Mauritius national under-20 football team
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The Mauritius national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

, controlled by the Mauritius Football Association
Mauritius Football Association
The Mauritius Football Association is the governing body of football in Mauritius. It was founded in 1952, affiliated to FIFA in 1962 and to CAF in 1963. The association was formerly known as the Mauritius Sports Association but renamed to Mauritius Football Association in 1984 through the...

. The Mauritius national under-20 football team is composed of the 20 best national football players, aged 20 years or less, selected from the 4 CTR's (Centre Technique Regional) spread throughout Mauritius and from the 1st Division Senior & Junior National Teams. The main tournaments the team competes in are the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
The COSAFA Under 20 Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.-Past winners:-External links:*...

, organized in November every year in South Africa, and the African Youth Championship
African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds...

, held every two years. It has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

. The players in the team are being prepared to join the Mauritius national football team
Mauritius national football team
The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.-Early years:...

 in the coming years. The best result for the team to date is a 3-1 win over the Zambia national under-20 football team in 2011 African Youth Championship
2011 African Youth Championship
The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April...

 qualifying.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

  • 1977
    1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
    The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from June 27 to July 10, 1977. The tournament took place in four venues — Tunis, Rades, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its...

     to 2009
    2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
    The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

     - Did not enter / Did not qualify

African Youth Championship

  • 1977 - Did not enter
  • 1979 - Second Round
  • 1981 to 1991 - Did not enter / Did not qualify
  • 1993
    1993 African Youth Championship
    The 1993 African Youth Championship was a football tournament hosted on the island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. The Championship was won by Ghana, who defeated Cameroon in the final, with both teams thus qualifying for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship....

     to 1995 - Group Stage
  • 1997 to 2011
    2011 African Youth Championship
    The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April...

     - Did not enter / Did not qualify

COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup

  • 1983 to 2009
    2009 COSAFA U-20 Cup
    The 2009 COSAFA U-20 Cup is an association football tournament contested between national teams affiliated to COSAFA.-Participants:Group AWithdrewGroup BGroup CGroup DWithdrew -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:...

     - Did not enter / Did not qualify
  • 2010
    2010 COSAFA U-20 Cup
    The 2010 COSAFA U-20 Cup is the 19th edition of the football tournament that involves the youth teams from Southern Africa. Botswana will host the competition.-Participants:Group AWithdrew for second consecutive yearGroup BGroup C...

     - Group Stage

Current squad

The following players were named to the Mauritius U-20 squad for the 2011 COSAFA U-20 Cup.
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Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the national under-20 squad within the last twelve months: Updated November 19, 2011
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Current staff

Name Nat Position
Rajen Dorasami  Mauritius Head coach
Victor Thomas  Mauritius Assistant coach
Rohit Teeluckchand  Mauritius Goalkeeping coach
Beemon Madhoo  Mauritius Physiotherapist
Mohunlall Seeruttun  Mauritius Head of delegation

Schedule

Recent results

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Upcoming fixtures

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Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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External links

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