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MOZAMBIQUE

CAF

Mozambique competes as a member of CAF. The team has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, while its best African Cup of Nations result was Round of 16 (2025).

Information

Confederation	CAF
Sub-Confederation	COSAFA
Founded	1975
Joined FIFA	1980
Most appearances	Domingues Pelembe (124)
Top scorers	Tico-Tico (30)
Nicknames	Os Mambas
Uniform	Red-Black
Former name	Portugal

Competitive Record

African Cup of Nations6 appearances

Best finish: Round of 16 (2025)

Current Squad 51 players

Player

POS

DoB

Club

CAPS

GOALS

YEARS

E

GK

07.09.1998 (27)

32

0

2021-

I

GK

01.03.1997 (29)

13

0

2022-

V

GK

08.10.1998 (27)

10

0

2017-

F

GK

09.06.2003 (23)

Ferroviário Nampula

1

0

2023-

K

GK

08.05.2003 (23)

1

0

2025-

E

DF

08.09.1987 (38)

Ankara Keçiörengücü

77

3

2007-

Z

Zainadine Júnior

DF

24.06.1988 (38)

64

1

2008-

R

Reinildo Mandava

DF

21.01.1994 (32)

56

5

2014-

B

DF

31.10.1997 (28)

37

1

2016-

F

DF

05.11.1991 (34)

32

0

2011-

I

DF

08.02.1996 (30)

30

0

2018-

D

DF

19.04.1997 (29)

28

0

2017-

M

Martinho Thauzene

DF

27.09.1999 (26)

27

1

2021-

D

DF

17.06.1998 (28)

23

0

2018-

A

DF

12.11.1999 (26)

Dunfermline Athletic

20

1

2024-

B

DF

11.08.1993 (32)

12

1

2016-

F

DF

07.04.1997 (29)

11

1

2017-

F

Fernando Chamboco

DF

15.06.1998 (28)

11

0

2023-

D

DF

10.10.1998 (27)

8

1

2025-

O

DF

28.03.2003 (23)

3

0

2025-

E

Domingues Pelembe

MF

13.11.1983 (42)

124

17

2004-

S

MF

15.10.1988 (37)

61

4

2011-

S

MF

25.05.1988 (38)

Ferroviário Maputo

48

2

2003-

F

MF

15.11.1996 (29)

46

1

2017-

W

MF

26.08.1996 (29)

44

4

2015-

E

MF

18.07.1994 (31)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

43

0

2015-

G

MF

26.01.2001 (25)

43

14

2017-

M

MF

21.08.1995 (30)

42

0

2017-

S

MF

24.11.1997 (28)

Sagrada Esperança

42

0

2021-

L

Luís Miquissone

MF

25.07.1995 (30)

40

9

2015-

G

MF

31.01.1995 (31)

39

4

2015-

A

MF

12.03.1996 (30)

Singida Black Stars

29

0

2018-

R

MF

14.11.1995 (30)

25

2

2023-

J

MF

09.01.1997 (29)

Ferroviário Beira

15

0

2022-

K

MF

19.07.1999 (26)

União Santarém

10

1

2018-

P

MF

24.03.1994 (32)

4

0

2024-

E

MF

28.01.1999 (27)

Carl Zeiss Jena

3

1

2023-

K

MF

15.03.2003 (23)

1

0

2025-

C

Clésio Baúque

FW

11.10.1994 (31)

62

9

2011-

I

FW

27.06.1989 (37)

Ferroviário Nampula

50

6

2010-

S

FW

05.12.1994 (31)

BSG Chemie Leipzig [1997]

41

9

2017-

R

FW

14.06.1990 (36)

35

3

2011-

M

FW

26.06.1997 (29)

27

4

2021-

P

FW

09.04.1995 (31)

24

4

2020-

D

FW

20.08.1995 (30)

Ferroviário Beira

21

3

2016-

N

Nelson Divrassone

FW

20.06.1994 (32)

21

3

2015-

F

FW

05.01.1995 (31)

16

4

2014-

E

Estevão Novela

FW

01.12.1995 (30)

11

3

2021-

C

FW

14.01.2004 (22)

Académico Viseu

8

3

2024-

G

Gianluca Lorenzoni

FW

22.02.2001 (25)

6

0

2024-

Â

Ângelo Cantolo

FW

23.05.2003 (23)

4

0

2025-

Squad Overview

Most Represented Leagues

Moçambola (24)

Primeira Liga de Portugal (3)

Liga Portugal 2 (2)

Most Represented Club

Songo (10)

Home-Based Players

25(49%)

Foreign-Based Players

26(51%)

Most Capped (Squad)

Domingues Pelembe

124 caps

Top Scorer (Squad)

Domingues Pelembe

17 goals

Average Age

30.1years

Players by Position

GK

5

DF

15

MF

18

FW

13

Top Scorers

PlayerCapsGoalsYears

Tico-Tico94301992-2010

Domingues Pelembe124172004–

Dário40161996-2011

Geny Catamo43142017–

Clésio Baúque6292011–

Stanley Ratifo4192017–

Luís Miquissone4092015–

Miró7982004-2015

Sonito3372008-2017

Most Appearances

PlayerCapsGoalsYears

Domingues Pelembe124172004–

Chiquinho Conde98—

Tico-Tico94301992-2010

Miró7982004-2015

Mexer7732007–

Zainadine Júnior6412008–

Hagi6342005-2015

Clésio Baúque6292011–

Telinho6142011–

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