2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup

The 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup was a friendly international association football tournament organized and controlled by Mauritius Football Association (MFA) and was played from 11 to 18 June 2023 at Saint Pierre, Mauritius.[1][2][3]

2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMauritius
CitySaint Pierre
Dates11–18 June 2023
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Djibouti
Runners-up Mauritius
Third place Kenya
Fourth place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored13 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Djibouti Samuel Akinbinu
Djibouti Gabriel Dadzie
Mauritius Ashley Nazira
(2 goals each)

Participating nations

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The FIFA Rankings of participating national teams as of 6 April 2023.[4]

Team FIFA Rankings Confederation
  Djibouti 194 CAF
  Kenya 102 CAF
  Mauritius (Host) 180 CAF
  Pakistan 195 AFC

Venue

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All matches were played at Stade de Cote d'Or in Saint Pierre, Mauritius.

Saint Pierre, Mauritius
Stade de Cote d'Or
Capacity: 8,000

Match officials

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Referees
  •   Nasser Houssein Mahamoud
  •   Andofetra Rakotojaona
  •   Irshad Ul Haq
  •   Josphine Wanjiku
  •   Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy
Assistant Referees
  •   Eleyeh Robleh Dirir
  •   Stephen Odhiambo
  •   Stephen Yiembe
  •   Augustin Gabriel Herinirina
  •   Danison Ravelomandimby
  •   Muhammad Ali
  •   Aswet Teeluck
  •   Yuvraj Jamansing

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Djibouti (C) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Champion
2   Mauritius (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Kenya 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4   Pakistan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: GSA
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Matches

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Mauritius  3–0  Pakistan
Report
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre
Referee: Nasser Houssein Mahamoud (Djibouti)
Djibouti  3–0
Awarded
  Kenya
Report
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre

Pakistan  0–1  Kenya
Report Shummah   17'
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Mauritius  1–3  Djibouti
Nazira   26' Report
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre
Referee: Irshad Ul Haq (Pakistan)

Djibouti  3–1  Pakistan
Report
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre
Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)

Mauritius  1–0  Kenya
Report
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre
Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)

Goalscorers

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There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: GSA

References

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  1. ^ "Harambee Stars set to clash with Pakistan and other lowly ranked teams". www.newsday.co.ke. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Men's National Team to feature in 4-Nations Cup in Mauritius". www.nation.com.pk. 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan men's national football team to participate in four-nation cup". www.geosuper.tv. 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "FIFA mens football team rankings". www.fifa.com. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.