Mauritius national football team

Mauritius

Nickname(s)

Club M, Les Dodos

Association

Mauritius Football Association

Sub-confederation

COSAFA
(Southern Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Joe Tshupula

Top scorer

Home stadium

MRI

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

154

(May 2016)

Highest

116 (August 2000)

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

Round 1: 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 Alain Happe.

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) :

Main article: Mauritius at the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire

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

Stade George V

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

Main article: Mauritius national football team results (2010–2019)

Win Draw Loss

Recent results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

Upcoming fixtures

3 June 2016 AFCON 2017 Qualif.	Mauritius	v	Ghana	Mauritius

Players

Current squad

Match Date(s): 6 Sep 2015
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	1GK	Kevin Jean-Louis	(1989-06-27) June 27, 1989	13	0	Pamplemousses
16	1GK	Dylan Collignon	(1992-05-13) May 13, 1992	1	0	Chamarel SC

7	2DF	Christopher Bazerque	(1987-03-31) March 31, 1987	31	0	Petite Rivière Noire
23	2DF	Michael Bosqui	(1990-02-02) February 2, 1990	0	0	Bastia
5	2DF	Kylian Yrnard	(1995-06-02) June 2, 1995	1	0	Waterloo
	2DF	Damien Balisson	(1996-10-28) October 28, 1996	9	0	Cercle de Joachim
3	2DF	Marco Dorza	(1988-10-08) October 8, 1988	10	0	Port-Louis 2000
2	2DF	Jean-Christophe Lourde	(1988-03-08) March 8, 1988	0	0	Sainte-Marienne
17	2DF	Francis Rasolofonirina	N/A	12	0	Petite Rivière Noire
4	2DF	Emmanuel Vincent	N/A	1	0	Port-Louis 2000

6	3MF	Jonathan Bru(captain)	(1985-05-02) May 2, 1985	16	3	AS Poissy
	3MF	Kevin Perticot	(1996-05-01) May 1, 1996	9	1	Pamplemousses
18	3MF	Colin Bell	(1979-02-17) February 17, 1979	24	0	Pamplemousses
13	3MF	Kévin Bru	(1988-12-12) December 12, 1988	4	0	Ipswich Town
	3MF	Stewart St-Louis	(1994-09-11) September 11, 1994	1	0	Cercle de Joachim
8	3MF	Adel Langue	(1997-09-27) September 27, 1997	13	0	Cercle de Joachim
17	3MF	Fabien Pithia	(1987-05-07) May 7, 1987	23	0	Cercle de Joachim
	3MF	Christopher l’Enclume	(1991-03-02) March 2, 1991	15	0	Riviere du Rempart
	3MF	Kervin Godon	(1981-04-11) April 11, 1981	16	2	St-Denis FC

	3MF	Andy Sophie	(1990-05-07) May 7, 1990	23	12	Saint-Louisienne
13	4FW	Jonathan Justin	(1991-02-27) February 27, 1991	2	0	St Joseph
12	4FW	Gary Noel	(1990-03-07) March 7, 1990	0	0	Vienna FC
	4FW	Adrien Botlar	(1996-09-19) 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	(1983-09-28) 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	(1984-08-10) August 10, 1984	17	1	Vacoas-Phoenix	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
DF	Cédric Permal	(1991-12-08) 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	(1979-02-17) February 17, 1979	26	0	Pamplemousses	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Guiyano Chiffone	(1988-02-18) February 18, 1988	8	0	Cercle de Joachim	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF	Jimmy Cundasamy	(1977-07-14) July 14, 1977	66	2	Le Tampon	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Luther Rose	(1989-03-22) March 22, 1989	1	0	Port-Louis 2000	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014 (preselection)
MF	Guillaume Sockalingum	(1983-04-12) April 12, 1983	12	0	Pamplemousses	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014
MF	Stéphane Pierre	(1981-10-12) October 12, 1981	9	3	Petite Rivière Noire	v. Mauritania, April 12, 2014

FW	Kersley Appou	(1970-04-24) 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	(1989-06-18) 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–	Alain Happe
2016-	Joe Tshupula

Player records

References

1 2 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

Football in Mauritius