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The Malian Cricket Federation (, FeMaCrik) became an associate member of the
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in 2017. The Malian Cricket Federation was co-founded by Kawory Berthe, a Malian English-teacher and Phil Watson from
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, in 2003. After three years of growing the game, the remodeled FeMaCrick became Mali's 25th officially recognised sports federation. In May 2007, Mali sent a men's team to participate in the inaugural
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in Banjul, Gambia. Their international debut was against the host team (Gambia) which they lost. The first national championships were held in 2008.


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Mali national cricket team The Mali national cricket team is the team that represents Mali in international cricket. The Malian Cricket Federation (FCM) became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005 and an associate member in 2017. Hist ...
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Mali women's national cricket team The Mali national women's cricket team is the team that represents Mali in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Malian Cricket Federation and is nicknamed the "Lady Eagles of Cricket" (French: ''Les Aigles Dames de crick ...


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Mali - ICC website
Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
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