The Mozambican national soccer team, the Mambas, will host their Ugandan counterparts on the 20th of next month, in the fifth round of Group "G" qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The new dates were recently announced by CAF on its website. According to a publication in the newspaper Desafio, Mozambique will...
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World Cup-2026: Mambas could host Uganda abroad due to critical situation at ENZ
The Mozambican national soccer team could host Uganda, for the fifth round of Group "G" of the World Cup-2026 Qualification, abroad, if there is no urgent intervention on the pitch at the Zimpeto National Stadium (ENZ) in the next few days. According to the president of the Mozambican Football Federation (FMF), Feizal Sidat, who was speaking on Saturday (08)...
Mozambique in champion Côte d'Ivoire's group
Mozambique is in Group F of the final phase of the African Cup of Nations (CAN - 2025), according to the draw made yesterday in Rabat, Morocco, the host country for the competition. The "Mambas" will play in the group stage with Côte d'Ivoire, the current African champions, Cameroon and Gabon. Africa's biggest soccer competition...
Mambas meet their CAN-2025 final round opponents tomorrow
The Mozambican national soccer team, Mambas, will know tomorrow, Monday (27), their opponents and the group they will be in at the African Nations Championship (CAN-2025), to be held from December 21 this year to January 18, 2026. The draw will take place in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Mozambique will...
CAF to hold draw for CAN Morocco 2025 on January 27
The draw for the African Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025) will take place on January 27 in Rabat, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. In a statement published on its official website, CAF confirmed the dates for this continental competition, which will be held from December 21, 2025 to January 18...
Mambas end the year on the list of the 100 best teams in the world
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...
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...