Mali national football team

Mali
Nickname(s)	Les Aigles; (The Eagles)
Association	Mali Football Federation
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Alain Giresse
Captain	Seydou Keita
Home stadium	Stade 26 mars
FIFA code	MLI
FIFA ranking	69
Highest FIFA ranking	35 (March 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	117 (October 2000)
Elo ranking	71
Highest Elo ranking	42 (1971)
Lowest Elo ranking	127 (September 1996)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Mali 4–3 Central African Republic ; (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
	Mali 11–0 Mauritania ; (Unknown date 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
Appearances	6 (First in 1972)
Best result	Second place, 1972

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Players from the Mali national squad warm up before the Mali-Lithuania friendly at Stade de Marville – La Courneuve (France), 6 February 2007.

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles (The Eagles), is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

[edit] 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 matched twice since.

They played their first World Cup qualifier in 2000. In 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 recent 2010 African Nations Cup, Mali made football headlines from coming back 4–0 with 15 minutes left to level 4–4 with Angola. It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory.

[edit] Mali Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

3 Times Champion (1989, 1997, 2007)
4 Times Runners-up

[edit] Competition records

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1962 – Did not enter
1966 – Withdrew
1970 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 and 1998 – Withdrew
2002 to 2010– Did not qualify

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

1957 to 1963 – Did not enter
1965 to 1970 – Did not qualify
1972 – Runners-Up
1974 and 1976 – Did not qualify
1978 – Disqualified
1980 – Did not enter
1982 to 1986 – Did not qualify
1988 – Withdrew
1990 and 1992 – Did not qualify
1994 – Fourth place
1996 to 2000 – Did not qualify
2002 – Fourth place
2004 – Fourth place
2006 – Did not qualify
2008 – Round 1
2010 – Round 1

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caps and goals updated as February 1, 2012.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	GK	Soumbeïla Diakité	25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) (age 27)	21	0	Stade Malien
1	GK	Oumar Sissoko	13 September 1987 (1987-09-13) (age 24)	11	0	Metz
22	GK	Almamy Sogoba	13 September 1987 (1987-09-13) (age 24)	0	0	Real

3	DF	Adama Tamboura	18 May 1985 (1985-05-18) (age 26)	52	0	Metz
5	DF	Cédric Kanté	6 June 1979 (1979-06-06) (age 32)	40	1	Panathinaikos
14	DF	Drissa Diakité	18 February 1985 (1985-02-18) (age 26)	34	0	Nice
4	DF	Ousmane Berthé	5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) (age 23)	12	0	Jomo Cosmos
2	DF	Abdoulaye Maïga	25 May 1984 (1984-05-25) (age 27)	9	0	USM Alger
13	DF	Idrissa Coulibaly	19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) (age 24)	3	0	Espérance
23	DF	Ousmane Coulibaly	9 July 1989 (1989-07-09) (age 22)	4	0	Brest
21	DF	Mahamadou N'Diaye	21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 21)	2	0	Vitória de Guimarães

12	MF	Seydou Keita	16 January 1980 (1980-01-16) (age 32)	67	19	Barcelona
17	MF	Mahamane Traoré	31 August 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 23)	20	2	Metz
7	MF	Abdou Traoré	17 January 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 24)	18	2	Bordeaux
15	MF	Bakaye Traoré	6 March 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 26)	18	2	Nancy
18	MF	Samba Sow	29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) (age 22)	12	0	Lens
8	MF	Souleymane Keita	24 November 1986 (1986-11-24) (age 25)	4	0	Sivasspor
19	MF	Sidy Koné	6 June 1992 (1992-06-06) (age 19)	3	0	Lyon
20	MF	Samba Diakité	31 August 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 23)	2	0	Queens Park Rangers

10	FW	Modibo Maiga	3 September 1987 (1987-09-03) (age 24)	30	4	Sochaux
9	FW	Cheick Diabaté	25 April 1988 (1988-04-25) (age 23)	16	6	Bordeaux
6	FW	Mustapha Yatabaré	26 January 1986 (1986-01-26) (age 26)	15	2	Guingamp
11	FW	Garra Dembélé	21 February 1986 (1986-02-21) (age 25)	5	1	SC Freiburg

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Mali within the past 12 months.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest Call-up
GK	Cheick Sy	9 November 1992 (1992-11-09) (age 19)	0	0	Djoliba	v. Cape Verde, 3 September 2011

DF	Mohamed Fofana	7 March 1985 (1985-03-07) (age 26)	5	0	Toulouse	2012 Africa Cup of Nations (withdrew due to injury)
DF	Amadou Sidibé	19 February 1986 (1986-02-19) (age 25)	14	0	Auxerre	2012 Africa Cup of Nations (preliminary squad)
DF	Demba Barry	4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) (age 24)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
DF	Amadou Sidibé	19 February 1986 (1986-02-19) (age 25)	14	0	Auxerre	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
DF	Adama Coulibaly	10 September 1980 (1980-09-10) (age 31)	59	1	Auxerre	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
DF	Kalifa Cissé	9 January 1984 (1984-01-09) (age 28)	5	0	Bristol City	v. Tunisia, 10 August 2011
DF	Issiaka Eliassou	12 August 1985 (1985-08-12) (age 26)	1	0	Al-Masry	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011

MF	Mohamed Kalilou Traoré	9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) (age 24)	8	0	Odense	2012 Africa Cup of Nations (withdrew due to injury)
MF	Abdou Traoré	17 January 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 24)	15	2	Bordeaux	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
MF	Samba Sow	29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) (age 22)	9	0	Lens	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
MF	Ismaël Keïta	8 July 1990 (1990-07-08) (age 21)	6	0	Nantes	v. Tunisia, 10 August 2011
MF	Mahamadou Diarra	18 May 1981 (1981-05-18) (age 30)	64	6	Monaco	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011 (suspended)
MF	Mahamane Traoré	31 August 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 23)	16	0	Metz	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011
MF	Sigamary Diarra	10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 28)	10	0	Lorient	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011 (withdrew due to injury)
MF	Sidi Yaya Keita	20 March 1985 (1985-03-20) (age 26)	11	3	Unattached	v. Côte d'Ivoire, 8 February 2011

FW	Cheick Fantamady Diarra	11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) (age 19)	1	0	Rennes	2012 Africa Cup of Nations (preliminary squad)
FW	Sambou Yatabaré	2 March 1989 (1989-03-02) (age 22)	5	0	Monaco	v. Liberia, 8 October 2011
FW	Mamadou Samassa	1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 25)	7	1	Valenciennes	v. Cape Verde, 3 September 2011
FW	Mamadou Diallo	17 April 1982 (1982-04-17) (age 29)	41	9	Sedan	v. Tunisia, 10 August 2011
FW	Siriman Magassouba		0	0	Real	v. Tunisia, 10 August 2011
FW	Tenema N'Diaye	13 February 1981 (1981-02-13) (age 30)	21	4	Unattached	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011
FW	Mohamed Traoré	18 November 1988 (1988-11-18) (age 23)	1	0	Sion	v. Zimbabwe, 5 June 2011