal Colin	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Cercle de Joachim
	3MF	Stephan De Robillard	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Sydney United 58
	3MF	Gabriel Caliste	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 18)	2	0	West Ham United
	4FW	Adrien François	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)	38	4	Trois Bassins
	4FW	Aurélien François	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 21)	15	3	Cercle de Joachim
	4FW	Jason Ferre	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)	13	2	Cercle de Joachim
	4FW	Cooper Legrand	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Kingston City
	4FW	Quentin Lalsing	(2007-05-28) 28 May 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Augsburg

Recent call ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mauritius squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Emmanuel Vincent	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27)	53	1	Saint-Denis	v.  Syria, 6 September 2024
DF	Bernard Jubeau	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32)	9	0	Port-Louis 2000	v.  Chad, 26 March 2024
MF	Adel Langue	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)	47	0	Vitry	v.  Syria, 6 September 2024
MF	Kévin Bru	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 36)	30	3	ÍBV	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024
MF	Nando Jackson	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25)	21	0	Trois Bassins	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024
MF	David Aristide	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	20	0	Cercle de Joachim	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024
MF	Allan Wan Kut Kai	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Favoritner	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024
FW	Ashley Nazira	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 29)	34	11	Saint-Pauloise	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024
FW	Mike Gaspard	(2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 21)	3	1	Vitry	v.  Eswatini, 11 June 2024

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Mauritius.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1950	Part of  United Kingdom									Part of  United Kingdom
1954 to 1962	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1966 and 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	3	5
1978 and 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									4	1	1	2	3	6
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/15								23	2	4	17	17	55

Africa Cup of Nations

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
2027	To be determined
2029
Total	Round 1	1/35	3	0	0	3	2	8

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup 1997 to 1999 – Did not enter 2000 – First round knockout 2001 – Quarter-finals 2002 to 2003 – First round knockout 2004 – Quarter-finals 2005 – Group A final 2006 – Group A 3rd place 2007 – Group B final 2008 – Group A 4th place 2009 – Group A 3rd place 2010 – Cancelled 2013 – Group A 2nd place 2015 – Group A 3rd place 2016 – Group B 3rd place 2017 – Group A 3rd place 2018 – Group B 3rd place

African Nations Championship African Nations Championship record Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Withdrew 2011 Did not enter 2014 Did not qualify 2016 2018 2020 2022

Head-to-head record

after the match vs.  Swaziland

Opponent	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Last Played	Best Result
Angola	9	2	2	5	5	11	−6	21 November 2023	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	3	1	1	1	1	6	–5	1 June 2018	Botswana 0–1 Mauritius  (Botswana; 1 June 2018)
Cameroon	5	0	0	5	1	19	−18	17 November 2023	Mauritius 1–3 Cameroon  (Mauritius; 4 September 2010)
Chad	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	26 March 2024
Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	22 June 2008	Mauritius 0–1 Cape Verde  (Mauritius; 15 June 2008)
Comoros	9	7	1	1	23	3	+20	29 May 2019	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)
Djibouti	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	14 June 2023
Egypt	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16	2 October 2009	Mauritius 0–1 Egypt  (Mauritius; 29 March 2003)
Swaziland	3	1	1	1	4	6	–4	11 June 2024	Swaziland 2–2 Mauritius  (South Africa; 25 May 2019)  Mauritius 2–1 Swaziland  (Mauritius; 11 June 2024)
Ethiopia	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	24 April 1983	Mauritius 1–0 Ethiopia  (Mauritius; 24 April 1983)
Equatorial Guinea	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	9 October 2017
Fiji	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	23 March 2019
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	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	18 June 2023	Mauritius 0–0 Kenya  (Mauritius; 18 July 1971)  Mauritius 2–2 Kenya  (Mauritius; 17 February 1973) Mauritius  1–0  Kenya (Mauritius; 18 June 2023)
Lesotho	12	4	3	5	16	14	+2	7 July 2023	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)
Libya	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	6 June 2024
Macau	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	22 March 2018	Macau 0–1 Mauritius  (Macau; 22 March 2018)
Madagascar	38	15	8	15	74	53	+21	23 July 2008	Mauritius 7–0 Madagascar  (Réunion; 31 July 1952)
Malawi	10	1	2	7	8	18	−10	10 July 2022	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)
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	27 March 2018	Mongolia 0–2 Mauritius  (Mongolia; 27 March 2018)
Mozambique	7	0	2	5	1	11	−10	12 July 2023	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	0	2	–2	1 February 2022	Nepal 1–0 Mauritius  (Nepal; 1 February 2022)
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	20 March 2019	New Caledonia 1–3 Mauritius  (New Caledonia; 21 March 2019)
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	11 June 2023	Mauritius 3–0 Pakistan  (Mauritius; 11 June 2023)
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)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	22 August 2017	Mauritius 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis  (Mauritius; 22 August 2017)
São Tomé and Príncipe	4	0	1	3	5	9	–4	27 March 2022	Mauritius  3–3  São Tomé and Príncipe (Mauritius; 27 March 2022)
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	2	0	1	1	1	7	–6	12 November 2017	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	10	1	1	8	5	22	−17	4 August 2019	Mauritius 2–0 Zimbabwe  (Mauritius; 29 August 1982)
Total	271	76	59	136	358	449	−91	11 June 2024	Mauritius 15–2 Réunion  (Madagascar; 1950)

Honours

Regional

• Indian Ocean Games
  • Gold medal (2): 1985, 2003
  • Silver medal (3): 1990, 2011, 2019
  • Bronze medal (3): 1993, 2015, 2023
• Triangulaire
  • Champions (10): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
  • Runners-up (2): 1955, 1958
  • Third place (1): 1963

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Mauricio para niños

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