Mali national under-23 football team

Mali national under-23 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-23 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali.

Mali U-23
NicknameThe Eagles
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachAlou Badra Diallo
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
First international
Mali  3–0  Senegal
(Dakar, Senegal; March 7, 1964)
Biggest win
Mali  11–0  Mauritania
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; January 10, 1972)
Biggest defeat
Algeria  2–0  Mali
(M'Bour, Senegal; December 2, 2015)
Mali  0–2  Ghana
(Cairo, Egypt; November 14, 2019)
Senegal  3–1  Mali
(Dakar, Senegal; March 22, 2023)
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2004)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best resultThird place (2023)
All-Africa Games
Appearances4 (first in 1965)
Best resultRunners-up (1965)

History

Current players

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Lassine Diarra (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 23) Châteauroux
16 1GK Alkalifa Coulibaly (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 24) Onze Créateurs
22 1GK Madou Diakité (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 21) Terracina

2 2DF Fodé Doucouré (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 24) Red Star
3 2DF Hamidou Diallo (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) Farense
4 2DF Lassine Soumaoro (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 23) Troyes
5 2DF Ibrahima Cissé (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24) Schalke 04
17 2DF Hamed Diomandé (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 23) Afrique Football Élite
25 2DF Koly Soumare (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 24) Valenciennes
26 2DF Zoumana Coulibaly (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 24) Afrique Football Élite

6 3MF Mamady Diambou (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 23) Salzburg
8 3MF Boubacar Traoré (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 24) Wolverhampton
10 3MF Mamadou Sangaré (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 23) Hartberg
12 3MF Abdoulaye Bathily (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 23) Sète
13 3MF Brahima Diarra (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22) Huddersfield
19 3MF Mohamadou Lamine Bah (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 24) Olympique Béja
21 3MF Coli Saco (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 23) Pro Vercelli

9 4FW Cheickna Doumbia (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 22) Shabab Al-Ahli
11 4FW Issoufi Maïga (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23) Académico
14 4FW Ladji Mallé (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 24) Los Angeles FC
18 4FW Cheickna Diakité (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 20) Real Bamako
20 4FW Alhassane Tamboura (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 24) Al-Dhaid
24 4FW Mohamed Guindo (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 22) Pro Vercelli

Fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Japan  v  Mali
22 March Friendly Japan  1–3  Mali Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
  • Hirakawa 2'
Report
  • Sangaré 34'
  • Tounkara 53'
  • Traoré 90'
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: William Finney (England)
Uzbekistan  v  Mali
7 June Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+5
  • Odilov 23'
Report
  • Traoré 62'
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  v  Mali
10 June Friendly Uzbekistan  1–2  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5
  • Norchaev 58'
Report
  • Diarra 48'
  • Sameké 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Mali  v  Israel
24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Mali  1–1  Israel Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2
  • Doumbia 63'
Report
  • H. Diallo 56' (o.g.)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Japan  v  Mali
27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Japan  1–0  Mali Bordeaux, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
Paraguay  v  Mali
30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Paraguay  1–0  Mali Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes

Competition records

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1992 to 2000 Did not qualify
2004 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 2 1 5 4
2008 to 2020 Did not qualify
2024 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 3
Total Quarter-finals 2/20 7 1 3 3 6 7

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 Did not qualify
2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5
2019 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 4
2023 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 4
Total 3/4 Third place 11 3 2 6 10 13

All Africa Games

African Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1965 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 5
1973 Did not qualify
1978 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5
1987 Did not qualify
1991 Group stage 4 1 2 1 6 2
1995 Did not qualify
1999 Group stage 4 2 0 2 8 6
2003 to
2015
Did not qualify
2019 to 2023 Under-20 tournament
Total 4/11 16 6 5 5 27 18
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

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