AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Ivory Coast, Cameroon win, Sierra Leone surrender 2-goal lead *Full results
The race for places at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals began in dramatic fashion on Thursday as Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, DR Congo, Mauritania...
Mauritania make winning start to CAN 2027 qualifying with victory over Central African Republic
Mauritania began their CAN 2027 qualifying campaign with a 3-1 win over the Central African Republic in Casablanca on Thursday. The Mourabitounes...
AFCONQ: Mauritania beat Central African Republic to make winning AFCON start
Mauritania began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Central African Republic in Group F at Stade Larbi...
AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Mauritania begin campaign in style with win over Central African Republic
Mauritania have made a winning start to their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign after defeating the Central African Republic 3-1 in...
Mauritania take half-time lead against Central African Republic in AFCON 2027 qualifier
Mauritania lead Central African Republic at the break in the opening round of AFCON 2027 qualifying. The Mourabitounes made the stronger start...
Mauritania beat Central African Republic 3-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Mauritania made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Central African Republic in Match Round...
Mauritania name starting XI for Central African Republic qualifier in Casablanca
Mauritania have named their starting line-up for Thursday's Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifier against Central African Republic in Casablanca,...
2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers: Where to watch Mauritania v Central African Republic
The opening round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begins on Thursday, with Mauritania facing the Central African Republic in...
DR Congo U23s arrive in Casablanca ahead of Mauritania qualifiers
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s U23 side have arrived in Casablanca to begin preparations for their crucial double-header against Mauritania in...
Burkina Faso v Benin: Enama urges Guepards to attack in ‘very decisive' Cup of Nations opener
Roger Janvier Enama has called on Benin to abandon an overly defensive approach and target victory against Burkina Faso in their opening 2027...
AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Mauritania v Central African Republic preview
Mauritania begin their quest for a place at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations when they face Central African Republic in their opening Group F...
Mauritania vs Central African Republic preview: Teams begin new campaign with points at stake
Mauritania face the Central African Republic on 24 September, with kick-off scheduled for 16:00 GMT. Both teams will be aiming to start the...
Ex-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ‘steals’ 26-goal Nigerian striker for Benin
Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has handed Joseph Ede Oloko his first call-up to the Benin national team after the striker's outstanding...
Hafia FC and AS Douanes name starting line-ups for CAF Confederation Cup tie
Hafia FC host Mauritania's AS Douanes at Conakry's Stade du 28-Septembre on Saturday in the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup first...
Hafia FC and AS Douanes level at half-time in CAF Confederation Cup tie
Hafia FC and Mauritania's AS Douanes are goalless at half-time in the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup first preliminary round tie at the...
CAF Confederation Cup: AS Douanes beat Hafia FC to reach next round
AS Douanes secured their place in the next round of the CAF Confederation Cup with a 1-0 victory over Hafia FC in Conakry on Saturday. Mouhsen...
Hafia FC and AS Douanes contest CAF Confederation Cup qualification
Hafia FC host Mauritania's AS Douanes on Saturday, 19 September, with a place in the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup at...
NPFL: Central African Republic invite Niger Tornadoes goalie for AFCON qualifiers
Niger Tornadoes goalkeeper Alladoum Francis Kolimba has been invited to the Central African Republic national team for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup...
Al Mokawloon Al Arab quartet called up for September internationals
Al Mokawloon Al Arab have confirmed that four of their players will join their national teams during the September international break. The...
NPFL: Tornadoes goalie earns invitation for CAR AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Niger Tornadoes goalkeeper, Alladoum Francis Kolimba has been recalled to the Central African Republic national team for the 2027 Africa Cup of...
French-born Ghanaian midfielder Edwin Quarshie handed Central African Republic call-up for AFCON qualifiers
French-born Ghanaian midfielder Edwin Quarshie has been called up by the Central African Republic for their upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
Africa: Mauritania Turn to Experienced Core for Central African Republic and Benin Afcon Qualifying Tests
[CAF] Mauritania have named a 27-man squad for their opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Central African...
Sunderland Star Gets First International Call Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers
Sunderland star Abdoullah Ba has earned his first call-up to the Mauritania national team for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The post...
Mauritania name 27-man squad for Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers
Mauritania have announced a 27-player squad for their opening two Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying matches in Group F. The Mourabitounes begin...
Benin to host Mauritania in Ivory Coast for 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Benin will play their next international match in Ivory Coast because they do not yet have a stadium approved by the Confederation of African...
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou threatens to quit job over showboating
Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has once again warned that he could walk away from the club if his players continue to display what he...
Mauritania international El Hadji Ba retires after 25-year career
Mauritanian international El Hadji Ba has announced his retirement from professional football after more than 25 years in the game. The 33-year-old...
