Mauritania will be looking to come up witn an inspired performance when they begin their campaign at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship in Algeria. 

Mauritania’s previous participations was in 2014 and in the recent event of 2018. The Lions of Chinguetti have not managed to go past the group stages finishing bottom on both occasions.

Mauritanian football has been in constant progression and the national teams across all age groups have continued to knock on the door of continental success.

It is with this growth in mind that the West African nation heads out to Algeria with an ambition to mark their best ever performance at the tournament specifically tailored for local based players.

Their main objectives remain modest to ensure they are achievable.

In qualification, the Mauritania beat Guinea-Bissau with identical 1-0 scorelines home and away in the final match. However, they know only too well that to compete with the best in the continent, they need to raise their levels in Group D with an ambition of making it into the next round.

Only three teams make up Group D and that’s Mali, Angola and Mauritania.

Mauritania will open their campaign against Angola on January 20, 2023 at the Hadefi Stadium in Oran and then play Mali at Miloud Hadefi Stadium four days later.

Mauritania Match Schedule (Group D)

January 20, 5 p.m. local time – Angola vs Mauritania, Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

January 24, 5 p.m. local time – Mauritania vs Mali, Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran