Mozambique national beach soccer team

The Mozambique national beach soccer team represents Mozambique in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation, the nation's governing body for football. They have qualified for the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations four times, and made their Beach Soccer World Cup debut in 2021.

Mozambique

Nickname(s)	Mambas
Association	Mozambican Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Abineiro Ussaca
FIFA code	MOZ
BSWW ranking	38 (2 June 2025)[1]
First international
Cape Verde 6–5  Mozambique (Durban, South Africa; 3 July 2007)
Biggest win
Mozambique 7–3  Seychelles (Saly, Senegal; 24 May 2021)
Biggest defeat
Senegal 10-0  Mozambique (Durban, South Africa; 27 March 2008)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Group Stage (2021)
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up (2021)

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

Mozambique  v  Spain

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B	Mozambique	4–8	Spain	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Mozambique  v  United Arab Emirates

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B	Mozambique	4–2	United Arab Emirates	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Tahiti  v  Mozambique

23 August 2021 (2021-08-23) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B	Tahiti	8–7	Mozambique	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MOZ Manuel Domingos Tivane 2 DF  MOZ Bachir Augusto Mussa 3 DF  MOZ Angelo Artur Tomas 4 DF  MOZ Hermino Marcelino Ernesto 5 DF  MOZ Gerson Vicente Chivale 6 DF  MOZ Nelson João Manuel 7 MF  MOZ Yuran José Malate

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 FW  MOZ Gabriel Geraldo Macuvele 9 MF  MOZ António José Pedro Namape Júnior (Figo) 10 MF  MOZ Rachide Sefo Smithe 11 FW  MOZ Helder Jose Mahumane 12 GK  MOZ Anivaldo Donaldo Geraldo Mavie 13 DF  MOZ Ramossete Alexandre Cumbe 14 GK  MOZ Pedro Xavier da Barca

Head coach: Abineiro Adolfo Ussaca

Assistant coach: José Fernando Machava

Goalkeeping coach: Sérgio Paulo Munjovo

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification (CAF) record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter										No qualification tournaments
2006											Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify										Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	8	21	–13
2008											Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	6	20	–14
2009											6th place	6th	3	1	0	2	11	18	–7
2011											Did not enter
2013
2015											Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	15	18	–3		Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	23	16	+7
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	0 titles	1/11	3	1	0	2	15	18	–3		0 titles	4/10	14	6	0	8	48	75	–27

Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations

The Mozambique national beach soccer team was created for the 2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship. They have never qualified from the group stage, only ever registering two wins before the 2021 edition: one against South Africa in 2008 and one on penalties against Libya in 2009.

BSAFCON record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	Did not participate
2007	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	8	21	-13
2008	Group Stage	7th	3	1	0	2	6	20	-14
2009	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	11	18	-7
2011	Did not participate
2013
2015	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2021	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	23	16	+7
2022	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	9	12	+8
2024	To be determined
Total	0 titles	6/12	18	8	0	10	57	87	-19