Match

Mauritania vs Angola: result 2-3 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 20, 2024 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Mauritania
2-3
Angola

Full time

What was the result of Mauritania vs Angola?

Angola won 2-3 on January 20, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 30′Gelson DalaAngola
  • 43′S. AmarMauritania
  • 50′Gelson DalaAngola
  • 53′GilbertoAngola
  • 58′A. KoitaMauritania

Official lineup for Mauritania vs Angola

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Mauritania

4-3-3
  1. 19A. Koita
  2. 25P. Bâ
  3. 23S. Amar
  1. 8M. Bodda
  2. 6G. Fofana
  3. 4O. Gassama
  1. 3A. Abeid
  2. 5L. Ba
  3. 13N. El Abd
  4. 20I. Keita
  1. 16B. Niasse

Angola

4-2-3-1
  1. 19Mabululu
  1. 10Gelson Dala
  2. 9Zini
  3. 7Gilberto
  1. 23Show
  2. 16Fredy
  1. 2Núrio Fortuna
  2. 3Jonathan Buatu
  3. 6Kialonda Gaspar
  4. 21Eddie
  1. 22Neblú
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mauritania have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Angola have 2, 10 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Mauritania
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 16, 2024Burkina Faso(away)0-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jan 6, 2024Tunisia(away)0-0Friendlies
Nov 21, 2023South Sudan(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Nov 15, 2023Congo DR(away)0-2World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 17, 2023Burkina Faso(home)1-2Friendlies
Angola
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2024Algeria(away)1-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jan 6, 2024Congo DR(away)0-0Friendlies
Nov 21, 2023Mauritius(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Nov 16, 2023Cape Verde Islands(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 17, 2023Congo DR(home)0-0Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Mauritania win, 2 draws, 1 Angola win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 20, 2023Angola 0-0 MauritaniaAfrican Nations Championship
Jun 29, 2019Mauritania 0-0 AngolaAfrica Cup of Nations
Oct 16, 2018Mauritania 1-0 AngolaAfrica Cup of Nations
Oct 12, 2018Angola 4-1 MauritaniaAfrica Cup of Nations

Last archived meeting: Angola vs Mauritania on Jan 20, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Mauritania score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Angola score 0.7 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Mauritania0.90.966/155/15
Angola0.70.966/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Angola3021232

A question about Mauritania vs Angola?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Mauritania and Angola

Ready to know everything about football?