Angola and Mauritania were level 0-0 at halftime on 06/05/2026 in their first friendly during the FIFA international break, a match that had already swung from calm control to brief flashes of danger before the interval. The game at Larbi Zaouli Stadium remained open but scoreless as the teams went to the dressing room.
That is why Angola Vs Mauritania drew attention in the first place: it was the first meeting between the sides in this international window, and both coaches sent out full starting XIs from the kick-off. Angola lined up in a 4-3-3 with Marques; Afonso, Gaspar, Buatu and Carneiro; Maestro, Show and Keliano; Balburdia, Zini and Banza, while Mauritania answered with a 4-2-3-1 of Diop; Keita, Ba, Lefort and Abeid; Magassa, Ngom, Gassama, Lekoueiry and Mahmoud; Anne.
The opening half did not belong cleanly to either side. Angola kept more of the ball, but Mauritania generated the more frequent dangerous attacks and carved out the first big chance of the game when Anne drove a shot from inside the area and Marques pushed it away. Angola’s best early opening came through Maestro, whose powerful cross found Zini, only for the attempt to drift wide.
The pattern fit a first half that alternated between faster and slower spells, with the rhythm broken again after a foul in midfield led to a brief scuffle between players. The referee brought it under control, and the match moved on with three more minutes added before the break. Angola then made a substitution after Keliano received treatment on the field, a reminder that the contest was already becoming physical even before anyone had found a finish.
For now, the most important fact is the one the scoreboard showed at halftime: neither side had made the possession edge count, and Mauritania had the cleaner chances without turning them into a lead. The unanswered question is what came after the restart, because this update stopped at the interval and did not confirm whether the deadlock held or broke in the second half.
