Mali national football team

Mali
Nickname(s)	Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Association	Mali Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Alain Giresse
Captain	Yacouba Sylla
Most caps	Seydou Keita (102)
Top scorer	Seydou Keita (25)
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	58 3 (20 October 2016)
Highest	23 (June 2013)
Lowest	117 (October 2001)
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	10 (first in 1972)
Best result	Runners-up, 1972

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.

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 2000. As part of the CAF's qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Mali lost in the preliminary round to Libya. Two years later, the country hosted the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.^[1]

Mali's under-23 team managed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The team coached by Cheick Kone managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament before losing to Italy.^[2]

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Mali beat Guinea-Bissau in the prelimaries. In the resulting second round, Mali finished fourth in its group. In March 2005, riots broke out in Bamako after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to Togo, 2–1 on a last minute goal.^[3]

In the recent 2010 African Nations Cup, Mali made football headlines from coming back 4–0 with 11 minutes left to level 4–4 with Angola.^[4] It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory, alongside Sweden's famous comeback against Germany in 2014 WC qualifying with a same score line.

Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

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

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1962 – Did not enter
1966 – Withdrew
1970 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 and 1998 – Withdrew
2002 to 2014– Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Did Not Enter
1959
1962
1963
1965	Did Not Qualify
1968
1970
1972	Runners-Up	2nd	5	1	3	1	11	11
1974	Did Not Qualify
1976	Did Not Qualify
1978	Disqualified
1980	Did Not Enter
1982	Did Not Qualify
1984
1986
1988	Withdrew
1990	Did Not Qualify
1992	Did Not Qualify
1994	Fourth Place	4th	5	2	0	3	3	9
1996	Did Not Qualify
1998
2000
2002	Fourth Place	4th	6	2	2	2	5	5
2004	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	10
2006	Did Not Qualify
2008	Group Stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	3
2010	Group Stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6
2012	Third Place	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	5
2013	Third Place	3rd	6	2	2	2	7	8
2015	Group Stage	10th	3	0	3	0	3	3
2017	Qualified
Total	10/31	0 Titles	43	15	14	14	53	60

Results and fixtures

2016

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon on 12 November 2016.^[5]
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Caps and goals updated as of 12 November 2016 after the game against Gabon.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Soumbeïla Diakité	(1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 39)	50	0	Esteghlal Khuzestan
22	1GK	Djigui Diarra	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)	11	0	Stade Malien\|- class="nat-fs-player"	11	1GK	N'tji Michel Samaké	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Duguwolofila
1	1GK	Adama Kéita		0	0	Djoliba AC

4	2DF	Salif Coulibaly	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 35)	22	0	Mazembe
23	2DF	Ousmane Coulibaly	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 34)	22	0	Panathinaikos
13	2DF	Molla Wagué	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)	20	4	Udinese
21	2DF	Mahamadou N'Diaye	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33)	18	3	Troyes
15	2DF	Mohamed Konaté	(1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31)	8	0	Nahdat Berkane
3	2DF	Youssouf Koné	(1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 28)	6	0	Lille
2	2DF	Hamari Traoré	(1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 32)	6	0	Reims
5	2DF	Cheick Keita	(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Virtus Entella

18	3MF	Samba Sow	(1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)	35	2	Kayserispor
14	3MF	Sambou Yatabaré	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)	28	5	Werder Bremen
8	3MF	Yacouba Sylla^DEC	(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 (age 33)	27	0	Montpellier
17	3MF	Mamoutou N'Diaye	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)	13	0	Antwerp
20	3MF	Yves Bissouma	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 27)	6	1	Lille
19	3MF	Adama Traoré	(1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 (age 28)	3	1	Monaco
6	3MF	Lassana Coulibaly	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Bastia
8	3MF	Souleymane Diarra	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Újpest

10	4FW	Modibo Maïga (c)	(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36)	59	13	Ittihad Kalba
7	4FW	Mustapha Yatabaré	(1986-01-26) 26 January 1986 (age 38)	30	5	Karabükspor
10	4FW	Bakary Sako^DEC	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36)	18	9	Crystal Palace
9	4FW	Abdoulay Diaby^DEC	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 32)	10	4	Club Brugge
9	4FW	Moussa Marega	(1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 33)	9	1	Vitória de Guimarães
12	4FW	Moussa Doumbia	(1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 (age 29)	6	2	Rostov

