Mozambique national football team
| Nickname(s) | Os Mambas (The Mambas) | |||
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| Association | Federação Moçambicana de Futebol (FMF) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Chiquinho Conde | |||
| Captain | Mexer | |||
| Most caps | Domingues (116) | |||
| Top scorer | Tico-Tico (30) | |||
| Home stadium | Estádio do Zimpeto | |||
| FIFA code | MOZ | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 96 (3 April 2025) | |||
| Highest | 66 (November 1997) | |||
| Lowest | 134 (July 2005, September 2006) | |||
| First international | ||||
| Mozambique 2–1 Zambia (Mozambique; 25 June 1975) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Mozambique 6–1 Lesotho (Mozambique; 10 August 1980) Mozambique 5–0 South Sudan (Maputo, Mozambique; 18 May 2014) Mozambique 5–0 Lesotho (Maputo, Mozambique; 2 June 2021) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Zimbabwe 6–0 Mozambique (Salisbury, Zimbabwe; 20 April 1980) | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1986) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023) | |||
| African Nations Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | |||
| Best result | Quarter finals (2022) | |||
| COSAFA Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) | |||
| Best result | Runners-up (2008, 2015) | |||
The Mozambique national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Moçambicana de Futebol) represents Mozambique in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for six Africa Cup of Nations, in 1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023, and most recently 2025, being eliminated in the first round in all five appearances so far. They have also appeared at the African Nations Championship on two occasions where, at the 2022 edition, they claimed their first ever victory and reached the knockout stage of an 11-aside CAF tournament for the first time history. In 1997, the Mozambique Football Federation became a founding member of COSAFA.
Mozambique's home ground is Estádio do Zimpeto in Zimpeto in the capital city Maputo, and can hold 42,000 spectators. The team's current head coach is former player Chiquinho Conde, who became manager in July 2019, replacing previous head coach and former Portugal international Abel Xavier, who had been in charge since February 2016.