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Mali National Football Team
The Mali national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). While Mali is a major youth football power in both Africa and the world, they have never qualified for any senior FIFA World Cup finals in history. They have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on 12 occasions. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Football Federation
The Malian Football Federation (french: Fédération Malienne de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in Mali. Founded in 1960, it joined the CAF in 1962 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Its first general secretary was Garan Fabou Kouyate. Famous leaders are Amadou Diakite and Tidiane Niambele. The federation was suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017. The federation bureau was dissolved in July 2005 due to Malian national football team's poor performance during the World Cup and the African Nations Cup qualifying of 2006. The composition of the new bureau is as follows: *President: Boubacar Baba Diarra *Vice President: Boukary Sidibé *General Secretary: Yacouba Traoré *Treasurer: Seydou Sow *Media Officer: Salaha Baby *Jerseys: Green *Shorts: Yellow *Socks: Red *Futsal Coordinator: Abdou Maïga References External links * * Mali FFat the FIFA website. Mali FFat CAF Online Mali Football in Mali Sports organizations established in 1960 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 African Nations Championship
The 2020 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2020) was the 6th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships. The tournament was held in Cameroon from 16 January to 7 February 2021. Originally it was scheduled to be played from 4 to 25 April 2020. However, CAF announced on 17 March 2020 that the tournament had been postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 30 June, CAF announced that the tournament would be rescheduled to January 2021. Ethiopia were formerly awarded as host of the tournament, but the EFF admitted it was not ready to host this competition, and hosting rights were awarded to Cameroon instead. The final tournament was originally to be played during January and February 2020, but it was moved to April 2020, before being pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for (Africa). The Confederation of African Football was allocated five qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 51 teams entered the qualification process. Burundi withdrew before the draw was made while Niger chose not to participate. Guinea was excluded from the competition during the second round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in second round annulled. Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria. Tournament structure There were two rounds of play: * First Round: The 50 teams were divided into 5 pools of 10 teams each. In each pool, the 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the Second Round. * Second Round: The 25 teams were divided into 5 groups of 5 teams each. The teams played against each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CAF First Round
The CAF First Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 50 CAF members. The 50 teams were divided into 5 pools of 10 teams each. In each pool, the 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the Final Round A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc .... There were 130 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match. Pool A First Leg ---- ---- ---- ---- Second Leg ''Tunisia win 5–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Togo win 3–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Algeria win 2–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Senegal win 2–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Morocco win 3–0 on aggregate'' Pool B First Leg ---- ---- ---- ---- Second Leg ''Madagascar win 2–1 on aggregate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup Qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones, each organized by their respective confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). For each World Cup, FIFA decides the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the zones, based on the numbers and relative strengths of the confederations' teams. As a courtesy, the host receives an automatic berth selection, as has happened with the immediate past tournament winner during much of the competition's history. All other finalists are determined on a standalone qualifying round achievement without regard to previous achievements. History The berths for the inaugural 1930 tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006. The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010. The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, upri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 African Cup Of Nations
The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Tunisia. The qualifying phase takes place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. Cameroon as title holder and Tunisia as host country automatically qualify for the final phase of the tournament. The competition takes place in six stadiums between 24 January and February 14, 2004. As in the 2002 edition, sixteen teams, divided into four groups each comprising four teams, take part in the competition. Tournament defending champions Cameroon eliminated in the quarter-finals after failing to win their match against Nigeria. Tunisia won their first title after defeating one-time champions Morocco 2–1 in the final, and Nigeria fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 African Cup Of Nations
The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000 African Cup of Nations, 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon national football team, Cameroon won its fourth championship (repeating as champions), beating Senegal national football team, Senegal on Penalty shootout (association football), penalty kicks 3–2 after a goalless draw. Host selection Bids : * Algeria * Botswana * Egypt * Ethiopia * Mali The organization of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Mali on 5 February 1998 by the Confederation of African Football, CAF Executive Committee meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the 1998 African Cup of Nations. Voters had a choice between five countries : Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mali. This was the first time that Mali had hosted the competition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 African Cup Of Nations
The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was split into four groups of three. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia 2–1 in the final. The Zambian team was recently formed, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed. Qualified teams The 12 qualified teams are: * (holders) * * * * * * * * * * (host) * * * ''Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)'' Squads Venues First round Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Scorers ;5 goals * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo National Football Team
The Congo national football team ( French: '' Équipe de football du Congo'') represents the Republic of the Congo in men's association football and is governed by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965. The team is also a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). History The Congo national football team made its first ever appearance in February 1960 in a friendly against the Ivory Coast which they lost 4–2. On 13 April, they defeated Reunion 4–1 in their first game to advance to the quarter-finals. In their quarter-final on 15 April, they defeated the Ivory Coast 3–2. On 17 April, they lost 5–4 to Cameroon and were beaten 8–1 by the host Madagascar in the third-place play-off on 19 April. In April 1963 they entered another ''L'Amitié'' competition, this time in Senegal, and were drawn in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Argentina, who won their third title at the 2022 tournament. The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held and a total of 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eight national teams. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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