The Mayotte national football team represents the French overseas department and

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Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loca ...

in international football. Mayotte is a member of neither FIFA nor CAF, so it is not eligible to enter the

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or the African Cup of Nations. Till 2007, Mayotte had played two friendly matches against the French overseas island of Réunion and three against

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. In 2007, the team competed for the first time in the Indian Ocean Games, finishing in third position after losing against

in the semi-final and beating

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in the third-place playoff after a penalty-shootout. In 2012, the team in

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Beat

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champions of

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3–1. also beat New Caledonia champions of

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and Runners-Up of

2–0.

Mayotte Football Achievements

Indian Ocean Island Games

Coupe de l'Outre-Mer

Mayotte has participated in both editions of the

, which was established in 2008.

Fixtures and results

Head-to-Head Records against other countries

Team

Current squad

''The following The players were selected to the squad for the

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:''

Notable players

* Adifane Noussoura - played for professional team Lincoln City

Honours

:''This is a list of honours for the senior Mayotte team''

:* Fourth Place : 2010,

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Indian Ocean Island Games :* Silver Medal : 2015 :* Bronze Medal : 2007,

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:* Fourth Place : 2011

References

External links

Official website

Mayotte
at

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