The Mali national football team (
French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
in men's international
football and is governed by the
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 G ...
. 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
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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
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when they reached the semi-finals, an achievement repeated in
2002,
2004,
2012
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and 2013.
They played their first
World Cup
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qualifier
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in the year
2000
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. As part of the
CAF's qualifiers for the
2002 World Cup
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, Mali lost in the preliminary round to
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
. Two years later, the country hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Mali's under-23's team managed to qualify for the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Greece
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. The team coached by
Cheick Kone managed to reach the quarter-finals of
the Olympic tournament before losing to
Italy
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.
In the
2006 World Cup
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qualifiers, Mali beat
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...
in the
preliminaries. In the resulting
second round, Mali finished fifth in its group. On 27 March 2005, riots broke out in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
, 2–1 on a last minute goal.
In the
2010 African Nations Cup, Mali made football headlines for coming back from losing 4–0 with eleven minutes left to level 4–4 with
Angola
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. It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory, alongside
Sweden's famous comeback against
Germany
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in a
2014 World Cup qualifier with a same scoreline.
Team kit
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Coaching history
:Caretaker managers are listed in ''italics''.
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Ben Oumar Sy (1960–66)
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György Tóth (1966–70)
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Karl-Heinz Weigang (1970–73)
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Mykola Holovko (1979–82)
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Kidian Diallo (1982–89)
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Molobaly Sissoko (1989–93)
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Mamadou Keïta (1993–97)
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Christian Sarramagna
Christian Sarramagna (born 29 December 1951) is a French football manager and former player. He is currently managing CS Hammam-Lif in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Titles
*As a player
** French championship in 1974, 1975, 1976 with AS ...
(1998–2000)
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Romano Mattè (2000–01)
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Henryk Kasperczak
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak (born 10 July 1946) is a Polish football manager and a former player who most recently managed the Tunisia national football team.
As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third ...
(2001–02)
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Christian Dalger
Christian Dalger (born 19 December 1949 in Nîmes, Gard) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made six international caps for France, scoring two goals.
During his career he played for clubs including SC Tou ...
(2002–03)
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Henri Stambouli (2003–04)
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Alain Moizan
Alain Moizan (born 18 November 1953) is a French former professional association football, football midfielder.
In February 2008, he was appointed coach of the Mauritania national football team, his second national team coaching job after a short ...
(2004)
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Mamadou Keïta (2004–05)
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Pierre Lechantre (2005–06)
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Amadou Pathé Diallo
Amadou Pathé Diallo (born 11 October 1964) is a Malian professional football player and manager.
Career
Amadou Diallo played for the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP, Académico Viseu, F.C. Penafiel, CDR Quarteirense and Portimonense S.C. He w ...
'' (2006)
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Jean-François Jodar (2006–08)
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Stephen Keshi
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During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...
(2008–10)
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Alain Giresse
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(2010–12)
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Amadou Pathé Diallo
Amadou Pathé Diallo (born 11 October 1964) is a Malian professional football player and manager.
Career
Amadou Diallo played for the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP, Académico Viseu, F.C. Penafiel, CDR Quarteirense and Portimonense S.C. He w ...
'' (2012)
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Patrice Carteron (2012–13)
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Amadou Pathé Diallo
Amadou Pathé Diallo (born 11 October 1964) is a Malian professional football player and manager.
Career
Amadou Diallo played for the Portuguese clubs Sporting CP, Académico Viseu, F.C. Penafiel, CDR Quarteirense and Portimonense S.C. He w ...
'' (2013)
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Henryk Kasperczak
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As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third ...
(2013–15)
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Alain Giresse
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(2015–17)
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Mohamed Magassouba (2017–2022)
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Éric Chelle (2022–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the
friendly matches against
Algeria
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on 16 November 2022.
''Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2022, after the match against
South Sudan
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.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Mali in the last 12 months.
DCL Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.
Records
:''Players in bold are still active with Mali.''
Competition records
Africa Cup of Nations
Mali have never won the Africa Cup of Nations; their best result at the tournament was runners-up in
1972
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. Mali have qualified for the tournament twelve times in total, finishing as runners-up once, third twice, and fourth three times. Prior to 2008, each time Mali qualified, they reached the knockout stage having only qualified four times before then.
African Nations Championship
Mali has competed in four
African Nations Championship
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tournaments, finishing as runners-up twice.
FIFA World Cup
African Games
Head-to-head record
Team honours
''Last updated 14 August 2017''
Continental tournaments
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Africa Cup of Nations
:Runners-up (1):
1972
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African Nations Championship
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: Runners-up (2):
2016
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,
2020
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Other Tournaments and Cups
:
Amilcar Cabral Cup
:Champions (3): 1989, 1997, 2007
:Runners-up (4): –
Notes
See also
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Football in Mali
References
External links
Mali FF(archived)
Mali Football Portalat FIFA.com
* Courtney, Barrie
at RSSSF.com
(Last updated: 19 August 2010)
{{Mali national football team managers
African national association football teams