The Malian Football Federation (french: Fédération Malienne de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in

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. Ma ...

. Founded in 1960, it joined the CAF in 1962 and has been affiliated with

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since 1964. Its first general secretary was

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. Famous leaders are

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and

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. 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

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and the

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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

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Mali FF
at the FIFA website.
Mali FF
at CAF Online

Football in Mali Sports organizations established in 1960

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