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===Current squad===
===Current squad===
The following players were called up for the [[Exhibition game|friendly]] match against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] on 26 March 2024.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1768688645731463641|user=femafoot |title=FENÊTRE FIFA |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
The following players were called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[Madagascar national football team|Madagascar]] on 6 and 10 June 2024.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1768688645731463641|user=femafoot |title=FENÊTRE FIFA |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>


''Caps and goals updated after the match against {{fb|NGA}} on 26 March 2024.''
''Caps and goals updated after the match against {{fb|GHA}} on 6 June 2024.''


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{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)|Mamadou Samassa]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|02|16|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Mamadou Samassa (footballer, born 1990)|Mamadou Samassa]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|02|16|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Djigui Diarra]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|2|27|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=0|club=[[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]]|clubnat=TZA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=[[Djigui Diarra]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|2|27|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=0|club=[[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]]|clubnat=TZA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Bourama Kone]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|3|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Yeelen Olympique|Yeelen]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Bourama Kone]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|3|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Yeelen Olympique|Yeelen]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Hamari Traoré]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|1|27|df=y}}|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|caps=58|goals=2|club=[[Real Sociedad]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Daouda Guindo]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|14|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Abdoulaye Diaby]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|7|4|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Abdoulaye Diaby]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|7|4|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Boubakar Kouyaté|Kiki Kouyaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|4|15|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=0|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Boubakar Kouyaté|Kiki Kouyaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|4|15|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=0|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Sikou Niakaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|7|10|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Sikou Niakaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|7|10|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Mamadou Fofana (footballer, born 1998)|Mamadou Fofana]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|21|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=1|club=[[Amiens SC|Amiens]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Mamadou Fofana (footballer, born 1998)|Mamadou Fofana]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|21|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=1|club=[[Amiens SC|Amiens]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Falaye Sacko]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|5|1|df=y}}|caps=35|goals=1|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Falaye Sacko]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|5|1|df=y}}|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]||caps=36|goals=1|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Daouda Guindo]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=[[Modibo Sagnan]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|4|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=[[Modibo Sagnan]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|4|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Cheick Oumar Konaté]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|4|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Cheick Oumar Konaté]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|4|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Amadou Haidara]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|31|df=y}}|caps=42|goals=2|club=[[RB Leipzig]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Amadou Haidara]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|1|31|df=y}}|caps=43|goals=2|club=[[RB Leipzig]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Diadie Samassékou]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|1|11|df=y}}|caps=38|goals=1|club=[[Cádiz CF|Cádiz]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Diadie Samassékou]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|1|11|df=y}}|caps=39|goals=1|club=[[Cádiz CF|Cádiz]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Kamory Doumbia]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|18|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=6|club=[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Kamory Doumbia]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|2|18|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=7|club=[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Lassana Coulibaly]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|4|10|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=0|club=[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Lassana Coulibaly]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|4|10|df=y}}|caps=38|goals=0|club=[[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Mamadou Maiga]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|2|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod|Nizhny Novgorod]]|clubnat=RUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)|Mohamed Camara]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|01|06|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=3|club=[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=[[Mamady Diambou]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|11|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Mamady Diambou]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|11|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}2
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mahamadou Doumbia]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|5|15|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=MF|name=[[Aliou Dieng]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|10|15|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=2|club=[[Al-Ahly S.C.|Al-Ahly]]|clubnat=EGY}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Nene Dorgeles]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|23|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=5|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Nene Dorgeles]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|23|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=5|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[El Bilal Touré]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|3|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=7|club=[[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[El Bilal Touré]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|3|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=7|club=[[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Ibrahim Sissoko (footballer, born 1995)|Ibrahim Sissoko]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|11|27|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Adama Traoré (footballer, born 5 June 1995)|Adama Traoré]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|6|5|df=y}}|caps=55|goals=9|club=[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]|clubnat=HUN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Youssoufou Niakaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|12|16|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Youssoufou Niakaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|12|16|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Fousseni Diabaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|10|18|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Fousseni Diabaté]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|10|18|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]|clubnat=SUI}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Sékou Koïta]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|28|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=4|club=[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]|clubnat=AUT}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Mamadou Doumbia (footballer, born 2006)|Mamadou Doumbia]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|2|18|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[A.S. Black Stars|Black Stars]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Mamadou Doumbia (footballer, born 2006)|Mamadou Doumbia]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|2|18|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[A.S. Black Stars|Black Stars]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=FW|name=[[Lassine Sinayoko]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|12|8|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=6|club=[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=FW|name=[[Lassine Sinayoko]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|12|8|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=6|club=[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=27|pos=FW|name=[[Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)|Moussa Sylla]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Pau FC|Pau]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=27|pos=FW|name=[[Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)|Moussa Sylla]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Pau FC|Pau]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ibrahim Diarra (footballer)|Ibrahim Diarra]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|12|12|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Academie Africa Foot|Africa Foot]]|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs end}}
{{nat fs end}}


