Following Mauritania’s outstanding performance at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023, the Mauritanian Football Federation has decided to extend head coach Amir Abdou’s contract until 2026.

For the first time in its history, the Mauritius national team advanced to the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON knockout phase. However, after losing 1-0 to Cape Verde, they were ousted in the round of eight.

The Mauritanian Football Federation made an official announcement on Thursday, February 8, announcing that coach Amir Abdou’s contract had been extended.

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“The Mauritanian Football Federation announces that it has reached a final agreement with the national coach, Amir Abdou, to extend his contract at the head of the national team until 2026.”

After three full participations in which the “Al Mourabitoun” did not experience any victory—the Mauritanian team’s lone victory in the competition came against Algeria in the third round of Group D—the Comorian coach, who has been in charge of the Mauritanian national team since March 2022, guided the “Al Mourabitoun” to their first victory in the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON finals.