In the first leg, the national team drew 1-1 against Senegal, showing from the start that they were ready to compete at a high level. However, in the second leg, facing the challenges on Senegalese soil, the team ended up losing 1-2. Even with the defeat, the Mozambican team started by scoring, but Senegal turned the game around in the second half.
The match was crucial, as the first leg had also ended in a 1-1 draw, also on Senegalese soil. The tie was wide open, and Mozambique hoped to secure a place in the next round. However, fate had other plans.
Mozambique's participation in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations is a moment of great importance for national football, and the FMF (Mozambican Football Federation) is determined to ensure that the Mambas (Mozambique national team) are well prepared to face the challenges the competition will bring. To this end, the team will hold a pre-competition training camp in the Algarve, Portugal, from October 8th to 17th. During this period, intensive training sessions and two crucial friendly matches are planned.
The Mozambican Football Federation (FMF) publicly justified this choice, claiming that holding the game in Thiès was necessary to preserve the condition of the pitch at the Zimpeto National Stadium. The FMF argued that the Zimpeto pitch had recently been overloaded due to four games played in a short span of eight days, including matches of the Mambas (Mozambique national team), club competitions, and the local league, the Moçambola. However, this justification has raised doubts.
According to CAF procedures, all twenty-four federations of nations that qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast will receive a monetary prize. Each federation will receive $500,000, equivalent to 32 million meticais, for their achievement in the thrilling qualifying match held on September 9th at the Zimpeto National Stadium.
The final result was a thrilling draw, with Senegal and Mozambique finishing tied 1-1. This result set a suspenseful atmosphere for the second leg, as both teams now have everything to lose or gain in the upcoming match.
With the prize money divided according to the number of games each player participated in during the qualifying phase for the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Mozambican Football Federation will spend 5,661,200 Meticais to reward all 40 players. That's 2,250,000 Meticais for each of the nine players who […]
Filipe Nyusi and his wife, Isaura Nyusi, warmly welcomed the national football team, known as the Mambas, yesterday morning at the Ponta Vermelha Palace. The reason for this festive reception was the news of the Mambas' successful qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), which will be held in Costa Rica.
Following the thrilling victory that secured Mozambique's qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Ivory Coast, Syinix Electronics took an admirable step by gifting the athletes and the entire technical team with modern high-definition TVs. The Mambas' exciting journey to CAN 2023 was […]
The national football team, the Mambas, and their entire delegation will have the honor of meeting with the President of the Republic, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, at the emblematic Ponta Vermelha tomorrow at 9:00 AM. This afternoon, President Nyusi demonstrated his passionate support for the national team at the Zimpeto National Stadium. There, he witnessed […]
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