Mauritania has an international football team who play and train at the Olympic Stadium.
The nation's best-known and most successful team is ASC Garde Nationale of the Mauritanian Premier League.
Their last participation was in the FIBA Africa Championship 1985, where they got 6th place.
Rugby union is a small sport in the country, but it has become more popular.
The team has never appeared in the World Cup, but has played friendlies against neighboring countries.