Mauritius national football team

Mauritius

Nickname(s)	Club M, Les Dodos
Association	Mauritius Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Joe Tshupula
Captain	Jonathan Bru
Top scorer	Kersley Appou (10)
Home stadium	Stade George V
FIFA code	MRI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	145 6 (24 November 2016)
Highest	112 (December 1992)
Lowest	203 (November 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	187
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 (Cairo, Egypt; June 8, 2003)  Seychelles 7–0 Mauritius (Witbank, South Africa; July 19, 2008)  Senegal 7–0 Mauritius (Dakar, Senegal; October 9, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 1974)
Best result	Group stage, 1974

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 Joe Tshupula .

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 and 2011.

History

Early years

Mauritius played its first competitive international game in 1947 against Réunion, which they won 2–1. For the next 20 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 1947–1963. Mauritius won the competition 10 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 FIFA World Cup qualification, 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^[1]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC^[1]) 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 116 in the FIFA World Rankings in 2000, they tumbled down to an all-time low of 195 in the Summer of 2011. The best result since the 1974 CAN Championships 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. In the past decade, they have suffered a 7–0 defeat, their biggest margin of losing, three times. However, there have been signs of improvement recently. The MFA has been trying hard to make Mauritius more competitive on the international stage, and one of their approaches is the professionalization of football practices in Mauritius, which includes creating a truly professional domestic league and a solid national team training regiment. On top of this, players are paid for when they practice and play for the national team. These measures were taken in hopes of Mauritius becoming more competitive in international competitions. In August 2011 Club M competed in the 2011 IOIG football tournament, making a dream run to the final. Although they lost out on penalties to hosts Seychelles in the final, this tournament proved to show that Mauritian football is indeed on the rise.

Awards and records

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire (10) :

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

Indian Ocean Games (2) :

• Winners : 1985, 2003

World Cup record 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter 1974 – Did not qualify 1978 to 1982 – Did not enter 1986 – Did not qualify 1994 – Did not enter 1998 to 2010 – Did not qualify 2014 – Withdrew 2018 – Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter 1968 to 1972 – Did not qualify 1974 – Round 1 1976 to 1986 – Did not qualify 1988 – Withdrew 1990 to 2012 – Did not qualify 2013 – Did not enter 2015 – Did not qualify

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup record 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

African Nations Championship record 2009 – Withdrew 2011 – Did not enter 2014 – Did not qualify

International matches record

• Last update: 26 March 2016  Mauritius 1 – 0 Rwanda 

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

Team image

Media coverage

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

Uniforms

Mauritius had relied on local clothing manufacturers to provide their uniforms before switching to Adidas in 2009. For home matches, Mauritius has white uniforms with red trim, while for road matches, the colors are switched. Emblazoned on the front is the MFA badge on the left and the Mauritian flag on the right.

Supporters' groups

On May 30, 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.^[2]

Stadia

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.

Schedule

  Win   Draw   Loss

Recent results

Mauritania  v  Mauritius

12 April 2014 2015 AFCON qual.	Mauritania	1–0	Mauritius	Nouakchott, Mauritania
17:00 UTC±0	Ba  23' Bagayoko  50'	(Report)	12' Bazerque  52' St Martin  77' Bru	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Maguette N'Diaye

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Mauritius  v  Mauritania

20 April 2014 2015 AFCON qual.	Mauritius	0–2	Mauritania	Curepipe, Mauritius
15:15 UTC+4	Ravina  35'	(Report)	38' Sow  41' Diakité  91' Ahmed	Stadium: Stade George V Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Samuel Chirindza

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Mauritius  v  Burundi

25 March 2015 Friendly	Mauritius	2–2	Burundi	Curepipe, Mauritius
18:30 UTC+4	Sophie  9' Ravina  23'	(Report)	17' (pen), 77'  81' Ntibazonkiza  45' Rugonumugabo  90+1' Papy	Stadium: Stade George V Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ganesh Chutooree

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Mauritius  v  Togo

28 March 2015 Friendly	Mauritius	1–1	Togo	Belle Vue, Mauritius
18:30 UTC+4	Sophie  16'	(Report)	81' Ayité	Stadium: Stade Anjalay Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Ganesh Chutooree

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Mauritius  v  Zimbabwe

17 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Mauritius	0–2	Zimbabwe	South Africa

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Namibia  v  Mauritius

19 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Namibia	2–0	Mauritius	South Africa

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Seychelles  v  Mauritius

21 May 2015 2015 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	0–1	Mauritius	South Africa

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Mauritius  v  Mozambique

6 Sep 2015 2017 AFCON Qualif.	Mauritius	1–0	Mozambique	Belle Vue, Mauritius
16:00 UTC±0	Pithia  48'			Stadium: Anjalay Attendance: 3000

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Mauritius  v  Kenya

7 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Mauritius	2–5	Kenya	Mauritius
18:30 UTC+4	Sophie  66'pen' Bru  78		Omolo  18',82 Masika  23 Shakava  49 Olunga  87	Referee: Duncan Lengani (Mauritius)

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Kenya  v  Mauritius

11 Oct 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Kenya	0–0	Mauritius	Kenya
16 00				Stadium: Moi International Sports Complex Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cosmas MANDENG BAKALY

Mauritius  v  Rwanda

26 Mar 2016 AFCON 2017 Qualif.	Mauritius	1–0	Rwanda	Mauritius
	59' Francis Rasolofonirina			Stadium: Anjalay Stadium

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Rwanda  v  Mauritius

29 Mar 2016 AFCON 2017 Qualif.	Rwanda	5–0	Mauritius	Rwanda
				Attendance: 20 000

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Recent results

Mauritius  v  Ghana

3 June 2016 AFCON 2017 Qualif.	Mauritius	0-2	Ghana	Mauritius
			Atsu  84' Ayew  71'	Stadium: Anjalay Attendance: 8500

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Mauritius  v  Angola

16 June 2016 2016 COSAFA Cup	Mauritius	2-0	Angola	South Africa
	Perticots <b/r> Dorza			Attendance: 2000

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Mozambique  v  Mauritius

3 September 2016 AFCON 2017 Qualif.	Mozambique	1-0	Mauritius	Mozambique
	Perticots			Stadium: Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto Attendance: 15000

Players

Current squad

Match Date(s): 3 Sep 2016
Opponent(s): Mozambique
Competition: 2017 AFCON qual.

