The Mozambican national soccer team, Mambas, remained on the list of the 100 best teams in the world, according to the updated FIFA ranking, released yesterday, Thursday (19). Mozambique remained in 96th position, with 1232.7 points, which means that they will end 2024 on a high. According to a report in the newspaper Desafio, before the ranking...
Tag: Mambas
Post-election crisis: FMF withdraws from CHAN 2024 qualifier
The Mozambican Football Federation (FMF) has decided to withdraw from the one-off qualifier that would have seen the Mambas take on Zambia in their third CHAN tournament. The competition will take place in February next year in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The decision was taken after a board meeting this Tuesday at the Federation's headquarters...
Mambas climb two more places in the FIFA Ranking
The Mozambican national soccer team has climbed two places in the FIFA World Ranking announced this Thursday (28), currently occupying 96th place with 1232.7 points. In the previous ranking, the Mambas occupied 98th place with 1229.01 points. According to the update released by FIFA and quoted by the newspaper Notícias, the Mambas have collected 3.69 points...
"Mambas qualify for CAN Morocco 2025
Last night, the National Football Team secured qualification for the African Nations Championship (CAN) after beating their Guinea-Bissau counterparts 2-1 at the 24 de Setembro Stadium in Bissau. It's an unprecedented feat for the country, with the "Mambas" qualifying for the biggest soccer competition twice in a row...
"Mambas decide today to qualify for CAN-2025
The "Mambas" will face Guinea Bissau tonight in the sixth and final match of Group I to decide their place in CAN-2025, starting at 18h00. The "Mambas", who have eight points in second place, will enter the 24 de Setembro Stadium with the sole aim of securing their second consecutive appearance, after...
Mambas lose to Mali and leave qualification decision to last matchday
The national soccer team, the Mambas, lost 1-0 to Mali this Friday in the penultimate match of Group I, qualifying for CAN Morocco 2025. With this result, the Mambas will have to "discuss" qualification on the last matchday, Tuesday, in Bissau, when they face the local team. In a stadium with little...
CAN 2025: Melque to replace Witi in Mambas' last two games
Mozambican international Melque Alexandre has been called up to replace Witi for the last two rounds of the qualifying phase for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CAN). Witi is unable to take part in both matches due to injury. Mozambique will host Mali at the Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto next Friday (15), with the match...
CAN 2025 qualification: Conde releases the list of pre-qualifiers for the decisive rounds
The Mambas' National Coach, Chiquinho Conde, today announced the pre-qualifying squad for the last two rounds of qualifying for the African Nations Championship (CAN) 2025. In total, 45 players have been called up for the decisive matches, with the big news being defender Bruno Wilson, from SJ Earthquakes, in the United States, and strikers Alcides David...
Mambas have already received 90,000 meticais in prize money for beating Eswatini
The Mozambican Football Federation (FMF) has already paid the players, technical team and support staff of the Mambas for their three-nil victory over Eswatini, about 24 hours after the match. In this way, the promise made by FMF president Feizal Sidat immediately after the...
CAN 2025 qualification: Mozambique beats Eswatini and continues on course for qualification
After a one-goal draw last Friday at the Zimpeto National Stadium, three days later the "Mambas" National Football Team beat their Eswatini counterparts 0-3 last night. The match was part of the fourth round of Group "I" qualifying for the final phase of the African Women's...