Mauritania national basketball team is the national basketball team in
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
. They have appeared in the
FIBA Africa Championship and are yet to make an appearance in the
FIBA World Championship.
Its best performance was at the
FIBA Africa Championship 1985 in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
, where Mauritania finished 6th, ahead of favored teams such as
Nigeria and
Tunisia.
Current roster
At the
AfroBasket 2013 qualification The 2013 FIBA Africa Championship Qualification occurred on various dates between 8 July 2012 and 23 February 2013. It was used to determine which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship. Teams competed ...
: ''(last publicized squad, incomplete)''
Mauritania , 2013 Afrobasket Qualification
ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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*Club – describes last
club before the tournament
*Age – describes age
on 1 July 2012
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
''Yet to qualify''
World championships
''Yet to qualify''
FIBA Africa Championship
African Games
''Yet to qualify''
See also
* Mauritania men's national under-20 basketball team
References
External links
Official website
Mauritania Basketball Federation
Mauritania Basketball
at afrobasket.com
{{FIBA Africa teams
Men's national basketball teams
1964 establishments in Mauritania