Caps and goals correct as of: 14 April 2015

On 1 September 2015, Alain Happe named his 19-man squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique^[3]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kevin Jean-Louis	June 27, 1989	13	0	Pamplemousses
16	GK	Kingsley Leopold	May 13, 1992	1	0	Port Louis 2000
7	DF	Christopher Bazerque	March 31, 1987	31	0	Petite Rivière Noire
23	DF	Michael Bosqui	February 2, 1990	0	0	Bastia
5	DF	Kylian Yrnard	June 2, 1995	1	0	Waterloo
	DF	Damien Balisson	October 28, 1996	9	0	Cercle de Joachim
3	DF	Marco Dorza	October 8, 1988	10	0	Port-Louis 2000
17	DF	Francis Rasolofonirina	N/A	12	0	Petite Rivière Noire
4	DF	Emmanuel Vincent	N/A	1	0	Port-Louis 2000
	MF	Kevin Perticot	May 1, 1996	9	1	Pamplemousses
18	MF	Colin Bell(captain)	February 17, 1979	24	0	Pamplemousses
13	MF	Kévin Bru	December 12, 1988	4	0	Ipswich Town
40	MF	Kévin Dean Chan Yu Tin	September 9, 1992	3	0	Lakeshore
	MF	Stewart St-Louis	September 11, 1994	1	0	Cercle de Joachim
8	MF	Adel Langue	September 27, 1997	13	0	Cercle de Joachim
17	MF	Fabien Pithia	May 7, 1987	23	0	Cercle de Joachim
	MF	Christopher l’Enclume	March 2, 1991	15	0	Riviere du Rempart
	MF	Andy Sophie	May 7, 1990	23	12	Saint-Louisienne
13	FW	Jonathan Justin	February 27, 1991	2	0	St Joseph
12	FW	Gary Noel	March 7, 1990	5	1	Lubeck
	FW	Adrien Botlar	September 19, 1996	13	0	Port-Louis 2000

Recent callups

The following players are not currently on the national team, but have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jean-Francois Ammomoothoo	N/A	0	0	Port-Louis 2000	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
GK	Aboobakar Augustin	September 28, 1983	11	0	Cercle de Joachim	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
GK	Kersley Leopold	N/A	0	0	Bolton City Youth Club	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
DF	Joye Estazie	August 10, 1984	17	1	Vacoas-Phoenix	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
DF	Cédric Permal	December 8, 1991	9	0	Vacoas-Phoenix	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
DF	Walter St. Martin	N/A	1	0	Cercle de Joachim	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
DF	Jean-Jacques Tare	N/A	0	0	Petite Rivière Noire	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF	Kerlson Agathe	N/A	0	0	Pamplemousses	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Colin Bell ^RET	February 17, 1979	26	0	Pamplemousses	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Guiyano Chiffone	February 18, 1988	8	0	Cercle de Joachim	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF	Jimmy Cundasamy	July 14, 1977	66	2	Le Tampon	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Luther Rose	March 22, 1989	1	0	Port-Louis 2000	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF	Guillaume Sockalingum	April 12, 1983	12	0	Pamplemousses	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Stéphane Pierre	October 12, 1981	9	3	Petite Rivière Noire	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
FW	Kersley Appou	April 24, 1970	26	10	Pamplemousses	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014
FW	Stéphan Nabab	N/A	3	0	Curepipe Starlight	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
FW	Andy Patate	June 18, 1989	5	0	Petite Rivière Noire	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
FW	Andrisoa Rijamana	N/A	0	0	Vacoas-Phoenix	v.  Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)

Notes:

• INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
• RET = Retired from the national team

Staff

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Joe Tshupula
Assistant coach	TBA
Assistant coach	TBA
Team manager	TBA
Physiotherapist	TBA
Head of Delegation	TBA

Managerial history

Dates	Name
1957–59	Harry Brophy
1959–63	Joseph Le Roy
1963–64	Danny McLennan
1970–88	Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1976–88	Helmut Kosmehl
1993	Rudi Gutendorf
1994–96	Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1997	Rudi Gutendorf
1998	Ashok Chundunsing
1998–02	Rajen Dorasami – France L'Aiguille
2002–03	Patrick Parizon
2003	Akbar Patel
2003–05	Elvis Antoine – Rajesh Gunesh
2006	Sarjoo Gowreesunkur
2006	Rajen Dorasami – France L'Aiguille
2007	Akbar Patel
2007–08	Ashok Chundunsing
2008–09	Benjamin Théodore
2009–14	Akbar Patel
2015	Didier Six
2015–16	Alain Happe
2016–	Joe Tshupula

Player records

See also Mauritius national under-17 football team Mauritius national under-20 football team Mauritius national beach soccer team References Mauritius 2000/01 "Kop Moris". Retrieved 2011-06-02. "FOOTBALL : Le Club M à l'épreuve du Burundi et du Togo" [FOOTBALL: Club M the test of Burundi and Togo] (in French). lemauricien.com. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015. External links Official Site FIFA.com: Mauritius national football team profile National Football Teams: Mauritius Profile