El Hadj Ba ends 25 year football career with retirement announcement
Mauritania international El Hadj Ba has officially announced his retirement from football after a career spanning more than 25 years. Ba began...
Mauritania international El Hadj Ba retires after more than 25 years in football
Mauritania international El Hadj Ba has officially announced his retirement from football, bringing an end to a career spanning more than 25 years....
AS Douanes travel crisis puts CAF Confederation Cup return in doubt
AS Douanes are yet to travel to Guinea for their CAF Confederation Cup second-leg tie against Hafia, with the Mauritanian side facing uncertainty...
Senegal U17 storm into semi-finals after 5-0 win
Senegal have reached the semi-finals of the UFOA A qualifying tournament for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after maintaining their perfect...
Senegal U17 thrash Sierra Leone 5-0 to maintain perfect start
Senegal U17 continued their impressive run at the Tournoi UFOA-A U17 Senegal 2026 with a convincing 5-0 victory over Sierra Leone at Stade Lat-Dior...
UFOA-A U17 Tournament: Gambia beat Mauritania 3-1 to strengthen campaign
Gambia U17 secured a 3-1 victory over Mauritania at Stade Lat-Dior in Thies on Thursday, 10 September 2026, in the second round of Group A at the...
UFOA-A U17: Gambia take half-time lead against Mauritania
Gambia U17 lead Mauritania U17 1-0 at half-time in their Group A meeting at the UFOA-A U17 tournament. The match is being played at Stade Lat-Dior...
Al Mokawloon reveal Idrissa Thiam's contract value after Al Ahly display
Al Mokawloon Al Arab signed Mauritanian midfielder Idrissa Thiam on a free transfer, with his contract worth no more than $120,000, a source at the...
Gambia v Mauritania: How to watch the UFOA-A U17 tournament match live
Gambia face Mauritania on Thursday, 10 September 2026, in the second round of Group A at the UFOA-A U17 tournament. The match will kick off at...
UFOA-A U17 Tournament: Senegal face Sierra Leone in crucial Group A clash
Senegal U17 return to action on Thursday, 10 September 2026, when they face Sierra Leone in the second round of Group A fixtures at the UFOA-A U17...
Gambia face Mauritania in crucial UFOA-A U17 group match in Thies
The Gambia and Mauritania meet in a decisive Group A fixture at the UFOA-A U17 tournament on Thursday, 10 September 2026, with both sides seeking a...
Mauritania midfielder Yacoub El Id leaves COD Meknes and becomes without a club
Mauritania midfielder Yacoub El Id has left COD Meknes and is now without a club, ending his time with the Moroccan side. The 25-year-old's...
Harold Moukoudi and Aboubakary Koita start for AEK Athens against LASK in Champions League
The official line-ups have been confirmed for AEK Athens' UEFA Champions League first-round match against LASK on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, with...
Wydad Athletic Club resolve financial dispute with former Rulani Mokwena signing
Wydad Athletic Club have reportedly settled their financial dispute with former midfielder Mohsine Bedda, who was released shortly after joining...
Senegal U17 make emphatic start with 4-0 win over Mauritania at UFOA-A tournament
Senegal's national under-17 side began their 2026 UFOA-A U17 campaign in commanding fashion, beating Mauritania 4-0 to make an immediate statement...
Senegal make emphatic start to UFOA-A U17 tournament with 4-0 win over Mauritania
Senegal began their UFOA-A U17 campaign in commanding fashion by beating Mauritania 4-0 at Stade Lat-Dior in Thies on Monday, 7 September 2026. The...
Senegal U17 and Mauritania announce starting line-ups for UFOA A opener
Senegal U17 begin their UFOA A U17 campaign against Mauritania on 7 September 2026, with both sides naming their starting line-ups for the opening...
UFOA A U17: Cheikh Oumar Sy gives Senegal half-time lead against Mauritania
Senegal U17 lead Mauritania 1-0 at half-time in their UFOA A U17 meeting after a dominant opening period in which Cheikh Oumar Sy's early goal...
Senegal U17 begin UFOA A tournament against Mauritania
The UFOA A U17 tournament begins with a high-profile meeting between Senegal and Mauritania at Stade Abdoulaye Wade on Monday, with kick-off...
Sivasspor tracking Sunderland midfielder Abdoullah Ba
Abdoullah Ba, the French-Mauritanian midfielder currently with Sunderland, has been linked with a move to Turkish club Sivasspor. Ba, 23, plays on...