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Mali within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Oumar Sissoko	(1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 36)	23	0	Orléans	v. Ivory Coast, 8 October 2016
GK	Aly Yirango	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Free agent	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
GK	Alassane Diallo	(1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 (age 36)	0	0	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
GK	Samuel Diarra	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25)	0	0	AS Korofina	2016 African Nations Championship

DF	Charles Traoré	(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Troyes	v. Ivory Coast, 8 October 2016
DF	Marius Hamed Assoko	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)	8	0	Onze Créateurs	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
DF	Ousseynou Cissé	(1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33)	5	0	Tours	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
DF	Alassane Diaby	(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Lierse	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
DF	Issaka Samaké	(1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 29)	8	0	Stade Malien	2016 African Nations Championship
DF	Aliou Dieng	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 26)	7	1	Real Bamako	2016 African Nations Championship
DF	Mamadou Doumbia	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Stade Malien	2016 African Nations Championship
DF	Abdoul Karim Danté	(1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25)	6	0	Jeanne d'Arc	2016 African Nations Championship
DF	Oumar Koné	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)	6	0	Stade Malien	2016 African Nations Championship
DF	Ousmane Diarra	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship

MF	Diadie Samassékou	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Red Bull Salzburg	v. Ivory Coast, 8 October 2016
MF	Birama Touré	(1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 31)	10	0	Standard Liège	v. Benin, 4 September 2016
MF	Tiécoro Keïta	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Red Star	v. Benin, 4 September 2016
MF	Abdou Traoré	(1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36)	38	3	Bordeaux	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
MF	Abdoulaye Traoré	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 29)	3	0	Djoliba AC	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
MF	Idrissa Traoré	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 32)	2	0	Vita Club	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
MF	Tongo Doumbia	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 32)	17	0	Toulouse	v. Equatorial Guinea, 28 March 2016
MF	Abdoulaye Diarra	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	8	2	IR Tanger	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Lassana Samaké	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31)	8	0	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Sékou Koïta	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24)	6	1	USC Kita	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Moussa Sissoko	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	6	1	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Yaya Samaké	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 29)	6	0	AS Nianan	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Lamine Traoré	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 30)	5	0	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Sékou Diarra	(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30)	5	0	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
MF	Abdoul Touré	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33)	2	0	Real Bamako	2016 African Nations Championship

FW	Cheick Diabaté	(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36)	39	15	Osmanlıspor	v. Benin, 4 September 2016
FW	Fantamady Diarra	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 31)	15	3	Tours	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
FW	Abdoulaye Sissoko	(1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32)	10	2	Espérance de Tunis	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
FW	Kalifa Coulibaly	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 32)	6	0	Gent	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
FW	Cheïbane Traoré	(1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 (age 33)	2	0	Nahdat Berkane	v. South Sudan, 4 June 2016
FW	Hamidou Sinayoko	(1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 (age 38)	8	2	Onze Créateurs	2016 African Nations Championship
FW	Mamadou Coulibaly	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 38)	8	0	Stade Malien	2016 African Nations Championship
FW	N'Guessan Kouamé	(1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27)	6	0	Lille	2016 African Nations Championship

Notes

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

References

^ Mali 2002 – The African Cup Of Nations XXIII
^ Italy down brave Mali in extra time (1:0)
^ Mali soccer fans burn cars, riot after World Cup qualifier
^ "Angola 4–4 Mali". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ "Mondial 2018 : la sélection du Mali contre le Gabon". afrik-foot.com.
^ "Elim Mondial 2018: 3 Forfaits pour le Mali Avant le Gabon". africatopsports.com.
^ "Mali".

External links

Tout sur le football Malien
Mali at FIFA.com
Mali Football
Courtney, Barrie. Mali – List of International Matches at RSSSF.com (Last updated: 19 August 2010)

[1] Mali 2002 – The African Cup Of Nations XXIII

[2] Italy down brave Mali in extra time (1:0)

[3] Mali soccer fans burn cars, riot after World Cup qualifier

[4] "Angola 4–4 Mali". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[5] "Mondial 2018 : la sélection du Mali contre le Gabon". afrik-foot.com.

[6] "Elim Mondial 2018: 3 Forfaits pour le Mali Avant le Gabon". africatopsports.com.

[7] "Mali".

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