Men's association football team representing Mozambique
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mozambique women's national football team.
Mozambique
Nickname(s)
Os Mambas (The Mambas)
Association
Federação Moçambicana de Futebol (FMF)
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach
Chiquinho Conde
Captain
Mexer
Most caps
Domingues (111)
Top scorer
Tico-Tico (30)
Home stadium
Estádio do Zimpeto
FIFA code
MOZ
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
110 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
66 (November 1997)
Lowest
134 (July 2005, September 2006)
First international
Mozambique 2–1 Zambia (Mozambique; 25 June 1975)
Biggest win
Mozambique 6–1 Lesotho (Mozambique; 10 August 1980) Mozambique 5–0 South Sudan (Maputo, Mozambique; 18 May 2014) Mozambique 5–0 Lesotho (Maputo, Mozambique; 2 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
Zimbabwe 6–0 Mozambique (Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances
5 (first in 1986)
Best result
Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances
2 (first in 2014)
Best result
Quarter finals (2022)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances
19 (first in 1997)
Best result
Runners-up (2008, 2015)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup
2008 South Africa
2015 South Africa
1997 Southern Africa
2009 Zimbabwe
The Mozambique national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Moçambicana de Futebol) represents Mozambique in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for five Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, and most recently 2023, being eliminated in the first round in all five. In 1997, the Mozambique Football Federation became a founding member of COSAFA.
Mozambique's home ground is Estádio do Zimpeto in the capital city Maputo, and can hold 42,000 spectators. The team's current head coach is Victor Matine, who became manager in July 2019,[3] replacing previous head coach and former Portugal international Abel Xavier, who had been in charge since February 2016.[4]
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"Matine takes over from Xavier as new Mozambique coach". July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^"Mozambique appoint Abel Xavier as new national coach". January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[1]
Mozambique 2–1 Zambia 
Mozambique 5–0 South Sudan 
Zimbabwe 6–0 Mozambique 
