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The sport of football in the country of Mauritania is run by the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Mauritanian Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in the country.

National team

Mauritania is traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa. 2019 Africa Cup of Nations is the first time Mauritania qualified for the African Cup of Nations.

Football stadiums in Mauritania

#	Stadium	Capacity	City	Tenants	Image
1	Stade olympique	20,000	Nouakchott	Mauritania national football team
2	Stade municipal de Nouadhibou	10,000	Nouadhibou	FC Nouadhibou

See also

• Lists of stadiums

References

1. Omar Almasri. "Mauritania's big football plans - Football". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
2. GMT (2013-08-08). "BBC Sport - Mauritania surge up Fifa rankings". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
3. "Mauritania rise from fourth worst team in world to Africa's grand stage". the Guardian. June 22, 2019.
4. "Afcon 2019: Mauritania, Guinea, Ivory Coast qualify". BBC Sport. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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