Mauritius national football team

Mauritius national football team
Mauritius Mauritius
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Club M, Les Dodos
Association Mauritius Football Association
Sub-confederation COSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Akbar Patel[1]
Most caps Jimmy Cundasamy (53)
Top scorer Kersley Appou (10)
Home stadium Stade George V
FIFA code MRI
FIFA ranking 189
Highest FIFA ranking 116 (August 2000)
Lowest FIFA ranking 195 (July 2011)
Elo ranking 181
Highest Elo ranking 46 (November 1968)
Lowest Elo ranking 187 (6 August 2011)
Home colours
Away colours
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)
African Nations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1974)
Best result Round 1, 1974

The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.

Contents

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.

1960's-1990's

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[2]) angry about a controversial penalty awarded to Fire Brigade Sports Club (now renamed as Pamplemousses SC[2]) 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 in which Mauritian football, both on the domestic and international stage, started on a downward slope.

The new millenium 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 COSAFA Cup, beating South Africa 2-0 in January 2004. Mauritius eventually lost out 3-1 to the tournament's favourites Zambia.[3] 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 payed 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

Mauritius football achievements

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire (10) :

Indian Ocean Games (2) :

  • Winners : 1985, 2003

World Cup record

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

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup record

  • 1997 to 1999 - Did not enter
  • 2000 - First round knockout
  • 2001 - Quarterfinals
  • 2002 to 2003 - First round knockout
  • 2004 - Quarterfinals
  • 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

International matches record

  • Last update: 9 October 2011  Senegal 2 - 0  Mauritius
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)
 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 6 6 0 0 20 1 +19 August 9, 2011 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)
 Congo DR 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 June 5, 2011 Mauritius  1 – 2  Congo DR
(Mauritius; June 5, 2011)
 Côte d'Ivoire 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 March 21, 2007 Mauritius  1 – 2  Côte d'Ivoire
(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)
 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 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 April 8, 2001 Namibia  1 – 2  Mauritius
(Namibia; June 7, 1990)
Mauritius  1 – 0  Namibia
(Mauritius; April 8, 2001)
 Réunion 35 19 9 7 101 39 +62 December 20, 2009 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 21 10 5 6 35 27 +8 August 13, 2011 Seychelles  2 – 6  Mauritius
(Mauritius; August 28, 1993)
 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)
 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 6 1 0 5 3 11 -8 October 17, 2009 Mauritius  2 – 0  Zimbabwe
(Mauritius; August 29, 1982)
Total 228 68 50 110 323 378 -55 October 9, 2011 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.[4]

Stadia

Stade George V

Mauritius plays the majority of their games at Stade George V (cap. 6,200). Games at Stade Anjalay (cap. 15,000) are reserved for higher profile matches.

Schedule

      Win       Draw       Loss

Recent results

























Upcoming fixtures

There are no games scheduled for Mauritius as of the 1st of November.

2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Seychelles 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Mauritius 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Comoros 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
 Maldives 3 0 2 1 4 8 -4 2

Knockout stage

  Semifinals Final
11 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité
  Seychelles  2  
  Réunion  1  
 
13 August (17:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité
      Seychelles  1 (4)
    Mauritius  1 (3)
Third place
11 August (18:30 UTC+4), Stade Linité 13 August (15:00 UTC+4), Stade Linité
  Mayotte  0 (4)   Réunion  1
  Mauritius  0 (5)     Mayotte  0

2012 African Cup of Nations (Qualification)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16
 Cameroon 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11
 Congo DR 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7
 Mauritius 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0
  • Mauritius is eliminated
  • Senegal has qualified for the finals
  • Cameroon is eliminated
  • Congo DR is eliminated

