Mali national football team


The Mali national football team represents Mali in men's international football and it is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles.
While Mali is a major youth football power in Africa and the world, she has never qualified for any FIFA World Cups finals in history and qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations and made 11 apperences and represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football.
Mali were suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017 due to 'government interference' with the national football association, namely dissolving its executive committee. However, the side was re-instated by FIFA on 29 April after the executive committee was re-introduced by the Malian government.

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.
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.
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.
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. 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

Competition records

Africa Cup of Nations record

Mali has never won the Africa Cup of Nations, however their best result at the tournament was Runners-up – in 1972. Mali have qualified for the tournament ten 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.

African Nations Championship record

Mali has competed in three African Nations Championship tournaments, finishing as runners-up once.

FIFA World Cup record

African Games record

Results and fixtures

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

2019

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea and Chad on 14 and 17 November 2019 respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019, after the match vs. Chad.

Recent call-ups

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

#PlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1Seydou Keita102251998–2015
2Mahamadou Sidibé9701996–2010
3Adama Tamboura8902004–2015
4Adama Coulibaly8511998–2014
5Mahamadou Diarra7981998–2012
6Soumaila Coulibaly67?81995–2009
7Modibo Maïga5913*2007–2016
8Fousseni Diawara5502001–2015
9Soumbeïla Diakité5102006–2017
10Drissa Diakité5002001–2015

#PlayerGoalsCapsCareer
1Seydou Keita251021998–2015
2Frédéric Kanouté23392004–2010
3Cheick Diabaté15392005–
=Bassala Touré15?1992–2008
5Modibo Maïga1359*2007–2016
6Salif Keïta11?1963–1972
7Mamadou Diallo10432001–2010
8Bakary Sako9212014–
9Mahamadou Diarra8791998–2012
=Soumaila Coulibaly8671995–2009

Head to head records

Previous squads

Africa Cup of Nations

Team honours

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments