Issaka Samaké is a

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an football player playing defense for

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and the

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International career

In January 2014, coach

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, invited him to be a part of the

squad for the

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. He helped the team reach the

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where they lost to

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by two goals to one.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.''

References

1994 births Living people Malian footballers Mali international footballers Association football defenders Stade Malien players Malian Première Division players 2014 African Nations Championship players 2016 African Nations Championship players 2020 African Nations Championship players 21st-century Malian people Mali A' international footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Guinea Malian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guinea Horoya AC players {{Mali-footy-bio-stub