Revision as of 22:40, 6 June 2024

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national football team.

Mali
Nickname(s)Les Aigles (The Eagles)
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachÉric Chelle
CaptainHamari Traoré
Most capsSeydou Keita (102)[1]
Top scorerSeydou Keita (25)
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 51 Steady (19 December 2024)[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
Appearances13 (first in 1972)
Best resultRunners-up (1972)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultRunners-up (2016, 2020)

The Mali national football team (French: Équipe 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 13 occasions.

Mali were suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017 due to 'government interference' with the national football association, namely dissolving its executive committee.[4] However, the side was re-instated by FIFA on 29 April after the executive committee was re-introduced by the Malian government.[5]

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, 2012 and 2013.

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Team kit

Manufacturer Period
Italy Kappa 1998–2003
France Baliston 2003–2007
France Airness 2007–

Rivalries

Tunisia

Mali v Tunisia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

The rivalry between Mali and Tunisia has been evident in recent years in terms of the number of frequent matches, especially in the Africa Cup of Nations. The two teams met for the first time on 6 January 1974, during a friendly match in Bamako, which ended with a 1–0 victory for Mali.[10] The match between the two teams in the 1994 African Cup of Nations, which was held in Tunisia, remains one of the biggest setbacks witnessed by the Tunisian national team, as Mali won the match 2–0,[11] which led to Tunisia's early exclusion from the tournament that was held on its soil. In recent years, the team's matches have continued, as they met in the last three consecutive editions of the African Cup of Nations 2019, 2021 and 2023, all of which were in the group stage,[12][13] where Mali won two matches and one ended in a draw.[14] The two teams met in the third and final round of the 2022 World Cup qualification. Two round-robin matches were played. However, Tunisia qualified for the World Cup after winning the first leg in Bamako 1–0 with an own goal from defender Moussa Sissako,[15] and a goalless draw prevailed in the return match in Radès.[16] This was Mali's closest chance of qualifying for the World Cup.[17] The competition record remains with Tunisia with a slight advantage. Tunisia won 6 matches, 3 of which ended in draws, and Mali won 5 matches.

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   Fixture

2023

18 June 2023 AFCON qualification Congo  0–2  Mali Brazzaville, Congo
17:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
8 September 2023 AFCON qualification Mali  4–0  South Sudan Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
13 October Friendly Mali  1–0  Uganda Bamako, Mali
Sinayoko 73' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
17 October Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–3  Mali Portimão, Portugal
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
17 November 2026 World Cup Qualification Mali  3–1  Chad Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritania)
20 November 2026 World Cup Qualification Mali  1–1  Central African Republic Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