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named to the Mauritian squad by head coach Akbar Patel for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Senegal on October 9, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Aboobakar Augustin January 29, 1985 (1985-01-29) (age 26) 2 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
16 GK Ivahn Marie-Josée November 4, 1978 (1978-11-04) (age 33) 14 0 Mauritius AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
3 DF Christopher Bazerque March 31, 1987 (1987-03-31) (age 24) 20 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
15 DF Almondo Fricain April 4, 1985 (1985-04-04) (age 26) 11 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
DF Joël Jules N/A 0 0 Mauritius US Highlands
2 DF Ashley Lemince April 8, 1987 (1987-04-08) (age 24) 11 0 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
13 DF Cédric Permal December 8, 1991 (1991-12-08) (age 19) 4 0 Mauritius AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
5 DF Bruno Ravina March 24, 1984 (1984-03-24) (age 27) 28 0 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
7 DF Chandrayah Veeranah N/A 10 0 Mauritius Curepipe Starlight SC
10 MF Stéphane Badul February 3, 1983 (1983-02-03) (age 28) 11 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
8 MF Colin Bell (captain) February 17, 1979 (1979-02-17) (age 32) 18 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses SC
14 MF Menzy Coco December 22, 1989 (1989-12-22) (age 21) 3 0 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
MF Clarel Jackson N/A 0 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
12 MF Stéphan Nabab N/A 1 0 Mauritius Savanne SC
17 MF Fabien Pithia May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 24) 14 0 Mauritius Savanne SC
19 MF Fabrice Pithia May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 24) 25 3 Mauritius Curepipe Starlight SC
9 FW Gurty Calambé May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14) (age 21) 6 1 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC
18 FW Zoubaïr Rummun July 19, 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 25) 1 0 Mauritius Curepipe Starlight SC

Starting XI

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Marie-Josée
Lemince
Permal
Ravina
Fricain
Veeranah
Badul
Bell
Coco
Fabien
Pithia
Fabrice
Pithia
Mauritius in their football formation 5–3–2 vs Senegal, 10/9/11.
  • Note: GS (Games Started) and Notes only include international games vs senior national teams in 2011.
No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
16 GK MRIMauritius Ivahn Marie-Josée 9
2 RB MRIMauritius Ashley Lemince 1 Christopher Bazerque has 5 starts, 2 sub appearances
Chandrayah Veeranah has 1 start
CB MRIMauritius Cédric Permal 4
5 CB MRIMauritius Bruno Ravina 9
15 CB MRIMauritius Almondo Fricain 3 Joye Estazie has 7 start
7 LB MRIMauritius Chandrayah Veeranah 8 Jimmy Cundasamy has 1 start, 1 sub appearance
10 RM MRIMauritius Stéphane Badul 7 Colin Bell has 1 sub appearance
Zoubaïr Rummun has 1 sub appearance
Kervin Godon has 2 sub appearances
Fabien Pithia has 4 starts, 1 sub appearance
Andy Sophie has 1 sub appearance
8 CM MRIMauritius Colin Bell 5 Colin Bell has 1 sub appearance
12 LM MRIMauritius Menzy Coco 1 Bassanio Diolle has 1 sub appearance
Wesley Marquette has 1 sub appearance
Guillano Chiffone has 1 sub appearance
Fabien Pithia has 1 sub appearance
Jimmy Cundasamy has 3 starts, 1 sub appearance
Andy Sophie has 1 sub appearance
Fabrice Pithia has 7 starts
17 FW MRIMauritius Fabien Pithia 1 Menzy Coco has 1 sub appearance
Jimmy Cundasamy has 1 start, 1 sub appearance
Kervin Godon has 4 starts, 1 sub appearance
Colin Bell has 1 sub appearance
Stéphan Nabab has 1 sub appearance
19 FW MRIMauritius Fabrice Pithia 1 Guillano Chiffone has 2 starts
Jerry Louis has 1 start, 4 sub appearances
Kévin Bru has 1 start
Kervin Godon has 1 start
Andy Sophie has 4 starts, 1 sub appearance
Gurty Calambé has 5 starts, 1 sub appearance

Last updated: 10 October 2011
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Recent callups

The following players are not currently on the national team, but have been called up within the last twelve months: Updated October 10, 2011

