Mali national under-23 football team
Mali national football team
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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]
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| Nickname | The Eagles | ||
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| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Alou Badra Diallo | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | 4 (first in 1965) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1965) | ||
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 | GK | Lassine Diarra | 11 November 2002 |  Châteauroux | ||
| 16 | GK | Alkalifa Coulibaly | 3 December 2001 | Onze Créateurs | ||
| 22 | GK | Madou Diakité | 22 July 2004 |  Terracina | ||
| 2 | DF | Fodé Doucouré | 3 February 2001 | Red Star | ||
| 3 | DF | Hamidou Diallo | 26 January 2002 |  Farense | ||
| 4 | DF | Lassine Soumaoro | 19 December 2002 | Troyes | ||
| 5 | DF | Ibrahima Cissé | 15 February 2001 |  Schalke 04 | ||
| 17 | DF | Hamed Diomandé | 15 December 2002 | Afrique Football Élite | ||
| 25 | DF | Koly Soumare | 22 February 2001 | Valenciennes | ||
| 26 | DF | Zoumana Coulibaly | 4 September 2001 | Afrique Football Élite | ||
| 6 | MF | Mamady Diambou | 11 November 2002 |  Salzburg | ||
| 8 | MF | Boubacar Traoré | 20 August 2001 |  Wolverhampton | ||
| 10 | MF | Mamadou Sangaré | 26 June 2002 | Hartberg | ||
| 12 | MF | Abdoulaye Bathily | 7 August 2002 | Sète | ||
| 13 | MF | Brahima Diarra | 5 July 2003 | Huddersfield | ||
| 19 | MF | Mohamadou Lamine Bah | 23 October 2001 |  Olympique Béja | ||
| 21 | MF | Coli Saco | 15 May 2002 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 9 | FW | Cheickna Doumbia | 14 June 2003 |  Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
| 11 | FW | Issoufi Maïga | 12 February 2002 | Académico | ||
| 14 | FW | Ladji Mallé | 12 November 2001 |  Los Angeles FC | ||
| 18 | FW | Cheickna Diakité | 25 December 2004 | Real Bamako | ||
| 20 | FW | Alhassane Tamboura | 29 June 2001 | Al-Dhaid | ||
| 24 | FW | Mohamed Guindo | 1 August 2003 | Pro Vercelli | ||
Fixtures and results
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
| 22 March Friendly | Japan  | 1–3 | Mali | Kameoka, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 11,515 Referee: William Finney (England) |
| 7 June Friendly | Uzbekistan  | 1–1 | Mali | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:30 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan) |
| 10 June Friendly | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Mali | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 5,723 Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan) |
| 24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Mali | 1–1 |  Israel | Paris, France |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
| 27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Japan | 1–0 | Mali | Bordeaux, France |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
| 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
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
| U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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| 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
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