2024

6 January Friendly Mali  6–2  Guinea-Bissau Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
16 January 2023 AFCON GS Mali  2–0  South Africa Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 16,894
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
20 January 2023 AFCON GS Tunisia  1–1  Mali Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 18,130
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
24 January 2023 AFCON GS Namibia  0–0  Mali San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
30 January 2023 AFCON R16 Mali  2–1  Burkina Faso Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 19,184[18]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
3 February 2023 AFCON QF Mali  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
22 March Friendly Mauritania  0–2  Mali Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
26 March Friendly Nigeria  0–2  Mali Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
6 June 2026 World Cup Qualification Mali  v  Ghana Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0 Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
11 June 2026 World Cup Qualification Madagascar  v  Mali Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2 Stadium: FNB Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Mali Eric Chelle
Assistant coach Mali Fousseni Diawara
Mali Modibo Coulibaly
Goalkeeper coach Mali Mahamadou Sidibé
Fitness coach Mali Tiémoko Traoré
Masseur Mali Souleymane Sangaré
Physiotherapists Mali Ousmane Maïga
Mali Bassirou Sidibé
Mali Boubacar Diakité
Mali Abdoulaye Doumbia
Team doctors Mali Dr. Amadou Keita
Mali Dr. Nouhoum Camara
Match analyst Mali Moussa Sangaré
Technical director Mali Seydou Keita

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Ghana and Madagascar on 6 and 10 June 2024.[19]

Caps and goals updated after the match against  Ghana on 6 June 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mamadou Samassa (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34) 16 0 France Laval
16 1GK Djigui Diarra (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) 58 0 Tanzania Young Africans
1GK Bourama Kone (2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Mali Yeelen
2 2DF Daouda Guindo (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
3 2DF Abdoulaye Diaby (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
5 2DF Kiki Kouyaté (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) 34 0 France Montpellier
6 2DF Sikou Niakaté (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Portugal Braga
15 2DF Mamadou Fofana (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 35 1 France Amiens
17 2DF Falaye Sacko (captain) (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) 36 1 France Montpellier
24 2DF Modibo Sagnan (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) 2 0 France Montpellier
2DF Cheick Oumar Konaté (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France Clermont
4 3MF Amadou Haidara (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26) 43 2 Germany RB Leipzig
8 3MF Diadie Samassékou (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28) 39 1 Spain Cádiz
10 3MF Kamory Doumbia (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) 14 7 France Brest
11 3MF Lassana Coulibaly (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) 38 0 Italy Salernitana
12 3MF Mohamed Camara (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25) 23 3 France Monaco
18 3MF Mamady Diambou (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg2
23 3MF Aliou Dieng (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) 33 2 Egypt Al-Ahly
7 4FW Nene Dorgeles (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) 17 5 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
9 4FW El Bilal Touré (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 23) 18 7 Italy Atalanta
14 4FW Adama Traoré (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29) 55 9 Hungary Ferencváros
18 4FW Youssoufou Niakaté (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 32) 4 1 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
19 4FW Fousseni Diabaté (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29) 9 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
20 4FW Sékou Koïta (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) 25 4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
21 4FW Mamadou Doumbia (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Black Stars
24 4FW Lassine Sinayoko (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) 17 6 France Auxerre
27 4FW Moussa Sylla (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 25) 0 0 France Pau