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
DF Bassanio Diolle N/A 8 0 Mauritius Savanne SC v.  Congo DR, March 27, 2011
DF Joye Estazie August 10, 1984 (1984-08-10) (age 27) 9 0 Mauritius AS de Vacoas-Phoenix v.  Cameroon, September 3, 2011
DF Samuel Hangel N/A 0 0 Mauritius Savanne SC v.  Congo DR, March 27, 2011
MF Jonathan Bru May 2, 1985 (1985-05-02) (age 26) 11 2 Portugal Moreirense F.C. v.  Cameroon, September 3, 2011
MF Kévin Bru December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) (age 22) 1 0 France US Boulogne v.  Congo DR, June 5, 2011
MF Guillano Chiffone N/A 3 0 Mauritius Savanne SC v.  Cameroon, September 3, 2011
MF Jimmy Cundasamy July 14, 1977 (1977-07-14) (age 34) 53 2 Réunion US Stade Tamponnaise v.  Cameroon, September 3, 2011
MF Kervin Godon August 3, 1982 (1982-08-03) (age 29) 31 2 Réunion Saint-Denis FC v.  Seychelles, August 13, 2011
MF Jerry Louis February 12, 1978 (1978-02-12) (age 33) 35 4 Réunion FC Avirons v.  Seychelles, August 13, 2011
MF Guillame Sockalingum April 12, 1983 (1983-04-12) (age 28) 11 0 Mauritius Pamplemousses SC v. South Africa Platinum Stars F.C., July 14, 2011
FW Wesley Marquette January 8, 1982 (1982-01-08) (age 29) 11 3 Réunion AS Possession v.  Congo DR, June 5, 2011
FW Andy Patate N/A 0 0 Mauritius Petite Rivière Noire SC v.  Congo DR, March 27, 2011
FW Andy Sophie June 27, 1987 (1987-06-27) (age 24) 21 2 Réunion JS Saint-Pierroise v.  Seychelles, August 13, 2011

Staff

Current staff

Name Position
Akbar Patel Head coach
Orwin Castel Assistant coach/Goalkeeping coach
Oozaïr Jannoo Team manager
Ishwar Bulkah Physiotherapist
Nanda Kisten Head of delegation

Managerial history

Dates Name
1957-59 England Harry Brophy
1959-63 Mauritius Joseph Le Roy
1963-64 Scotland Danny McLennan
1970-88 Mauritius Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1976-88 Germany Helmut Kosmehl
1994-96 Mauritius Mohammad Anwar Elahee
1997 Germany Rudi Gutendorf
1998 Mauritius Ashok Chundunsing
1998–02 Mauritius Rajen Dorasami - Mauritius France L'Aiguille
2002-03 France Patrick Parizon
2003 Mauritius Akbar Patel
2003-05 Mauritius Elvis Antoine - Mauritius Rajesh Gunesh
2006 Mauritius Sarjoo Gowreesunkur
2006 Mauritius Rajen Dorasami - Mauritius France L'Aiguille
2007 Mauritius Akbar Patel
2007-08 Mauritius Ashok Chundunsing
2008-09 Mauritius Benjamin Théodore
2009 France Marc Collat
2009- Mauritius Akbar Patel

Player records

Most capped players

As of 2011, the players with the most caps for Mauritius are:

# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Jimmy Cundasamy 1998– 53 2
2 Henri Spéville 1996–2007 39 0
3 Stéphan L'Enflé 2003– 35 0
4 Jerry Louis 2001– 35 4
5 Cyril Mourgine 2001–2007 33 3
6 Jean Gilbert Bayaram 1996–2008 31 1
7 Kervin Godon 2002– 31 2
8 Guillano Édouard 1999- 27 0
9 Kersley Appou 1999–2007 24 10
10 Christopher Perle 2000–2008 21 6
Ricardo Naboth 2001- 21 3

Top goalscorers

As of 2011, the players with the most goals for Mauritius are:

# Name Career Goals Goals per game Caps
1 Kersley Appou 1999–2007 10 0.42 24
2 Christopher Perle 2000–2008 6 0.29 21
3 Jerry Louis 2001– 4 0.11 35
4 Wesley Marquette 2006– 3 0.27 11
5 Ricardo Naboth 2001– 3 0.14 21
6 Fabrice Pithia 2008– 3 0.13 24
7 Cyril Mourgine 2001–2007 3 0.09 33
8 Thierry Collet 2005– 2 0.40 5
9 Jonathan Bru 2010– 2 0.18 11
10 Jean-Sebastien Bax 1994–2006 2 0.13 16

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