
Association Sportive de la Garde Nationale known as AS Garde Nationale is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott.

Nouakchott Kings is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott and one of the main competitors for the Ligue 1 Mauritania title every year.

Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle de la Concorde known as ASAC Concorde is a Mauritanean football club based in Nouakchott.

The Mauritanian Cup known as Republic President Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Mauritanean football. It was created in 1976.

Mauritania competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Mauritania competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Mauritania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Mauritania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Mauritania competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The country's delegation consisted of a single competitor, Ezzouha Edidal. Edidal competed in one track and field athletics event and did not win a medal.

Mauritania competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of one athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.

Mauritania has sent Olympians to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games held since 1984, and has yet to win an Olympic medal. Mauritania has yet to compete in any Winter Olympic Games.

Mauritania made its Paralympic Games début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. It was represented by a female sprinter and a male powerlifter. The country competed again in 2004, with runner Ezzouha Edidal as its sole representative.

ASC Mauritel Mobile FC is a Mauritanean football club founded in 2003 based in Nouakchott.

Association Sportive et Culturelle Nasr de Sebkha known as ASC Nasr de Sebkha is a Mauritanean football club based in Sebkha.

The Stade Olympique, or Stade olympique in French, is a multi-purpose stadium in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is used mostly for football matches. It also has an athletics track. The capacity has been 20,000 since the most recent renovation. The stadium is used by the Mauritania national football team.

Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna is a Mauritanean football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.