Mozambique national football team

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Mozambique
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Os Mambas
Association Mozambique Football Federation
Sub-confederation COSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Boris Pučić
Captain Dominguês
Top scorer Tico-Tico (27)[1]
Home stadium Estádio do Zimpeto
FIFA code MOZ
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 111 Increase 14 (3 December 2015)
Highest 66 (November 1997)
Lowest 134 (July 2005, September 2006)
First international
 Mozambique 1–2 Tanzania 
(Mozambique; 12 December 1977)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 4 (First in 1986)
Best result Round 1

The Mozambique national football team (Portuguese: equipa nacional de futebol de Moçambique), popularly known as Os Mambas, represents Mozambique in association football and is controlled by the Federação Moçambicana de Futebol, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1996, 1998 and most recently the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, being eliminated in the first round in all four. Mozambique are currently ranked 116th in the FIFA World Rankings, with their highest ever ranking of 66th in November 1996.

Mozambique's home ground is Estádio do Zimpeto in the capital city Maputo, and can hold 45,000 spectators. The team's current head coach is the former international João Chissano, who has been in charge since the June of 2013.

History

First game

Mozambique played its first match against Tanzania in 1977, losing the match 2–1. They first qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, but were knocked out in the first round. Mozambique never qualified for another 10 years until 1996. Again being knocked out in the first round of the tournament.

1986 African Nations Cup

Mozambique qualified for its first Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, held in Egypt, beating Mauritius 3–0 in the preliminary round. In the first round of qualifying, Mozambique played Malawi, drawing both legs of the match, they eventually won 6–5 on penalties. In the second round of qualifying they played Libya, losing the first leg 2–1. They won the second leg 2–1 and then went on to win the match 4–3 on penalties, Qualifying for the tournament.

Mozambique were placed in Group A along with Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and hosts Egypt. They lost all their games 3–0, 2–0 and 2–0, not scoring a single goal. Egypt went on to win the tournament on home soil.

1996 African Cup of Nations

Mozambique had to wait 10 years to qualify for another Africa Cup of Nations, as they qualified for the 1996 tournament in South Africa. They were placed in Group D along with Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tunisia. Mozambique played their first game against Tunisia in Port Elizabeth, drawing 1–1 with Tico-Tico scoring in the 4th minute. They then went on to lose 1–0 to Côte d'Ivoire and 2–0 to Ghana, thus eliminating them from the tournament.

1998 African Cup of Nations

Two years later, Mozambique qualified for their third Africa Cup of Nations held in Burkina Faso. They were again placed in group D along with Morocco, Egypt and Zambia. Mozambique lost their first game against eventual tournament winners Egypt 2–0, both goals coming from Hossam Hassan. In their second game they again lost to Morocco 3–0, therefore eliminating them from the tournament with one game still remaining. In their last game against Zambia, they drew 1–1, their first goal of the tournament. This would prove to be their last African Cup of Nations game for 12 years.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Mozambique entered the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in the second round, and were placed in Group 7 with Botswana, Madagascar and African football giants Côte d'Ivoire. They made a terrible start to qualifying, losing to Côte d'Ivoire and minnows Botswana 1–0 and 2–1, and drawing 1–1 with Madagascar. Mozambique then went on to beat Madagascar 3–0 in Antananarivo with goals coming from Tico-Tico, Carlitos and Domingues. They then drew 1–1 with Côte d'Ivoire and beat Botswana 1–0 in Gaborone to qualify for the third Round.

Mozambique were one of the lowest seeded teams in the third round, and were placed in Group B with Nigeria, Tunisia and Kenya. They went on to draw their first game against giants Nigeria 0–0 in Maputo. They then went on to lose their next to games against Tunisia and Kenya 2–0 and 2–1, now making it a struggle to qualify for their first FIFA World Cup. In the next game, they beat Kenya 1–0 with Tico-Tico scoring, but then a loss to Nigeria eliminated them from qualifying. In the last game they beat Tunisia 1–0 in a surprising victory that stopped Tunisia from qualifying. Despite not qualifying for the World Cup they still qualified for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.

2010 African Cup of Nations

After a 12-year absence from African Cup of Nations football, Mozambique were placed in Group C with Egypt, Nigeria and Benin. In their first game, they played Benin Benguela drawing 2–2 after being 2–0 down, with goals coming from Miro and Fumo. They then went on to lose 2–0 to eventual tournament winners Egypt and 3–0 to Nigeria, thus eliminating them from the tournament. After the tournament, all-time top scorer and captain Tico-Tico retired from international football.