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 Aboubacar Doumbia (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Mali Afrique Football Élite 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Ismael Diawara (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Sweden AIK 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Ibrahim Mounkoro (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34) 14 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK N'Golo Traoré (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Mali Stade Malien 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Lassine Diarra (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 France Lyon 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Youssouf Koita (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Mali Djoliba 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Massadio Haïdara (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 32) 19 2 France Lens 2023 Africa Cup of Nations INJ
DF Mamadou Traoré (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 30) 5 0 China Beijing Guoan 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Almamy Touré (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Ibrahima Cissé (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Germany Schalke 04 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Issiar Dramé (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 France Bastia v.  Gambia, 28 March 2023
DF Amadou Dante (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Switzerland Zürich 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Moussa Diarra (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24) 2 0 France Toulouse 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Mamadou Maiga (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Russia Nizhny Novgorod v.  Nigeria, 26 March 2023
MF Yves Bissouma (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) 32 3 England Tottenham Hotspur 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Adama Traoré (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) 31 3 England Hull City 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Cheick Doucouré (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 14 0 England Crystal Palace v.  Central African Republic, 20 November 2023
MF Ibrahima Sissoko (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) 2 1 France Strasbourg 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Boubacar Traoré (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) 1 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Hamidou Makalou (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Mali Guidars 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Modibo Sissoko (2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Mali Stade Malien 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ibrahim Sissoko (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 29) 6 1 France Saint-Étienne v.  Nigeria, 26 March 2023
FW Moussa Doumbia (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 30) 43 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Adalah 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Moussa Djenepo (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 26) 33 3 Belgium Standard Liège 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Kalifa Coulibaly (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33) 30 6 France Quevilly-Rouen 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Alassane Pléa (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Sory Ibrahim Diarra (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Norway Haugesund 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Boubacar Traoré (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi v.  Uganda, 13 October 2023
FW Ibrahima Koné (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) 19 13 Spain Almería v.  Uganda, 13 October 2023
FW Siriné Doucouré (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 France Valenciennes 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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 26 March 2024[20]
Players in bold are still active with Mali.
Seydou Keita is Mali's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Most appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Seydou Keita 102 25 1998–2015
2 Mahamadou Sidibé 97 0 1996–2010
3 Bassala Touré 95 17 1992–2008
4 Adama Tamboura 89 0 2004–2015
5 Adama Coulibaly 85 1 1998–2014
6 Soumaila Coulibaly 83 14 1995–2009
7 Mahamadou Diarra 73 7 1998–2012
8 Djigui Diarra 60 0 2015–present
9 Hamari Traoré 59 3 2015–present
10 Modibo Maïga 58 12 2007–2016
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Seydou Keita 25 102 0.25 1998–2015
2 Frédéric Kanouté 23 39 0.77 2004–2010
3 Bassala Touré 17 95 0.18 1994–2008
4 Cheick Diabaté 15 38 0.39 2005–2016
5 Yaya Dissa 14 42 0.33 1995–2001
Soumaila Coulibaly 14 83 0.17 1995–2009
7 Ibrahima Koné 13 19 0.68 2017–present
8 Modibo Maïga 12 58 0.21 2007–2016
9 Salif Keïta 11 26 0.42 1964–1972
10 Mahamadou Dissa 10 35 0.29 1997–2008
Mamadou Diallo 10 45 0.22 2001–2010

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
1970 to 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994 Withdrew Withdrew
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 4
Germany 2006 12 4 2 6 15 15
South Africa 2010 12 6 3 3 21 15
Brazil 2014 6 2 2 2 7 7
Russia 2018 8 1 4 3 4 11
Qatar 2022 8 5 2 1 11 1
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 1 1 0 4 2
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 20 14 16 65 55

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 thirteen 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
Sudan 1957 Part of  France Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Did not qualify Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 11 11 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 2
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify 4 1 3 0 8 6
Ethiopia 1976 2 1 0 1 5 3
Ghana 1978 2 1 0 1 1 2
Nigeria 1980 Did not enter
Libya 1982 4 2 0 2 7 7
Ivory Coast 1984 4 2 0 2 5 6
Egypt 1986 4 1 2 1 4 9
Morocco 1988 Withdrew
Algeria 1990 6 2 3 1 8 7
Senegal 1992 6 0 3 3 2 7
Tunisia 1994 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 8 Squad 6 3 1 2 8 7
South Africa 1996 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 15 10
Burkina Faso 1998 6 3 0 3 9 9
Ghana Nigeria 2000 8 3 4 1 8 3
Mali 2002 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 5 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Tunisia 2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 10 10 Squad 6 4 1 1 9 2
Egypt 2006 Did not qualify 12 4 2 6 15 15
Ghana 2008 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 1 3 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 1
Angola 2010 9th 3 1 1 1 7 6 Squad 12 6 3 3 21 15
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 6 5 Squad 6 3 1 2 9 6
South Africa 2013 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 7 8 Squad 2 2 0 0 7 1
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad 6 3 0 3 8 6
Gabon 2017 12th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 3
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 10 2
Cameroon 2021 11th 4 2 2 0 4 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 10 4
Ivory Coast 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 2 1 6 4 Squad 6 4 1 1 15 2
Morocco 2025 To be determined To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total Runners-up 13/36 59 21 21 17 71 69 — 136 65 32 38 199 133

