Mali vs Mauritania head-to-head record

Mali wins: 17
Draws: 5
Mauritania wins: 3

25 meetings, 1979 to 2024Goals: Mali 47, Mauritania 16

Mali and Mauritania have met 25 times since 1979. Mali have won 17, Mauritania 3, and 5 matches ended level. They last met on 22 March 2024, when Mali won 2–0 in a friendly.

The 25 meetings have produced 63 goals, 2.52 per game. The biggest win is Mali’s 4–0 in the Amílcar Cabral Cup in 1982. Mali are unbeaten in the last eight meetings (7 wins, 1 draw). They went 16 years without meeting, between 2002 and 2019.

Who has won more, Mali or Mauritania?

All matches25 matches

17 Mali5 drawsMauritania 3

Competitive17 matches

12 Mali3 drawsMauritania 2

Friendlies8 matches

5 Mali2 drawsMauritania 1

Key numbers

Goals: Mali 47, Mauritania 162.52 per game
First meeting: Mali 4–2 MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup, 12 Jan 1979
Most recent: Mauritania 0–2 MaliFriendly, 22 Mar 2024
Mali’s biggest win: Mali 4–0 MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup, 11 Feb 1982
Mauritania’s biggest win: Mauritania 2–1 MaliAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 12 Oct 1980
Most goals in a meeting: Mali 4–2 MauritaniaAmílcar Cabral Cup, 12 Jan 1979
Current run: Mali unbeaten in 8
Biggest upset: Mali 0–1 MauritaniaFriendly, 2 Jan 1995Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 9.7%
TFN Elo rating now: Mali 1740 (48th), Mauritania 1446 (124th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

22 Mar 2024
Mauritania0Mali2
Friendly
Marrakesh, Morocco (neutral)
20 Jan 2022
Mali2Mauritania0
Africa Cup of Nations
Douala, Cameroon (neutral)
24 Jun 2019
Mali4Mauritania1
Africa Cup of Nations
Suez, Egypt (neutral)
5 Oct 2002
Mali2Mauritania0
Friendly
Bamako, Mali
2 Oct 2002
Mali2Mauritania1
Friendly
Bamako, Mali

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Mali win and drops with every Mauritania win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Mali have won more Below: Mauritania have won more

Level

Mali lead by 14 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 14, held by Mali from 22 March 2024.

Every meeting on one timeline

Mali wins

Draws

Mauritania wins

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Mali's home games

9 matches

621

MaliDrawsMauritania

In Mauritania's home games

4 matches

301

MaliDrawsMauritania

At neutral venues

12 matches

831

MaliDrawsMauritania

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Mali	Draws	Mauritania	Goals
Amílcar Cabral Cup	13	9	3	1	26–9
Friendly	8	5	2	1	12–4
Africa Cup of Nations	2	2	0	0	6–1
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	2	1	0	1	3–2

Meetings by decade

Mali wins Draws Mauritania wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Mali	Draws	Mauritania	Goals
1970s	1	1	0	0	6
1980s	11	8	1	2	25
1990s	6	2	3	1	9
2000s	4	3	1	0	14
2010s	1	1	0	0	5
2020s	2	2	0	0	4

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Mali	Mauritania
Wins in a row	71981 to 1987	11995
Unbeaten meetings	121981 to 1994	31994 to 1995

The longest run of draws is 2, from 25 December 1994 to 29 December 1994.

Questions answered

How many times have Mali and Mauritania played each other?

25 times, starting on 12 January 1979. 17 of those meetings were competitive and 8 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Mali and Mauritania?

Mali, with 17 wins to 3. 5 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Mali vs Mauritania?

Mali’s 4–0 win in the Amílcar Cabral Cup on 11 February 1982 in Praia.

When did Mali and Mauritania last play?

On 22 March 2024 in Marrakesh, when Mali won 2–0 in a friendly.

What is the competitive record between Mali and Mauritania?

In 17 competitive matches, Mali have 12 wins, Mauritania have 2, and 3 ended level.

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Every Mali vs Mauritania result

All 25 Competitive 17 Friendlies 8

Every Mali vs Mauritania result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
22 Mar 2024	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Friendly	Marrakesh, Morocco (neutral)
20 Jan 2022	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Africa Cup of Nations	Douala, Cameroon (neutral)
24 Jun 2019	Mali	4–1	Mauritania	Africa Cup of Nations	Suez, Egypt (neutral)
5 Oct 2002	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
2 Oct 2002	Mali	2–1	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
3 Nov 2001	Mali	3–2	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Bamako, Mali
9 May 2000	Mali	2–2	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Praia, Cape Verde (neutral)
13 Nov 1997	Mali	3–1	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
2 Jan 1995	Mali	0–1	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
29 Dec 1994	Mali	0–0	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
25 Dec 1994	Mali	0–0	Mauritania	Friendly	Bamako, Mali
9 Jan 1994	Mauritania	1–3	Mali	Friendly	Nouakchott, Mauritania
1 Dec 1993	Mali	0–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Freetown, Sierra Leone (neutral)
3 May 1988	Mali	2–2	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (neutral)
26 Feb 1987	Mali	1–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Conakry, Guinea (neutral)
12 Feb 1985	Mali	3–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Bakau, Gambia (neutral)
9 Feb 1984	Mali	1–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Freetown, Sierra Leone (neutral)
28 Jul 1983	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Nouakchott, Mauritania
24 Jul 1983	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Nouakchott, Mauritania
11 Feb 1982	Mali	4–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Praia, Cape Verde (neutral)
2 Feb 1981	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Bamako, Mali
12 Oct 1980	Mauritania	2–1	Mali	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Nouakchott, Mauritania
28 Sept 1980	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Bamako, Mali
12 Feb 1980	Mali	0–1	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Banjul, Gambia (neutral)
12 Jan 1979	Mali	4–2	Mauritania	Amílcar Cabral Cup	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (neutral)