2012 African Cup of Nations

Mozambique were drawn in Group C for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying along with Libya, Zambia and Comoros. They drew 0–0 with Libya in their first game and followed it up with 1–0 win away to the Comoros. But two straight losses of 2–0 (home) and 3–0 (away) to Zambia left The Black Mambas qualification hopes in tatters. Failure to qualify was confirmed with a third straight defeat in a 1-0 away loss to Libya. They would finish their campaign with a moral restoring 3-0 home drubbing of the Comoros.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13
 Libya 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12
 Mozambique 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 7
 Comoros 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1

2013 African Cup of Nations

For the 2013 edition of the African Cup of Nations, Mozambique was drawn against Tanzania in the First Round of qualifying. After a 2-2 aggregate draw over two legs they defeated Tanazania 7-6 in the ensuing penalty shootout, recovering from missing their first two penalties. With their victory, Mozambique progressed to the Second Round of qualifying where they will be drawn from Pot 2 which houses teams ranked 16th - 30th.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Mozambique entered the 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification process in the First Round. For the First Round they were seeded in Pot 1 and were drawn against the Comoros. They won both legs of the tie, opening with a hard-fought 1-0 away win before comprehensively outclassing the islanders 4-1 in the home leg. With the win, they secured their passage to the Second Round where they were seeded in Pot 4 for the draw. Mozambique were drawn in Group G, along with African powerhouse Egypt, Southern Africa neighbours Zimbabwe and West Africans Guinea. They opened their group campaign with a 2-0 away loss to group favourites Egypt before returning home and earning a point against Zimbabwe in a goalless draw. They then drew with Guinea, before a disappointing 6-1 loss to Guinea in the return fixture that eliminated them from the competition.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 6 6 0 0 16 7 +9 18
 Guinea 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
 Mozambique 6 0 3 3 2 10 −8 3
 Zimbabwe 6 0 2 4 4 9 −5 2

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1978 Did not enter
Spain 1982 Did not qualify
Mexico 1986 Did not enter
Italy 1990 Entry rejected
1994 to 2018 Did not qualify
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total 0/21

African Nations Cup record

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 0
Appearances: 4
Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Did not enter Ethiopia 1976 Did not enter Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify
Egypt 1959 Did not enter Ghana 1978 Did not enter South Africa 1996 Round 1 South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1962 Did not enter Nigeria 1980 Did not enter Burkina Faso 1998 Round 1 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Did not qualify
Ghana 1963 Did not enter Libya 1982 Did not qualify GhanaNigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify Mali 2002 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1968 Did not enter Egypt 1986 Round 1 Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Morocco 1988 Did not qualify Egypt 2006 Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972 Did not enter Algeria 1990 Did not qualify Ghana 2008 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Did not enter Senegal 1992 Did not qualify Angola 2010 Round 1

Recent results

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Tanzania on 20 July 2014.[2]
Caps and goals as of 20 July 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Victor Soares (1984-02-09) 9 February 1984 (age 40) 10 0 Mozambique Costa do Sol
1GK Ricardo Campos (1985-07-14) 14 July 1985 (age 39) 7 0 Portugal União Madeira
1GK Milagre (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Mozambique Liga Muçulmana
2DF Miró (1982-04-30) 30 April 1982 (age 42) 61 7 Angola Bravos do Maquis
2DF Dario Khan (1981-01-24) 24 January 1981 (age 43) 44 2 Mozambique Costa do Sol
2DF Mexer (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 37) 28 1 France Rennes
2DF Zainadine Júnior (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) 23 0 Portugal Nacional
2DF Dito (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38) 3 0 Mozambique Costa do Sol
2DF Reinildo Mandava (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
2DF Boné Uaferro (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 33) 0 0 Germany Fortuna Köln
2DF Jeffrey Obst (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Germany Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
2DF Gelício Banze (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Germany Meuselwitz
3MF Domingues (Captain) (1983-11-13) 13 November 1983 (age 41) 51 10 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3MF Momed Hagi (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 39) 42 2 Mozambique Liga Muçulmana
3MF Josemar Machaísse (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 (age 37) 36 5 Angola Bravos do Maquis
3MF Simão Mate Junior (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988 (age 36) 32 0 Spain Levante
3MF Saddan Guambe (1984-05-25) 25 May 1984 (age 40) 20 0 Mozambique Liga Muçulmana
3MF Telinho (1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 36) 18 0 Mozambique Liga Muçulmana
3MF Eduardo Jumisse (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984 (age 40) 13 0 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
4FW Sonito (1985-08-10) 10 August 1985 (age 39) 17 5 Angola Bravos do Maquis
4FW Hélder Pelembe (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 37) 16 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
4FW Manuel Uetimane (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) 16 0 Mozambique Costa do Sol
4FW Mário Sinamunda (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) 14 1 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
4FW Maninho (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33) 11 2 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
4FW Reginaldo (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Portugal Nacional
4FW Clésio Baúque (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) 7 2 Portugal Benfica B
4FW Isac Carvalho (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35) 4 3 Mozambique Maxaquene

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mozambique squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

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Previous squads

Africa Cup of Nations

References

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