Mauritius national football team

The Mauritius national football team (), 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) 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

thumb|150px|right|[[Kévin Bru made his debut for Mauritius in 2011]]

thumb|150px|right|[[Lindsay Rose made his debut for Mauritius in 2018]]

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

{| class="wikitable"

! 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.

2025

2026

Staff

thumb|200px|[[Didier Six became the manager of the Mauritius national football team in 2015]]

Current staff

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

!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

Harry Brophy (1957–59)
Joseph Le Roy (1959–63)
Danny McLennan (1963–64)
Mohammad Anwar Elahee (1970–88)
Helmut Kosmehl (1976–88)
Rudi Gutendorf (1993)
Mohammad Anwar Elahee (1994–96)
Akbar Patel (1996-97)
Rudi Gutendorf (1997)
Ashok Chundunsing (1998)
Rajen Dorasami & France L'Aiguille (1998–02)
Patrick Parizon (2002–03)
Akbar Patel & Saoud Lallmahomed (2003)
Elvis Antoine & Rajesh Gunesh (2003–05)
Sarjoo Gowreesunkur (2006)
Rajen Dorasami & France L'Aiguille (2006)
Akbar Patel (2007)
Ashok Chundunsing (2007–08)
Benjamin Théodore (2008–09)
Akbar Patel (2009–14)
Didier Six (2015)
Alain Happe (2015–16)
Joe Tshupula (2016–17)
Francisco Filho (2017–18)
Akbar Patel (2018–19)
Boualem Mankour (2020–2021)
Tony François (2021–2023)
Fidy Rasoanaivo (2023–2024)
Guillaume Moullec (2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round matches against Somalia on 27 and 31 March 2026.

Caps and goals as of 13 October 2025, after the game against Libya.

Recent call-ups

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

Player records

:Players in bold are still active with Mauritius.

Most appearances

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=30px|Rank

! style="width:200px;"|Player

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Goals

! style="width:100px;"|Career

| 1

|align=left|Henri Speville

| 72

| 1

| 1995–2007

| 2

|align=left|Jimmy Cundasamy

| 69

| 4

| 1997–2014

| 3

|align=left|Jean Gilbert Bayaram

| 64

| 1

| 1995–2008

| 4

|align=left|Kevin Jean-Louis

| 63

| 0

| 2009–present

| 5

|align=left|Andy Sophie

| 57

| 11

| 2007–2022

| 6

|align=left|Daniel Imbert

| 53

| 17

| 1972–1983

| 7

|align=left|Emmanuel Vincent

| 52

| 1

| 2015–present

| rowspan=3|8

|align=left|Jean-Marc Ithier

| 50

| 11

| 1988–2003

|align=left|Christopher Perle

| 50

| 11

| 1995–2007

|align=left|Francis Rasolofonirina

| 50

| 2

| 2015–2023

Top goalscorers

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!width=30px|Rank

! style="width:200px;"|Player

!width=50px|Goals

!width=50px|Caps

!width=50px|Ratio

! style="width:100px;"|Career

| 1

|align=left| Daniel Imbert

| 17

| 53

| 1972–1983

| 2

|align=left| Jean-Yves L'Enflé

| 15

| 29

| 1976–1984

| rowspan=2|3

|align=left| Regis Jean

| 13

| –

| 1947–1955

|align=left| Roland Desvaux de Marigny

| 13

| –

| 1949–1955

| rowspan=2|5

|align=left| France Martin

| 12

| –

| 1947–1950

|align=left| Doona Raman

| 12

| –

| 1953–1957

| rowspan=5|7

|align=left| Ashley Nazira

| 11

| 33

| 2015–present

|align=left| Kersley Appou

| 11

| 46

| 1993–2014

|align=left| Jean-Marc Ithier

| 11

| 50

| 1988–2003

|align=left| Christopher Perle

| 11

| 50

| 1995–2007

|align=left| Andy Sophie

| 11

| 57

| 2007–2022

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;"

|- style="color:white;"

! style="background:#e11b22;" colspan=9|FIFA World Cup

! style="width:2%; background:#e11b22;" rowspan="28"|

! style="background:#e11b22;" colspan=7|Qualification

|- style="color:white;"

! style="width:120px; background:#e11b22;"|Year

! style="width:70px; background:#e11b22;"|Round

! style="width:60px; background:#e11b22;"|Position

! style="width:20px; background:#e11b22;"|

|1930 to 1950

|colspan=8 |Part of

|colspan=6 |Part of

|1954 to 1962

|colspan=8 |Not a FIFA member

|colspan=6 |Not a FIFA member

|1966 and 1970

|colspan=8 |Did not enter

|colspan=6 |Did not enter

| 1974

|Colspan=8|Did not qualify

|1978 and 1982

|Colspan=8|Did not enter

|Colspan=6|Did not enter

| 1986

|Colspan=8|Did not qualify

| 1990

|Colspan=8|Banned by FIFA

|Colspan=6|Banned by FIFA

| 1994

|colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

| 1998

|rowspan=4 colspan=8|Did not qualify

| 2002

| 2006

| 2010

|17

| 2014

|colspan=8|Withdrew during qualifying

|colspan=6|Withdrew during qualifying

| 2018

|rowspan=3 colspan=8|Did not qualify

| 2022

| 2026

|10

|17

| 2030

|rowspan=2 colspan=8|To be determined

|rowspan=2 colspan=6|To be determined

| 2034

|-style="color:white;"

