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Mauritania vs Cent Afr Rep: match report

Mauritania hosted Central African Republic at Stade Larbi Zaouli on Thursday 24 September 2026, in the AFCON Qualifying (round 1). Boubou Traore is the referee.

Result and scorers

Mauritania 3-1 Cent Afr Rep. Goals: Aboubakary Koita 32' (pen) for Mauritania; Goduine Koyalipou 48' for Cent Afr Rep; Dawda Camara 69' for Mauritania; Mamadou Diallo 89' for Mauritania.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Yellow card: Marc Yapende (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 29' Yellow card: Edwin Quarshie (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 31' Yellow card: Dominique Youfeigane (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 32' Penalty: Aboubakary Koita (Mauritania)
  • 42' Yellow card: Nouh El Abd (Mauritania)
  • 48' Goal: Goduine Koyalipou (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 60' Yellow card: Julien Kouadio (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 69' Goal: Dawda Camara (Mauritania)
  • 74' Red card: Julien Kouadio (Cent Afr Rep)
  • 89' Goal: Mamadou Diallo (Mauritania)
Match stats (contains the result)
59%Possession41%
19Shots14
8Shots on target5
3Corners4
10Fouls21
6Offsides2
4Saves5
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Mauritania 4-2-3-1

Coach: Aritz López

  1. 16 Mamadou Diop GK
  2. 3 Aly Abeid DEF
  3. 13 Nouh Mohamed El Abd DEF
  4. 5 Lamine Ba DEF
  5. 21 Jordan Lefort DEF
  6. 11 Mouhsine Bodda MID
  7. 8 Oumar Ngom MID
  8. 29 Djeidi Gassama FWD
  9. 7 Aboubakary Koïta MID
  10. 10 Idrissa Thiam FWD
  11. 9 Dawda Camara FWD

Bench

  • 20 Ibrahima Keita DEF
  • 2 Khadim Diaw DEF
  • 23 Ahmed M'Bareck FWD
  • 17 Abdallahi Mahmoud MID
  • 97 Mamadou Diallo FWD
  • 1 Babacar Niasse GK
  • 4 Demini Saleck DEF
  • 12 Mohamed Ali Diadie DEF
  • 27 Mamadou Fofana MID
  • 24 Sidi Yacoub MID
  • 14 Abdoullah Ba FWD
  • 78 Hemeya Tanjy FWD

Cent Afr Rep 4-3-3

Coach: Éloge Enza-Yamissi

  1. 16 Dominique Youfeigane GK
  2. 2 Julien Kouadio DEF
  3. 4 Sacha M'Baka DEF
  4. 23 Hugo Gambor DEF
  5. 20 Raphaël Yapéndé DEF
  6. 94 Junior Sambia MID
  7. 15 Edwin Quarshie MID
  8. 6 Badara Diomandé MID
  9. 7 Moustapha Djimet FWD
  10. 10 Goduine Koyalipou FWD
  11. 11 Vénuste Baboula FWD

Bench

  • 5 James Emmanuel Okeke DEF
  • 8 Isaac Solet MID
  • 3 Flory Yangao DEF
  • 9 Delphin Mokonou FWD
  • 14 Séverin Tatolna DEF
  • 1 Alladoum Kolimba GK
  • 87 Emmanuel Takolingba Takos GK
  • 44 Chris Mbaï Assem DEF
  • 21 Peter Guinari DEF
  • 24 Stéphane Kaïmba DEF
  • 18 Christian-Theodor Yawanendji-Malipangou MID
  • 19 Joel Ngoya MID
  • 13 Josias Sabone MID
  • 12 Sami Wattel MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 9 August 2025: Central African Republic 0-1 Mauritania
  • Friday 6 June 2025: Central African Republic 2-1 Mauritania
  • Tuesday 30 March 2021: Central African Republic 0-1 Mauritania
  • Tuesday 19 November 2019: Mauritania 2-0 Central African Republic