Mali national football team

Mali
Nickname(s)Les Aigles (The Eagles)
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachMohamed Magassouba
CaptainHamari Traoré
Most capsSeydou Keita (102)[1]
Top scorerSeydou Keita (25)
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 52 4 (31 March 2022)[2]
Highest23 (June 2013)
Lowest117 (October 2001)
First international
 Mali 4–3 Central African Republic 
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Mali 11–0 Mauritania 
(Senegal; 1 October 1972)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 7–0 Mali 
(Algeria; 13 November 1988)
 Kuwait 8–1 Mali 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 September 1997)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances12 (first in 1972)
Best resultRunners-up (1972)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunners-up (2016, 2020)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national football team.

The Mali national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football du Mali) represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

While Mali is a major youth football power in both Africa and the world, they have never qualified for any senior FIFA World Cup finals in history. They have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on 12 occasions.

Mali were suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017 due to 'government interference' with the national football association, namely dissolving its executive committee.[3] However, the side was re-instated by FIFA on 29 April after the executive committee was re-introduced by the Malian government.[4]

History

Mali reached the 1972 African Nations Cup final, but lost 3–2 to Congo. They failed to qualify for the finals again until 1994 when they reached the semi-finals, an achievement repeated in 2002, 2004 and 2012.

They played their first World Cup qualifier in the year 2000. As part of the CAF's qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup, Mali lost in the preliminary round to Libya. Two years later, the country hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations.[5]

Mali's under-23's team managed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The team coached by Cheick Kone managed to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament before losing to Italy.[6]

In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Mali beat Guinea-Bissau in the preliminaries. In the resulting second round, Mali finished fifth in its group. On 27 March 2005, riots broke out in Bamako after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to Togo, 2–1 on a last minute goal.[7]

In the 2010 African Nations Cup, Mali made football headlines for coming back from losing 4–0 with eleven minutes left to level 4–4 with Angola.[8] It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory, alongside Sweden's famous comeback against Germany in a 2014 World Cup qualifier with a same scoreline.

Team kit
Manufacturer Period
Kappa1998–2003
Baliston2003–2007
Airness2007–

Results and fixtures
Main article: Mali national football team results (2020–present)

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 2021 AFCONQ Guinea  1–0  Mali Conakry, Guinea
16:00 UTC±0
  • Soumah 76'
 Report Stadium: General Lansana Conté Stadium
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2021 AFCONQ Mali  3–0
Awarded[note 1]		  Chad
6 June Friendly Algeria  1–0  Mali Blida, Algeria
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
11 June Friendly DR Congo  1–1  Mali Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 0
15 June Friendly Tunisia  1–0  Mali Radès, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
1 September 2022 World Cup qualification Mali  1–0  Rwanda Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade d'Agadir
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
6 September 2022 World Cup qualification Uganda  0–0  Mali Entebbe, Uganda
14:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
7 October 2022 World Cup qualification Mali  5–0  Kenya Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
10 October World Cup qualification Kenya  0–1  Mali Nairobi, Kenya
--:-- UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
11 November 2022 World Cup qualification Rwanda  0–3  Mali Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angolan Football Federation)
14 November 2022 World Cup qualification Mali  1–0  Uganda Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2022
12 January 2021 AFCON Tunisia  0–1  Mali Limbe, Cameroon
Report Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
16 January 2021 AFCON Gambia  1–1  Mali Limbe, Cameroon
 Report
Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
20 January 2021 AFCON Mali  2–0  Mauritania Douala, Cameroon
 Report Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
26 January AFCON Round of 16 Mali  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		  Equatorial Guinea Limbe, Cameroon
Report Stadium: Limbe Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Penalties
25 March 2022 World Cup qualification 1st Leg Mali  0–1  Tunisia Bamako, Mali
17:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
29 March 2022 World Cup qualification 2nd Leg Tunisia  0–0  Mali Tunis, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)

Coaching staff
PositionName
Head Coach Mohamed Magassouba
Assistant Coach Fousseni Diawara
Goalkeeper Coach Mahamadou Sidibé

Coaching history
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia on 25 and 29 March 2022.[9]

Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Tunisia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Djigui Diarra (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 48 0 Young Africans
1 1GK Ibrahim Mounkoro (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 14 0 Mazembe
1GK Ismael Diawara (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 1 0 Malmö
2DF Hamari Traoré (1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 41 1 Rennes
15 2DF Mamadou Fofana (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 24 2 Amiens
5 2DF Boubakar Kouyaté (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 16 0 Metz
6 2DF Massadio Haïdara (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 13 1 Lens
2DF Senou Coulibaly (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 3 0 Dijon
12 2DF Moussa Sissako (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 4 0 Standard Liège
17 2DF Cheick Traoré (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 2 0 Dijon
3 2DF Amadou Dante (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 0 0 Sturm Graz
2 2DF Almamy Touré (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 0 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF Lassana Coulibaly (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 28 0 Salernitana
4 3MF Amadou Haidara (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 30 2 RB Leipzig
10 3MF Yves Bissouma (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 25 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
8 3MF Diadie Samassékou (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 24 1 1899 Hoffenheim
23 3MF Aliou Dieng (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 21 1 Al Ahly
26 3MF Mohamed Camara (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 10 1 Red Bull Salzburg
3MF Cheick Doucouré (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 8 0 Lens
11 3MF Abdoulaye Doucouré (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 2 0 Everton
14 4FW Adama Malouda Traoré (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 47 8 Sheriff Tiraspol
7 4FW Moussa Doumbia (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 36 5 Reims
19 4FW Moussa Djenepo (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 27 3 Southampton
18 4FW Abdoulay Diaby (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 26 7 Al Jazira
9 4FW Ibrahima Koné (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 12 11 Lorient
21 4FW Nene Dorgeles (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 1 0 SV Ried
13 4FW Saliou Guindo (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 1 0 KF Laçi
20 4FW Ibrahim Sissoko (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 0 0 Niort

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Mali in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Niare (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 0 0 Stade Malien v.  Uganda,14 November 2021
GK Adama Kéïta (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 1 0 Gor Mahia v.  Tunisia, 15 June 2021
GK Aly Yirango (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 2 0 Créteil-Lusitanos v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
DF Falaye Sacko (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 24 1 Saint-Étienne 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Issaka Samaké (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 18 2 Horoya 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Charles Traoré (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 8 0 Nantes 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Siaka Bagayoko (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 9 1 Mynai v.  Tunisia, 15 June 2021
DF Ibrahim Kane (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 2 0 Vorskla Poltava v.  Tunisia, 15 June 2021
DF Samba Camara (1992-11-14) 14 November 1992 1 0 Sivasspor v.  Algeria, 7 June 2021 PRE
DF Yacouba Doumbia (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 6 0 JS Kabylie v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
DF Ichaka Diarra (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 1 0 Sahab v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
DF Mamadou S. Traoré (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 1 0 Estrela da Amadora v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
MF Adama Noss Traoré (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 27 3 Hatayspor 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Rominigue Kouamé (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 10 0 Troyes 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Hamidou Traoré (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 1 0 Giresunspor 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Moussa Kyabou (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 9 0 Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Kenya, 10 October 2021
MF Souleymane Diarra (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 5 0 Guingamp v.  Algeria, 7 June 2021 PRE
MF Sadio Kanouté (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 7 0 Simba v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
MF Zoumana Simpara (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 2 0 Djoliba v.  Guinea, 24 March 2021
FW Kalifa Coulibaly (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 28 5 Nantes 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW El Bilal Touré (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 11 2 Reims 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Lassine Sinayoko (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 5 0 Auxerre 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Kévin Zohi (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 1 0 Vizela v.  Kenya, 10 October 2021
FW Hamidou Sinayoko (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 10 2 Djoliba v.  Uganda, 6 September 2021
FW Sékou Koïta (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 15 3 Red Bull Salzburg v.  Tunisia, 15 June 2021
FW Nasser Ag Acharatoumane (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 0 0 Tevragh-Zeina v.  Tunisia, 15 June 2021
FW Moussa Marega (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 25 3 Al-Hilal v.  Algeria, 7 June 2021 PRE

DCL Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records
As of 29 March 2022[10]
Players in bold are still active with Mali.

Competition records

Africa Cup of Nations
Main article: Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations

Mali have never won the Africa Cup of Nations; their best result at the tournament was runners-up in 1972. Mali have qualified for the tournament twelve times in total, finishing as runners-up once, third twice, and fourth three times. Prior to 2008, each time Mali qualified, they reached the knockout stage having only qualified four times before then.

Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1957 Part of  France Part of  France
1959
1962 Did not enter Did not enter
1963
1965 Did not qualify Did not qualify
1968
1970
1972 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 11 11 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 2
1974 Did not qualify 4 1 3 0 8 6
1976 2 1 0 1 5 3
1978 2 1 0 1 1 2
1980 Did not enter
1982 4 2 0 2 7 7
1984 4 2 0 2 5 6
1986 4 1 2 1 4 9
1988 Withdrew
1990 6 2 3 1 8 7
1992 6 0 3 3 2 7
1994 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 8 Squad 6 3 1 2 8 7
1996 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 15 10
1998 6 3 0 3 9 9
2000 8 3 4 1 8 3
2002 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 5 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 10 10 Squad 6 4 1 1 9 2
2006 Did not qualify 12 4 2 6 15 15
2008 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 1 3 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 1
2010 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 6 Squad 12 6 3 3 21 15
2012 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 6 5 Squad 6 3 1 2 9 6
2013 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 7 8 Squad 2 2 0 0 7 1
2015 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad 6 3 0 3 8 6
2017 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 3
2019 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 10 2
2021 Round of 16 11th 4 2 2 0 4 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 10 4
2023 To be determined To be determined
2025
Total Runners-up 12/33 54 19 19 16 65 65 — 136 65 32 38 199 133

African Nations Championship

Mali has competed in four African Nations Championship tournaments, finishing as runners-up twice.

African Nations Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 0 0
2011 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 1
2014 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 2
2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 6 4 2 2 0 7 4
2018 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 3
2020 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 9 0
2022 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 4/6 19 7 7 5 16 17 18 8 8 2 28 10

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930Did not enter Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966Withdrew Withdrew
1970Did not enter Did not enter
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994Withdrew Withdrew
1998
2002Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 4
2006 12 4 2 6 15 15
2010 16 8 3 5 30 21
2014 6 2 2 2 7 7
2018 8 1 4 3 4 10
2022 8 5 2 1 11 1
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 21 13 18 70 58

African Games
Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1965-000000
1973-000000
1978-000000
1987-000000
1991–present See Mali national under-23 football team
Total4/4000000

Head-to-head record
Team Confederation P W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria CAF 24102122236–14
 Angola CAF 412185+3
 Benin CAF 168712716+11
 Botswana CAF 7601195+14
 Burkina Faso CAF 2113353620+16
 Cameroon CAF 602438–5
 Cape Verde CAF 7322104+6
 Chad CAF 220042+2
 China PR AFC 210135–2
 Congo CAF 10523149+5
 DR Congo CAF 6312119+2
 Croatia UEFA 100112–1
 Egypt CAF 10424880
 Equatorial Guinea CAF 330050+5
 Eritrea CAF 220030+3
 Ethiopia CAF 210143+1
 Gabon CAF 122551016–6
 Gambia CAF 187562216+6
 Ghana CAF 173681428–14
 Guinea CAF 3910171243430
 Guinea-Bissau CAF 12921269+17
 Iran AFC 110021+1
 Ivory Coast CAF 2628161747–30
 Japan AFC 1010110
 Kenya CAF 211042+2
 North Korea AFC 100101–1
 South Korea AFC 100113–2
 Kuwait AFC 3003410–10
 Liberia CAF 105321911+8
 Libya CAF 7313910–1
 Lithuania UEFA 110031+2
 Madagascar CAF 110020+2
 Malawi CAF 531185+3
 Mauritania CAF 3018756023+37
 Morocco CAF 195681231–19
 Mozambique CAF 320143+1
 Namibia CAF 421153+2
 Niger CAF 8521104+6
 Nigeria CAF 9135512–7
 Oman AFC 201112–1
 Qatar AFC 1010000
 Rwanda CAF 311132+1
 Saudi Arabia AFC 210146–2
 Senegal CAF 32812123341–8
 Seychelles CAF 220050+5
 Sierra Leone CAF 13472179+8
 South Africa CAF 412142+2
 South Sudan CAF 220050+5
 Sudan CAF 421174+3
 Togo CAF 146262315+8
 Tunisia CAF 8404880
 Uganda CAF 412184+4
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1010000
 Zambia CAF 502338–5
 Zimbabwe CAF 621345–1

Team honours

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments
Runners-up (1): 1972
Runners-up (1): 2016, 2020

Other Tournaments and Cups
Amilcar Cabral Cup
Champions (3): 1989, 1997, 2007
Runners-up (4): –

Notes
  1. On 22 March 2021, CAF decided that the match scheduled for 28 March 2021 would be awarded as a 3–0 win for Mali due to the disqualification of Chad.

See also

References
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