!style="background:#e11b22;"|Total

!style="background:#e11b22;"|

!style="background:#e11b22;"|30

!style="background:#e11b22;"|2

!style="background:#e11b22;"|6

!style="background:#e11b22;"|22

!style="background:#e11b22;"|21

!style="background:#e11b22;"|69

Africa Cup of Nations

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|Africa Cup of Nations record

!Year

!Round

!Position

| 1957

|colspan=8 rowspan=5|Not affiliated to CAF

| 1959

| 1962

| 1963

| 1965

| 1968

|colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify

| 1970

| 1972

| 1974

|Group stage

|8th

| 1976

|colspan=8 rowspan=5|Did not qualify

| 1980

| 1982

| 1984

| 1986

| 1988

|colspan=8|Withdrew

| 1990

|colspan=8 rowspan=12|Did not qualify

| 1992

| 1994

| 1996

| 1998

| 2000

| 2002

| 2004

| 2006

| 2008

| 2010

| 2012

| 2013

|colspan=8|Did not enter

| 2015

| colspan="8" rowspan="7" |Did not qualify

| 2017

| 2019

| 2021

| 2023

| 2025

| 2027

| 2029

|colspan="8" rowspan="1" |To be determined

!Total||Round 1||1/35||3||0||0||3||2||8

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|COSAFA Cup record

!Year

!Round

!Position

|1997 to 1999 ||colspan=8 |Did not enter

|2000

|First round || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3

|2001

|Quarter-final || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1

|2002

|First round || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3

|2003

|First round || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2

|2004

|Quarter-final || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 3

|2005 || First round || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1

|2006 || First round || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 1

|2007 || First round || || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2

| 2008 || Group stage || || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10

| 2009 || Group stage || || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4

| 2010 || colspan=8 |Cancelled

| 2013 || Group stage || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 2

| 2015 || Group stage || || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4

| 2016 || Group stage || || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4

| 2017 || Group stage || || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2

| 2018 || Group stage || || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2

| 2019 || Group stage || || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 4

| 2020 || colspan=8 |Cancelled

| 2021 || colspan=8 |Did not enter

| 2022 || Group stage || || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 7

| 2023 || Group stage || || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3

| 2024 || colspan=8 |Did not enter

| 2025 || Group stage || || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0

!Total||Quarter-final ||19/24|| 42 || 7 || 10 || 25 || 31 || 58

African Nations Championship

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|African Nations Championship record

!Year

!Round

!Position

| 2009

| Colspan=9| Withdrew

| 2011

| Colspan=9| Did not enter

| 2014

| Colspan=9 Rowspan=6| Did not qualify

| 2016

| 2018

| 2020

| 2022

| 2024

!colspan=9|Appearances: 0

Head-to-head record

after the match vs.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

!Opponent

!Played

!Won

!Drew

!Lost

!GF

!GA

!GD

!Last Played

!Best Result

| || 10 || 2 || 2 || 6 || 6 || 14 || −8 || 9 September 2025 || 0–2 (Angola; 28 February 1999)

| || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 25 March 2015 || 2–2 (Mauritius; 25 March 2015)

| || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || –5 || 1 June 2018 || 0–1 (Botswana; 1 June 2018)

| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 21 || −20 || 8 October 2025 || 1–3 (Mauritius; 4 September 2010)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || −2 || 26 March 2024 ||

| || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 7 || −6 || 4 September 2025 || 0–2 (Mauritius; 4 September 2025)

| || 9 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 23 || 3 || +20 || 29 May 2019 || 5–0 (Mauritius; 4 September 2003)

| || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 || −3 || 3 June 2001 || 0–0 (Congo; 3 June 2001)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 5 || −4 || 5 June 2011 || 1–2 (Mauritius; 5 June 2011)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || 21 March 2007 || 1–2 (Mauritius; 21 March 2007)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || 14 June 2023 ||

| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 18 || −16 || 2 October 2009 || 0–1 (Mauritius; 29 March 2003)

| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 9 || –2 || 23 March 2025 || 2–2 (South Africa; 25 May 2019) 2–1 (Mauritius; 11 June 2024) 3–3 (Eswatini; 23 March 2025)

| || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 5 || −2 || 24 April 1983 || 1–0 (Mauritius; 24 April 1983)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2 || 9 October 2017 ||

