Mauritius

Nickname(s)	Club M Les Dodos (The Dodos)
Association	Mauritius Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Fidy Rasoanaivo
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	183 6 (4 April 2024) [1]
Highest	112 (December 1992)
Lowest	197 (November 2013)
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 ( 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, 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 Fidy Rasoanaivo.

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 ^[3]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC ^[3]) 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. ^[4] 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

2024

Staff

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Fidy Rasoanaivo
Technical director	Didier Rakotodrianaina
Team manager	Laurent Andrianamalala
Assistant coach	Benjamin Andrianomenjanarahy
Physiotherapist	Loïc Andriarakotovao
Head of Delegation	Didier Rakotodrianaina

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 COSAFA Cup. ^[5]

Caps and goals as of 12 July 2023, after the game against Mozambique.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Kevin Jean-Louis	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 34)	59	0	Pamplemousses
	1 GK	Loïc Michel	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Roche-Bois Bolton City
	1 GK	Jininio Darbon	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Centre Technique National
	2 DF	Emmanuel Vincent	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26)	44	1	Saint-Denis FC
	2 DF	Damien Balisson	(1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27)	43	1	Cercle de Joachim
	2 DF	Walter Duprey St. Martin	(1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 39)	23	1	Pamplemousses
	2 DF	Yannick Aristide	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)	14	1	Cercle de Joachim
	2 DF	Jordan François	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Centre Technique National
	3 MF	Francis Rasolofonirina	(1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 37)	48	2	AS Vacoas-Phoenix
	3 MF	Adel Langue	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 26)	35	0	Red Star F.C. B
	3 MF	Adrien Botlar	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)	22	0	Pamplemousses
	3 MF	Hans Patate	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 25)	20	1	Petite Rivière Noire
	3 MF	Stéphan Nabab	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)	18	1	Port-Louis 2000
	3 MF	David Aristide	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	15	0	GRSE Wanderers
	3 MF	Wilson Moutou	(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)	14	0	Centre Technique National
	3 MF	Fabrice Brasse	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 27)	13	0	Roche-Bois Bolton City
	3 MF	Fernando Jackson	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25)	12	0	ACF Piton Saint-Leu
	3 MF	Kengy Saramandif	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)	10	1	Pamplemousses
	3 MF	Pascal Colin	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Starlight
	3 MF	Keane Steeler Hortense	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 26)	0	0
	4 FW	Adrien François	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)	28	4	GRSE Wanderers
	4 FW	Ashley Nazira	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 28)	27	10	Saint-Pauloise
	4 FW	Aurélien François	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 20)	5	1	Centre Technique National

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	Mervyn Jocelyn	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 32)	19	1	Pamplemousses	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
DF	Lindsay Rose ( captain)	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)	10	0	Aris	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
DF	Dylan Collard	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Marítimo	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
MF	Kévin Bru	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35)	24	2	C'Chartres	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
MF	Jeremy Villeneuve	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 29)	17	1	Créteil	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
MF	Jean Denis Desrougere	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Port-Louis 2000	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup

Player records

As of 21 November 2023 ^[6]

Players in bold are still active with Mauritius.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Henri Speville	72	1	1995–2007
2	Jimmy Cundasamy	69	4	1997–2014
3	Jean Gilbert Bayaram	64	1	1995–2008
4	Kevin Jean-Louis	62	0	2009–present
5	Andy Sophie	57	11	2007–present
6	Daniel Imbert	53	17	1972–1983
7	Jean-Marc Ithier	50	11	1988–2003
	Christopher Perle	50	11	1995–2007
	Francis Rasolofonirina	50	2	2015–present
10	Jerry Louis	49	4	1999–2011

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Daniel Imbert	17	53	0.32	1972–1983
2	Jean-Yves L'Enflé	15	29	0.52	1976–1984
3	Regis Jean	13	–	–	1947–1955
	Roland Desvaux de Marigny	13	–	–	1949–1955
5	France Martin	12	–	–	1947–1950
	Doona Raman	12	–	–	1953–1957
7	Ashley Nazira	11	33	0.33	2015–present
	Kersley Appou	11	46	0.24	1993–2014
	Jean-Marc Ithier	11	50	0.22	1988–2003
	Christopher Perle	11	50	0.22	1995–2007
	Andy Sophie	11	57	0.19	2007–present

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									2	0	1	1	0	3
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/15								21	1	4	16	14	52

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	To be determined
2027
Total	Round 1	1/36	3	0	0	3	2	8

Head-to-head record

As of 20 August 2017  Mauritius 1–0 Rwanda 

Opponent	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Last Played	Best Result
Angola	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	29 April 2006	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	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	10 June 1990	Botswana 0–1 Mauritius  ( Botswana; 10 June 1990)
Cameroon	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	3 September 2011	Mauritius 1–3 Cameroon  ( Mauritius; 4 September 2010)
Cape Verde	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	22 June 2008	Mauritius 0–1 Cape Verde  ( Mauritius; 15 June 2008)
Comoros	8	7	1	0	22	1	+21	15 December 2012	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)
Egypt	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16	2 October 2009	Mauritius 0–1 Egypt  ( Mauritius; 29 March 2003)
Ethiopia	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	24 April 1983	Mauritius 1–0 Ethiopia  ( Mauritius; 24 April 1983)
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	5	0	2	3	5	9	−4	12 July 1981	Mauritius 0–0 Kenya  ( Mauritius; 18 July 1971)   Mauritius 2–2 Kenya  ( Mauritius; 17 February 1973)
Lesotho	11	4	3	4	16	12	+4	8 July 2022	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)
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)
Mozambique	5	0	2	3	1	9	−8	30 April 2006	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	1	2	-1	1 February 2022	Nepal 1–0 Mauritius  (Nepal; 1 February 2022)
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)
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	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	28 March 2015	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	8	1	1	6	4	15	−11	4 August 2013	Mauritius 2–0 Zimbabwe  ( Mauritius; 29 August 1982)
Total	240	70	55	115	335	394	−59	28 March 2015	Mauritius 15–2 Réunion  ( Madagascar; 1950)

Honours

• Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire
  • Champions (10): 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
• Indian Ocean Games
  • Champions (2): 1985, 2003

See also

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

References

External links

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