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
Most caps	Seydou Keita (102)
Top scorer	Seydou Keita (25)
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
FIFA ranking	56 5 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking	23 (June 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking	117 (October 2001)
Elo ranking	67
Highest Elo ranking	42 (1971)
Lowest Elo ranking	127 (September 1996)
First colours Second 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	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.^[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.

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 friendly matches against Gabon on 25 March and Ghana on 29 March 2015.^[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 28 January 2015 after the game against Guinea.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Soumbeïla Diakité (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 43 0 Esteghlal Khuzestan 1GK Mamadou Samassa (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 10 0 Guingamp 1GK Aly Yirango (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 0 0 Guingamp 2DF Adama Tamboura (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 79 0 Randers 2DF Drissa Diakité (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 43 0 Bastia 2DF Idrissa Coulibaly (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 13 0 Hassania Agadir 2DF Molla Wagué (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 11 0 Udinese 2DF Mohamed Konate (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 4 0 Nahdat Berkane 2DF Kalifa Traoré (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 2 0 Angers 3MF Seydou Keita (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 102 25 Roma 3MF Abdou Traoré (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 30 3 Bordeaux 3MF Samba Sow (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 27 0 Kardemir Karabükspor 3MF Sambou Yatabaré (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 20 2 Guingamp 3MF Tongo Doumbia (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 16 0 Toulouse 3MF Yacouba Sylla (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 13 0 Kayseri Erciyesspor 3MF Bakary Sako (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 12 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3MF Mamoutou N'Diaye (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 6 0 Zulte Waregem 3MF Adama Traoré (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 0 0 Lille 4FW Modibo Maïga (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 42 9 Metz 4FW Fantamady Diarra (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 11 2 Auxerre 4FW Mana Dembélé (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988 7 0 Nancy 4FW Abdoulay Diaby (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 5 1 Lille 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 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 GK Abdoulaye Samaké (1987-04-29) 29 April 1987 1 0 CO Bamako v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 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 DF Salif Coulibaly (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 14 0 Mazembe 2015 Africa Cup of Nations DF Alassane També (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 0 0 Kortrijk v.  Ethiopia, 15 October 2014 DF Abdoulaye Traoré (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 1 0 Djoliba v.  Algeria, 7 September 2014 DF Issaka Samaké (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 7 0 Stade Malien v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 DF Ousmane Keita (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 6 0 Djoliba v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 DF Boubacar Sylla (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 3 1 Lens v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 DF Boubacar Diarra (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 1 0 Mazembe v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 DF Mohamed Djan (1987-10-27) 27 October 1987 1 0 Real Bamako v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 DF Adama Coulibaly (1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 69 1 Valenciennes v.  Croatia, 31 May 2014 DF Mahamadou N'Diaye (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 16 3 Troyes v.  Croatia, 31 May 2014 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 MF Birama Touré (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 4 0 Brest v.  Algeria, 7 September 2014 MF Mamadou Sidibé (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 8 0 Police v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Ibourahima Sidibé (1992-12-27) 27 December 1992 6 3 Barito Putera v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Yaya Samaké (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 4 0 Nianan v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Souleymane Diarra (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 1 0 Real Bamako v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Lamine Diawara (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986 1 0 Esteghlal v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Moussa Doumbia (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994 1 0 Rostov v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 MF Diadie Samassekou (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 0 0 Real Bamako v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 FW Mustapha Yatabaré (1986-01-26) 26 January 1986 27 4 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 FW Cheïbane Traoré (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 3 0 Mazembe v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 FW Daniel Sole 0 0 Duguwolofila v.  China PR, 29 June 2014 FW Kalifa Coulibaly (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 2 0 Charleroi v.  Croatia, 31 May 2014

See also

• Football in Mali

References

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)

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Squads Mali squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Mahamadou Sidibè 2 Diamoutèné 3 Diawara 4 A. Coulibaly 5 Thiam 6 Diarra 7 Mamady Sidibé 8 B. Touré 9 Abouta 10 S. Coulibaly 11 D. Sidibé 12 Keita 13 Kone 14 D. Coulibaly 15 Demba 16 Bathily 17 S. Traoré 18 Sissoko 19 Kanouté 20 D. Traoré 21 M. Traoré 22 Tangara Coach: Stambouli Mali men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 1 Tangara 2 Berthe 3 Tamboura 4 Kébé 5 Koné 6 B. Diallo 7 N'Diaye 8 A. Traoré 9 Sidibé 10 Doucoure 11 Abouta 12 D. Diakité 13 D. Traoré 14 Sissoko 15 S. Diakité 16 Bathily 17 M. Diallo 18 Coulibaly Coach: Cheick Oumar Kone Mali squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Mahamadou Sidibé 2 Koné 3 Tamboura 4 A. Coulibaly 5 Diamoutene 6 Diarra 7 Mamady Sidibé 8 B. Touré 9 A. Sidibé 10 D. Traoré 11 D. Sidibé 12 Keita 13 Diallo 14 D. Diakité 15 Kanté 16 S. Diakité 17 S. Traoré 18 Dembélé 19 Kanouté 20 M. Sissoko 21 Dissa 22 O. Sissoko 23 M. Coulibaly Coach: Jodar Mali squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Sidibè 2 Berthé 3 Tamboura 4 Sow 5 Diamoutene 6 Diarra 7 N'Diaye 8 Diallo 9 Bagayoko 10 Maiga 11 Samassa 12 Keita 13 Soumaré 14 A. Traoré 15 B. Traoré 16 Diakité 17 M. Traoré 18 M. Sissoko 19 Kanouté 20 Fané 21 Yatabaré 22 O. Sissoko 23 Maïga Coach: Keshi