African Nations Championship

Mali has competed in five 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
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 0 0
Sudan 2011 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 1
South Africa 2014 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 2
Rwanda 2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 6 4 2 2 0 7 4
Morocco 2018 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 3
Cameroon 2020 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 9 0
Algeria 2022 Group stage 15th 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 4 1
Total Runners-up 5/7 21 7 8 6 19 21 20 10 8 2 32 11

African Games

See also: Mali national under-23 football team
African Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 5
Nigeria 1973 Did not qualify
Algeria 1978 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5
Kenya 1987 Did not qualify
1991–present See Mali national under-23 football team
Total 2/4 8 3 3 2 13 10

Head-to-head record

As of 26 March 2024[as of?]

Team Confederation P W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria CAF 24 10 2 12 22 36 –14
 Angola CAF 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3
 Benin CAF 16 8 7 1 27 16 +11
 Botswana CAF 7 6 0 1 19 5 +14
 Burkina Faso CAF 21 13 3 5 36 20 +16
 Cameroon CAF 6 0 2 4 3 8 –5
 Cape Verde CAF 7 3 2 2 10 4 +6
 Chad CAF 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
 China AFC 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2
 Congo CAF 10 5 2 3 14 9 +5
 DR Congo CAF 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2
 Croatia UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 Egypt CAF 10 4 2 4 8 8 0
 Equatorial Guinea CAF 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5
 Eritrea CAF 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Ethiopia CAF 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 Gabon CAF 12 2 5 5 10 16 –6
 Gambia CAF 18 7 5 6 22 16 +6
 Ghana CAF 17 3 6 8 14 28 –14
 Guinea CAF 39 10 17 12 43 43 0
 Guinea-Bissau CAF 12 9 2 1 26 9 +17
 Iran AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Ivory Coast CAF 26 2 8 16 17 47 –30
 Japan AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Kenya CAF 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 North Korea AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 South Korea AFC 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2
 Kuwait AFC 3 0 0 3 4 10 –10
 Liberia CAF 10 5 3 2 19 11 +8
 Libya CAF 7 3 1 3 9 10 –1
 Lithuania UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Madagascar CAF 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Malawi CAF 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3
 Mauritania CAF 30 18 7 5 60 23 +37
 Morocco CAF 19 5 6 8 12 31 –19
 Mozambique CAF 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Namibia CAF 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2
 Niger CAF 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6
 Nigeria CAF 10 2 3 5 7 12 –5
 Oman AFC 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
 Qatar AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Rwanda CAF 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 Saudi Arabia AFC 2 1 0 1 4 6 –2
 Senegal CAF 32 8 12 12 33 41 –8
 Seychelles CAF 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Sierra Leone CAF 13 4 7 2 17 9 +8
 South Africa CAF 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2
 South Sudan CAF 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Sudan CAF 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3
 Togo CAF 14 6 2 6 23 15 +8
 Tunisia CAF 8 4 0 4 8 8 0
 Uganda CAF 4 1 2 1 8 4 +4
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Zambia CAF 5 0 2 3 3 8 –5
 Zimbabwe CAF 6 2 1 3 4 5 –1

Team honours

As of 14 August 2017

Continental

Other tournaments

Notes

See also

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