Mauritius at the Africa Cup of Nations

Mauritius has only qualified for one Africa Cup of Nations, which was the 1974 edition held in Egypt. The team lost all three matches and went out in the group stage.

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Did not enter
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968	Did not qualify
1970
1972
1974	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	2	8
1976	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Withdrew
1990	Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined
2027
Total	Round 1	1/36	3	0	0	3	2	8

Competitive performance and squads

Egypt 1974

Main article: 1974 Africa Cup of Nations

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Congo	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Zaire	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	4
Guinea	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Mauritius	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source:

3 March 1974

Congo	2–0	Mauritius
Moukila Lakou

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

5 March 1974

Guinea	2–1	Mauritius
M. Sylla 52', 64'		Imbert 88'

Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

Referee: Ahmed Gindil (Sudan)

7 March 1974

Zaire	4–1	Mauritius
Mulamba 15' Mayanga 19', 76' Etepé 38'		Imbert 61'

Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

Referee: Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)

References

• Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com