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || 23 March 2019 ||

| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 10 || −8 || 20 June 1999 || 2–2 (Réunion; 20 June 1999)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || −1 || 5 March 1974 || 2–1 (Egypt; 5 March 1974)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 5 || −2 || 19 November 2024 || 4–3 (Hong Kong; 12 October 1999)

| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -1|| 3 September 2024 || 2–1 (India; 20 August 2017)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || -1|| 11 September 2018 || 2–1 (Indonesia; 11 September 2018)

| || 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6 || 9 || −3 || 18 June 2023 || 0–0 (Mauritius; 18 July 1971) 2–2 (Mauritius; 17 February 1973) 1–0 (Mauritius; 18 June 2023)

| || 12 || 4 || 3 || 5 || 16 || 14 || +2 || 7 July 2023 || 5–1 (Mauritius; 30 September 1973)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || −6 || 16 June 2001 || 0–2 (Mauritius; 16 June 2001)

| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || −1 || 13 October 2025 ||

| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1 || 22 March 2018 || 0–1 (Macau; 22 March 2018)

| || 38 || 15 || 8 || 15 || 74 || 53 || +21 || 23 July 2008 || 7–0 (Réunion; 31 July 1952)

| || 10 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 8 || 18 || −10 || 10 July 2022 || 3–2 (Mauritius; 28 January 1977)

| || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 August 2011 || 1–1 (Seychelles; 4 August 2011)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0|| 3 || −3 || 20 April 2014 || 1–0 (Mauritania; 12 April 2014)

| || 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 4 || −3 || 11 August 2011 || 0–0 (4–5) (Seychelles; 11 August 2011)

| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || +2 || 27 March 2018 || 0–2 (Mongolia; 27 March 2018)

| || 8 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 11 || −10 || 7 June 2025 || 0–0 (Mauritius; 16 September 1984) 0–0 (Lesotho; 30 April 2006) 0–0 (South Africa; 7 June 2025)

| || 3 || 2|| 0 || 1 || 4 || 3 || +1 || 6 July 2013 || 1–2 (Namibia; 7 June 1990) 1–0 (Mauritius; 8 April 2001)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || –2 || 1 February 2022 || 1–0 (Nepal; 1 February 2022)

| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || +2 || 20 March 2019 || 1–3 (New Caledonia; 21 March 2019)

| || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || +3|| 11 June 2023 || 3–0 (Mauritius; 11 June 2023)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || −3 || 5 September 2013 || 3–0 (Qatar; 5 September 2014)

| || 36 || 19 || 10 || 7 || 102 || 40 || +62 || 15 September 2012 || 15–2 (Madagascar; 1950)

| || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2 || 26 November 1967 || 1–2 (Rhodesia; 25 November 1967) 2–3 (Rhodesia; 26 November 1967)

| || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 22 August 2017 || 1–1 (Mauritius; 22 August 2017)

| || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 9 || –4 || 27 March 2022 || 3–3 (Mauritius; 27 March 2022)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 9 || −9 || 9 October 2011 || 2–0 (Mauritius; 9 October 2011)

| || 22 || 11 || 5 || 6 || 39 || 27 || +12 || 10 July 2013 || 2–6 (Mauritius; 28 August 1993) 0–4 (Zambia; 10 July 2013)

| || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 7 September 2018 || 1–1 (Singapore; 7 September 2018)

| || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 March 2026 || 0–0 (Mauritius; 31 March 2026)

| || 13 || 1 || 4 || 8 || 5 || 19 || −14 || 10 June 2025 || 2–0 (Mauritius; 10 January 2004)

| || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 5 || −4 || 2 June 2007 || 1–2 (Mauritius; 25 March 2007)

| || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || 6 September 2024 || 2–0 (India; 6 September 2024)

| || 12|| 3 || 4 || 5 || 13 || 22 || −9 || 6 September 2008 || 3–2 (Mauritius; 16 September 1979)

| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7 || –6 || 12 November 2017 || 1–1 (Mauritius; 28 March 2015)

| || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2 || 16 June 2007 || 0–0 (Mauritius; 3 September 2006)

| || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 13 || −8 || 16 November 2003 || 3–1 (Mauritius; 16 November 2003)

| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 11 || −9 || 16 June 1996 || 2–0 (Zaire; 16 June 1996)

| || 11 || 0 || 2 || 9 || 6 || 28 || −22 || 31 July 2004 || 2–2 (Mauritius; 17 November 1978) 0–0 (Mauritius; 23 February 1997)

| || 11 || 1 || 2 || 8 || 5 || 22 || −17 || 4 June 2025 || 2–0 (Mauritius; 29 August 1982)

|-class="sortbottom"

!Total || 285 || 76 || 67 || 142 || 362 || 463 || −101 || 31 March 2026 || 15–2 (Madagascar; 1950)

Honours

Regional

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

References

External links

Official site
Mauritius at CAF
Mauritius at FIFA
National Football Teams: Mauritius Profile
Mauritius national football team picture

History

Early years

1960s–1990s

2000s–present

Team image

Media coverage

Kit providers

Supporters' groups

Stadium

Results and fixtures

2025

2026

Staff

Current staff

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Player records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup

African Nations Championship

Head-to-head record

Honours

Regional

See also

References

External links