Mauritania vs Central African Republic — AFCON Qualifying: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 4′Central African Republic, yellow card:Marc Raphael YapendeFoul
- 29′Central African Republic, yellow card:Foul
- 31′Central African Republic, yellow card:Argument
- 32′Mauritania, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 42′Mauritania, yellow card:Nouh Mohamed El AbdFoul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Mauritania, substitution:I. KeitaoffN. El Abd
- 48′Central African Republic, goal:1–1assist
- 60′Central African Republic, yellow card:Foul
- 63′Central African Republic, substitution:off
- 64′Central African Republic, substitution:offB. Diomande
- 66′Mauritania, substitution:K. Diawoff
- 66′Mauritania, substitution:A. M'Bracekoff
- 69′Mauritania, goal:2–1assist
- 74′Central African Republic, second yellow card:Foul
- 77′Central African Republic, substitution:F. Yangaooff
- 77′Central African Republic, substitution:D. Mokonouoff
- 83′Mauritania, substitution:off
- 83′Mauritania, substitution:off
- 83′Central African Republic, substitution:S. Tatolnaoff
- 89′Mauritania, goal:3–1assist
- Full-time3 – 1
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Match report
Mauritania see off ten-man Central African Republic in AFCON qualifying
Mauritania beat Central African Republic 3-1 at Stade Larbi Zaouli in a Group Stage - 1 fixture of AFCON Qualifying, moving through the gears after half-time to claim a comfortable win against ten men. Aboubakary Koita opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute, sending the hosts in 1-0 ahead at the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Central African Republic responded quickly after the restart as Goduine Koyalipou, set up by Venuste Baboula, levelled in the 48th minute. Mauritania regained control soon after, with Dawda Camara converting an Oumar Ngom assist in the 69th minute to make it 2-1. Five minutes later Julien Kouadio was sent off for the visitors, and Mamadou Diallo added a third in the 89th minute, teed up by Abdallahi Mahmoud, to complete the scoring.
The four goals reflected an open contest, though Mauritania's dominance grew clearer as the match progressed, particularly once Central African Republic were reduced to ten men. The hosts finished with 19 shots to the visitors' 15 and held the larger share of possession throughout.
Diallo scored the late third goal to cap a productive display, finishing with a match-best rating of 7.92. Ngom also impressed, setting up Camara's goal to help turn the second half in Mauritania's favour.
Central African Republic were booked five times to Mauritania's one, reflecting the increasingly ill-tempered nature of the contest after they went down to ten men.
Mauritania beat Central African Republic 3–1 (half-time 1–0).
Mauritania met Central African Republic in the AFCON Qualifying (Group Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 24 September 2026, 16:00 UTC at Stade Larbi Zaouli. Referee: T. Boubou.
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Key moments
- 32' Goal (penalty): Aboubakary Koita — 1–0
- 48' Goal: Goduine Koyalipou (assist: Venuste Baboula) — 1–1
- 69' Goal: Dawda Camara (assist: Oumar Ngom) — 2–1
- 74' Red card: Julien Kouadio
- 89' Goal: Mamadou Diallo (assist: Abdallahi Mahmoud) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Mauritania (4-3-3)
- 30 Mamadou Diop
- 3 Aly Abeid
- 21 Jordan Lefort
- 5 Lamine Ba
- 13 N. El Abd
- 7 Aboubakary Koita
- 6 Oumar Ngom
- 8 B. Mouhsine
- 11 Djeidi Gassama
- 18 Dawda Camara
- 10 Idrissa Thiam
Central African Republic (4-3-3)
- 16 Dominique Youfeigane
- 20 R. M. Yapende
- 23 Hugo Gambor
- 4 S. Mbaka
- 2 Julien Kouadio
- 15 Edwin Quarshie
- 17 Junior Sambia
- 6 B. Diomande
- 11 Venuste Baboula
- 10 Goduine Koyalipou
- 7 Moustapha Djimet
About this match
On this page: the Mauritania vs Central African Republic final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this AFCON Qualifying fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Mauritania and Central African Republic team pages or the AFCON Qualifying page.