Mali national football team

Mali

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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
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	63 1 (5 November 2015)
Highest	23 (June 2013)
Lowest	117 (October 2001)
First international
Mali 4–3 Central African Republic (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (First in 1972)
Best result	Second place: 1972

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory.

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
1978	Disqualified
1980	Did Not Enter
1982	Did Not Qualify
1984
1986
1988	Withdrew
1990	Did Not Qualify
1992
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	To Be Determined
Total	9/30	0 Titles	43	15	14	14	53	60

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Sudan on June 13, 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 13 June 2015 after the game against South Sudan.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Soumbeïla Diakité (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 47 0 Esteghlal Khuzestan 1GK Mamadou Samassa (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 11 0 Guingamp 1GK Aly Yirango (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 1 0 Guingamp 2DF Adama Tamboura (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 83 0 Randers 2DF Drissa Diakité (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 49 0 Bastia 2DF Ousmane Berthé (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 18 0 CS Constantine 2DF Salif Coulibaly (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 16 1 Mazembe 2DF Idrissa Coulibaly (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 15 0 Hassania Agadir 2DF Mohamed Konate (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 6 0 Nahdat Berkane 2DF Kalifa Traoré (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 3 0 Angers 3MF Abdou Traoré (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 36 3 Bordeaux 3MF Samba Sow (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 31 1 Kayserispor 3MF Sambou Yatabaré (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 24 2 Olympiacos 3MF Tongo Doumbia (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 18 0 Toulouse 3MF Yacouba Sylla (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 17 0 Rennes 3MF Bakary Sako (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 14 6 Crystal Palace 3MF Mamoutou N'Diaye (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 7 0 Zulte Waregem 3MF Birama Touré (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 6 0 Brest 3MF Ousseynou Cissé (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 2 0 Rayo Vallecano 4FW Modibo Maïga (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 49 10 Al-Nassr 4FW Fantamady Diarra (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 13 3 Auxerre 4FW Cheïbane Traoré (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 3 0 Mazembe 4FW Moussa Marega (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 1 0 Marítimo

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	Abdoulaye Samaké	(1987-04-29) 29 April 1987	2	0	CO Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
GK	Djigui Diarra	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995	1	0	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
GK	Germain Berthé	(1993-10-24) 24 October 1993	3	0	Onze Créateurs	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	N'Tji Michel Samaké	(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990	0	0	CS Duguwolofila	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mamadou Doumbia	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995	2	0	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
DF	Souleymane Coulibaly	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996	1	0	Real Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
DF	Youssouf Traoré	(1994-03-18) 18 March 1994	1	0	Real Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
DF	Molla Wagué	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991	13	2	Udinese	v. Ghana, 31 March 2015
DF	Fousseni Diawara	(1980-08-28) 28 August 1980	54	0	Tours	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ousmane Coulibaly	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989	14	0	Platanias	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Yaya Samaké	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987	5	0	Nianan	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Idrissa Traoré	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991	2	0	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Lassana Yiriba Samaké	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994	2	0	Onze Créateurs	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Boubacar Doumbia	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995	1	0	Real Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Ousmane Sountora	(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993	1	0	ASO Messira Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Seydou Keita	(1980-01-16) 16 January 1980	102	25	Roma	v. Ghana, 31 March 2015
MF	Adama Traoré	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995	9	1	Mazembe	v. Ghana, 31 March 2015
MF	Sigamary Diarra	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984	22	1	Valenciennes	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Bakaye Traoré	(1985-03-06) 6 March 1985	23	2	Bursaspor	v. Algeria, 19 November 2014
FW	Abdoulaye Sissoko	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992	9	2	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
FW	Ismaël Kone	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993	2	2	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
MF	Boubacar Diarra	(1987-09-19) 19 September 1987	2	1	Nianan	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
FW	Abdoulaye Diarra	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994	2	0	CO Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
FW	Moctar Cissé	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	2	0	Stade Malien	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
FW	Cheickna Diakité	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994	1	0	USFAS Bamako	v. Guinea-Bissau, 5 July 2015
FW	Mana Dembélé	(1988-11-29) 29 November 1988	9	0	Nancy	v. Ghana, 31 March 2015
FW	Abdoulay Diaby	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991	5	1	Lille	v. Ghana, 31 March 2015
FW	Mustapha Yatabaré	(1986-01-26) 26 January 1986	28	5	Trabzonspor	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Mohamed Traoré	(1988-11-18) 18 November 1988	6	1	Al-Merrikh	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Cheick Diabaté	(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988	35	14	Bordeaux	2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad
FW	Nouha Dicko	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v. Algeria, 19 November 2014

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See also

• Football in 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)