Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna (Arabic: نادي تفرغ زينة لكرة القدم) is a Mauritanian football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.[1]

FC Tevragh-Zeina
Full nameFootball Club Tevragh-Zeïna
Founded2005
GroundStade Olympique
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Capacity20,000
ChairmanMoussa Ould Khairy
ManagerBirama Gaye
LeagueMauritanean Premier League
2023–243rd

History

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In 2009, ASC Tevragh-Zeïna reached the final of the Coupe du Président de la République but lost to ASAC Concorde 5–4 on penalties after the game ended 0–0.[2] In 2010, they won the competition, beating FC Feu Mini 3–0 in the final.[3] By winning the Cup, they qualified for the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.

On February 28, 2011, Tevragh-Zeïna became the first club from Mauritania since 1994 to advance in continental competition after beating AS Real Bamako of Mali 1–0 on aggregate in the preliminary round of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.[4] However, they were eliminated in the following round after losing 3–1 on aggregate to JS Kabylie of Algeria.[5]

Tevragh-Zeina won the 2014–15 Mauritanian Premier League title after defeating Sélibaby 4–0 in the last round and overtaking their rivals Cansado who came second with a difference of one point. As a result, they qualified for the 2016 CAF Champions League.

Achievements

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Performance in CAF competitions

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2011 – first round
2020 – second round

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   MTN Namori Diaw
6 DF   MTN Cheikh Bilal Hadji
2 DF   MTN Mohamed Walid Ould Afif
4 DF   MTN Moussa Faye
19 DF   MTN Yahya Cheikh Abdel Aziz
7 MF   MTN Anass Saleh El-Din
8 MF   MTN Bardass Zein El Abidin
9 FW   MTN Lamine Ould Alaoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   MTN Mohamed Ould Mokhtar
11 MF   MTN Mohamed Ben Abd Moussa
12 DF   MTN Babacar Ngollo Coulibaly
22 GK   MTN Ibrahima Mamadou Sia
15 DF   MTN Lamine Balla Chérif
23 MF   MTN El Hadj Mokhtar
17 FW   MTN Mohamed Yacoub Bâ
20 MF   MTN Samba Abdallah Moussa
Managers
  Birama Gaye

References

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  1. ^ "Zeina Tevragh, fleuron du football mauritanien - Orange Coupe de la Confédération 2010 - CAF". 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mauritania 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ T. Zeina win Mauritania Cup
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "CAF - CAF Error Page". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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