Mali national under-23 football team

Mali U-23

Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Fanyeri Diarra
Captain	Issouf Traoré
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
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
Mali  2–3  Nigeria (Dakar, Senegal; November 29, 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-Finals (2004)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	Third place (2023)
All-Africa Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1965)
Best result	Runners-up (1965)

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.^[1][2][3]

History

Current players

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Lassine Diarra	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21)	Châteauroux
16	1GK	Alkalifa Coulibaly	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	Onze Créateurs
22	1GK	Madou Diakité	(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 19)	Terracina
2	2DF	Fodé Doucouré	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23)	Red Star
3	2DF	Hamidou Diallo	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)	Farense
4	2DF	Lassine Soumaoro	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)	Troyes
5	2DF	Ibrahima Cissé	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)	Schalke 04
17	2DF	Hamed Diomandé	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21)	Afrique Football Élite
25	2DF	Koly Soumare	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)	Valenciennes
26	2DF	Zoumana Coulibaly	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 22)	Afrique Football Élite
6	3MF	Mamady Diambou	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21)	Salzburg
8	3MF	Boubacar Traoré	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22)	Wolverhampton
10	3MF	Mamadou Sangare	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 21)	Hartberg
12	3MF	Abdoulaye Bathily	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21)	Sète
13	3MF	Brahima Diarra	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20)	Huddersfield
19	3MF	Mohamadou Lamine Bah	(2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22)	Olympique Béja
21	3MF	Coli Saco	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)	Pro Vercelli
9	4FW	Cheickna Doumbia	(2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 21)	Shabab Al-Ahli
11	4FW	Issoufi Maïga	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	Trofense
14	4FW	Ladji Mallé	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 22)	Los Angeles FC
18	4FW	Cheickna Diakité	(2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19)	Real Bamako
20	4FW	Alhassane Tamboura	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 22)	Al-Dhaid
24	4FW	Mohamed Guindo	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 20)	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	v	Israel	Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Japan  v  Mali

27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Japan	v	Mali	Bordeaux, France
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux

Paraguay  v  Mali

30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Paraguay	v	Mali	Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Competition records

Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Hosts	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992 to 2000	Did not qualify
2004	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	1	2	1	5	4
2008 to 2020	Did not qualify
2024	Qualified
Total	2/30		4	1	2	1	5	4

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

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	2/3	3rd	11	3	2	6	10	13

All Africa Games

African Games record
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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	6°	4	1	2	1	6	2
1995	Did not qualify
1999	7°	4	2	0	2	8	6
2003 to 2015	Did not qualify
2019	Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament
Total	4/11	16	6	5	5	27	18

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

References

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Football in Mali

Malian Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Malian Première Division Malian Division 1
Women	Malian W-Championship

Domestic cups

Men	Malian Cup Super Coupe National du Mali
Women	Malian W-Cup

Awards

• Footballer of the Year
• Top scorers

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