Sunderlands Abdoullah Ba linked with Sivasspor move
Abdoullah Ba, the French-Mauritanian midfielder at Sunderland, has been linked with a move to Turkish club Sivasspor in the 1. Lig. Ba, 23, has not...
LNZ Cherkasy bring in dual-national winger Papa Ndiaga Yade on loan
Papa Ndiaga Yade, the Mauritania and Senegal winger, has joined Ukrainian Premier Liga club LNZ Cherkasy from FC Oleksandriya on loan. The...
Papa Ndiaga Yade: Mauritania and Senegal winger joins LNZ Cherkasy from Oleksandriya on loan
Papa Ndiaga Yade has joined Ukrainian Premier Liga side LNZ Cherkasy from Oleksandriya on loan, completing a move for the 26-year-old winger on 4...
Mauritanian midfielder Bahmed Deuff joins Royal Antwerp on loan
Mauritanian international Bahmed Deuff is set to begin a new chapter in his career after joining Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp on loan from...
Ladji Malle: RANS FC sign Malian-Mauritanian winger on free transfer
Malian-Mauritanian winger Ladji Malle has joined Indonesian club RANS FC from Hapoel Hadera on a free transfer. The 24-year-old plays primarily on...
RANS FC bring in Ladji Malle to strengthen attack
Malian-Mauritanian winger Ladji Malle has joined RANS FC from Hapoel Hadera on a free transfer, completing his move to the club on 4 September...
Bahmed Deuff joins Royal Antwerp from Nantes on loan
Mauritanian-French defensive midfielder Bahmed Deuff has joined Belgian club Royal Antwerp from FC Nantes on loan, completing a move from Ligue 2...
Royal Antwerp recruit Nantes midfielder Bahmed Deuff on loan
Mauritanian-French midfielder Bahmed Deuff has joined Royal Antwerp from FC Nantes on loan, giving the Jupiler Pro League club a new option in...
Tunisia to face Mali and Mauritania in October friendlies
Tunisia will step up preparations for their upcoming international assignments with friendly matches against Mali and Mauritania in October. The...
Mauritania goalkeeper Abderrahmane Sarr makes Raufoss switch from Troms IL
Abderrahmane Sarr has joined Norwegian club Raufoss from Troms IL on loan, completing a move that takes the Mauritania goalkeeper from the...
Mauritania goalkeeper Abderrahmane Sarr joins Raufoss on loan from Troms IL
Abderrahmane Sarr has joined Raufoss on loan from fellow Norwegian club Troms IL, giving the OBOS-ligaen side a new Mauritanian goalkeeper until...
Alverca sign Mauritanian-Spanish striker Dawda Camara from Girona for €150,000
Mauritanian-Spanish centre-forward Dawda Camara has joined Portuguese club Alverca from Girona in a €150,000 transfer. The 23-year-old has signed a...
Alverca bring in Girona forward Dawda Camara as Liga Portugal challenge begins
Mauritanian-Spanish striker Dawda Camara has joined Portuguese club Alverca from Girona for €150,000, completing a move to Liga Portugal at the age...
Bahmed Deuff linked with Royal Antwerp move from Nantes
Bahmed Deuff, the Mauritanian-French midfielder at FC Nantes, has been linked with a move to Belgian club Royal Antwerp. The 20-year-old defensive...
Bahmed Deuff: Mauritanian-French midfielder linked with Royal Antwerp move
Bahmed Deuff, the Mauritanian-French midfielder at FC Nantes, is being linked with a move to Belgian club Royal Antwerp. The 20-year-old defensive...
Nantes prepare double deal involving Mauritanian midfielder Bahmed Deuff and Mali defender Fode Doucoure
FC Nantes are working on two late transfer-window operations, with Mauritanian midfielder Bahmed Deuff set to leave on loan and Mali right-back...
Nantes weigh up late-window moves for Mauritania's Bahmed Deuff and Mali's Fode Doucoure
FC Nantes are working on two deals involving African players as the transfer window reaches its closing stages, with Mauritanian midfielder Bahmed...
Aly Abeid: Mauritania defender joins JS Kabylie from CFR Cluj
Mauritania left-back Aly Abeid has joined Algerian club JS Kabylie from Romanian side CFR Cluj, completing a move that takes the 28-year-old into...
JS Kabylie recruit Mauritania full-back Aly Abeid after CFR Cluj spell
Mauritania left-back Aly Abeid has joined Algerian club JS Kabylie from Romanian side CFR Cluj, bringing his time in Romania to an end after two...
Seydou Fall joins Real Jaen CF B after free-agent switch
Mauritanian-Spanish centre-back Seydou Fall has joined Real Jaen CF B from Recre Granada on a free transfer, adding a 21-year-old defender to the...
