Mauritius national football team

Mauritius
Nickname(s)	Club M, Les Dodos
Association	Mauritius Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ashok Chundunsing
Home stadium	Stade George V
FIFA code	MRI
FIFA ranking	173
Highest FIFA ranking	116 (August 2000)
Lowest FIFA ranking	174 (April 2008)
Elo ranking	176
	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)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1974)
Best result	Round 1, 1974

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The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association. It has never qualified for the World Cup finals.

The best result so far has been in reaching the quarter finals of the COSAFA Cup, beating South Africa 2-0 in January 2004.

[edit] Mauritius Football Achievements

Indian Ocean Games :

2 Times Champion (1985) (2003)

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not enter
1982 - Did not enter
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Entry rejected due to debts to FIFA
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] 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 - Did not qualify
1992 - Withdrew
1994 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cape Verde on June 22, 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Club
1	GK	Desire Ammomoodhoo		Curepipe Starlight SC
2	DF	Jean-Pierre Cerveaux		AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
3	DF	Stephan L'Enfle	November 7, 1982	AS Port-Louis 2000
4	DF	Johan Cundasamy		Curepipe Starlight SC
5	DF	Bruno Ravina		AS Port-Louis 2000
6	DF	Kersley Levrai		AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
7	MF	Thierry Collet		PAS Mates
8	MF	Gilbert Bayaram	July 7, 1974	Pamplemousses SC
9	FW	Jerry Louis	February 12, 1978	Curepipe Starlight SC
10	FW	Westley Marquette		Curepipe Starlight SC
11	FW	Andy Sophie		Pamplemousses SC
12	DF	Vincent Labonte		Curepipe Starlight SC
13	MF	Jeannot Lamarque		Curepipe Starlight SC
14	MF	Jimmy Cundasamy	July 14, 1977	US Stade Tamponnaise
15	DF	Almondo Fricain		USBBRH
16	GK	Nicolas Raynal		AS de Vacoas-Phoenix
17	MF	Fabrice Pauline		Curepipe Starlight SC
18	MF	Guillaume Sockalingum		Pamplemousses SC

[edit] Recent call-ups 2008

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Club
2	DF	Christopher Bazerque		Petite Rivière Noire SC (WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
4	MF	Ashley Lemince		PAS Mates (WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
6		Louis Chiffone		(WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
7		Charles Andre		(WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
8		Allyson Jolicoeur		Pamplemousses SC (WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
9		Mike Mitraille		(WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
13	MF	Fabien Pithia		Savanne SC (WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
16		Ivahn Josee		(WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
17	DF	Louis Pithia		(WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
18	MF	Sewraj Dawoochand		USBBRH (WCQ v. Tanzania, 6 September)
	MF	Johan Marmitte	January 31, 1977	Curepipe Starlight SC (2008 COSAFA Cup, July)
1	GK	Didier Gopaul		Bambous Étoile de l'Ouest (WCQ v. Cape Verde, 22 June)
7	MF	Steeve Lachinigadou		Residence Kennedy United (WCQ v. Cape Verde, 22 June)
13	FW	Ricardo Naboth	February 13, 1978	AS Possession (WCQ v. Cape Verde, 22 June)
17	MF	Charles Content		AS Rivière du Rempart (WCQ v. Cape Verde, 22 June)
6	MF	Arassen Ragaven	April 8, 1987	Moissy Cramayel US (WCQ v. Cape Verde, June 15)