Real Jaen CF B sign Mauritania and Spain defender Seydou Fall on free transfer
Mauritania and Spain centre-back Seydou Fall has joined Real Jaen CF B from Recre Granada on a free transfer, completing a move that adds a...
Monaco revisit move for Rangers forward Djeidi Gassama
AS Monaco are considering a renewed attempt to sign Rangers winger Djeidi Gassama before the transfer window closes, with the Ligue 1 club seeking...
Rangers open to selling Djeidi Gassama as new club enters big-money transfer race
Djeidi Gassama could seal a multi-million Rangers exit before the transfer window closes on 3 September. Despite the Mauritania international’s...
Mansour Sy leaves Lierse SK as French-Mauritanian midfielder becomes a free agent
French-Mauritanian attacking midfielder Mansour Sy has left Lierse SK and is now without a club following his departure from the Belgian side on 27...
Mansour Sy leaves Lierse SK to continue career as an unattached player
Mansour Sy, the France and Mauritania attacking midfielder, has joined the ranks of unattached players after leaving Belgian club Lierse SK. Sy's...
Nigeria face tough U23 AFCON qualifier after draw increases pressure on Eric Chelle
Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles will meet either DR Congo or Mauritania in the second round of qualifying for the 2027 U23 Africa Cup of Nations, creating...
Nigeria to face Mauritania or DR Congo in U23 AFCON qualifiers
Nigeria's U-23 Eagles will face either Mauritania or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa...
New worry for Eric Chelle as Nigeria face DR Congo or Mauritania in U23 AFCON qualifiers
Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles will face either DR Congo or Mauritania in the second round of the 2027 U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Soccernet.ng...
Nigeria face two qualifying rounds on route to U23 AFCON Egypt 2027
Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles will begin their bid to reach the CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2027 against either Mauritania or the Democratic...
Nigeria handed Mauritania or DR Congo tie in U-23 AFCON qualifying draw
Nigeria will meet either Mauritania or Democratic Republic of Congo in the second round of qualifying for the 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The...
Senegal handed Mauritania, Gambia and Sierra Leone in UFOA A U17 draw
Senegal will begin the defence of their UFOA A U17 title in Group A alongside Mauritania, Gambia and Sierra Leone. The draw for the tournament was...
Senegal target third straight title as UFOA A U17 draw sets out group-stage line-up
Senegal will begin their defence of the UFOA A U17 title in Group A alongside Mauritania, Gambia and Sierra Leone after the tournament draw was...
Senegal midfielder Pape Ndoye joins FC Nouadhibou on free transfer
Senegal defensive midfielder Pape Ndoye has switched from Sacre Cur to Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou on a free transfer, completing the move on 17...
Pape Ndoye leaves Senegal for FC Nouadhibou in Mauritania
Senegalese midfielder Pape Ndoye has joined FC Nouadhibou from Sacre Cur on a free transfer, completing a move to Mauritania on 17 August 2026. The...
TP Mazembe sign Mali defensive midfielder Ben Moussa Dao on two-year deal
TP Mazembe have officially signed Mali defensive midfielder Ben Moussa Dao from Mauritanian club FC Nzidane as part of their preparations for the...
TP Mazembe strengthen midfield with Mali international Ben Moussa Dao
TP Mazembe have continued to reshape their squad by completing the signing of Mali defensive midfielder Ben Moussa Dao from Mauritanian club FC...
Ismaila Simpara linked with Club Africain move from Stade Malien
Malian centre-back Ismaila Simpara is being linked with a move from Stade Malien to Club Africain in Tunisia’s Ligue 1. The 28-year-old defender...
Club Africain explore Tunisian Ligue 1 deal for Mali centre-back Ismaila Simpara
Malian centre-back Ismaila Simpara is the subject of a reported move from Stade Malien to Club Africain, who are considering a deal for the...
Morocco joins five Arab nations in backing Infantino amid FIFA leadership row
Morocco has joined five other Arab countries in reaffirming their support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, despite growing criticism of his...
Six Arab football associations back Gianni Infantino ahead of FIFA presidential election
Six Arab football associations have reaffirmed their support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino as he faces mounting criticism over a private...
Arab football leaders rally behind Infantino as FIFA election approaches
Six Arab football associations have renewed their support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the organisation’s presidential election in...
Infantino gains six Arab endorsements as FIFA faces commercial rights backlash
Six Arab football associations have renewed their support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, as he faces a growing crisis over a private...
Morocco, Sudan and Mauritania lead Arab backing for Gianni Infantino as FIFA crisis deepens
Morocco has emerged as one of the key Arab allies of Gianni Infantino, with six national football associations publicly backing the FIFA president...