Mali national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Mali national football team from 2020 to present. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Mali v   Ghana

9 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	3–0	Ghana	Side, Turkey
20:00  UTC+3	H. Traoré 3' E. Touré 49' Haidara 75'	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium Referee: Halil Meler (Turkey)

Mali v   Iran

13 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	Cancelled	Iran	Side, Turkey
17:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium

Mali v   Namibia

13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Mali	1–0	Namibia	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Touré 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Namibia   v Mali

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Namibia	1–2	Mali	Windhoek, Namibia
19:00  UTC+2	Kambindu 39'	Report	Koïta 12' Doumbia 37'	Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

2021

Mali v   Burkina Faso

16 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	1–0	Burkina Faso	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00	Bagayoko 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Cameroon   v Mali

20 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Cameroon	1–1	Mali	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00	Banga 6'	Report	Samaké 12'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Pacifque Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Zimbabwe   v Mali

24 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Zimbabwe	0–1	Mali	Douala, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Diallo 11'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Mali v   Congo

30 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Doumba Coulibaly		Mapata Ondongo Binguila Mokombo Ndzila

Mali v   Guinea

3 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Guinea	Douala, Cameroon
16:00		Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Kanoute Coulibaly		Barry Camara Camara Bangoura Sylla

Mali v   Morocco

7 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–2	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Bouftini 68' El Kaabi 79'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Guinea   v Mali

24 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Guinea	1–0	Mali	Conakry, Guinea
16:00	Soumah 76'	Report		Stadium: General Lansana Conté Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Mali v   Chad

28 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ

Mali

3–0 Awarded [5]

Chad

Mali

Algeria   v Mali

6 June 2021 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Mali	Blida, Algeria
20:45  UTC+1	Mahrez 56'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

DR Congo   v Mali

11 June 2021 Friendly	DR Congo	1–1	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
16:00  UTC+1	Malango 86'	Report	Coulibaly 4'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 0

Tunisia   v Mali

15 June 2021 Friendly	Tunisia	1–0	Mali	Radès, Tunisia
20:30  UTC+1	Ben Slimane 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Mali v   Rwanda

1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Rwanda	Agadir, Morocco
20:00  UTC+1	A. M. Traoré 19'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Uganda   v Mali

6 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Uganda	0–0	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
16:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Mali v   Kenya

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	5–0	Kenya	Agadir, Morocco
20:00  UTC+1	A. Traoré 8' Koné 22', 36', 45' (pen.) Doumbia 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Kenya   v Mali

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Kenya	0–1	Mali	Nairobi, Kenya
16:00  UTC+3		Report	Koné 55'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Rwanda   v Mali

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Rwanda	0–3	Mali	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00  UTC+2		Report	Djenepo 19' Koné 21' K. Coulibaly 87'	Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Mali v   Uganda

14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Agadir, Morocco
17:00  UTC+1	K. Coulibaly 18'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2022

Tunisia   v Mali

12 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Tunisia	0–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00  UTC+1		Report	Koné 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Gambia   v Mali

16 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Gambia	1–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00  UTC+1	Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.)	Report	Koné 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali v   Mauritania

20 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Douala, Cameroon
20:00  UTC+1	M. Haïdara 2' Koné 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Mali v   Equatorial Guinea

26 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Equatorial Guinea	Limbe, Cameroon
20:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
	Penalties
	A. N. Traoré Djenepo M. Haïdara Hama. Traoré Touré Dieng Camara Sacko		E. Nsue Belima Akapo Buyla Ganet Coco Salvador Eneme

Mali v   Tunisia

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	0–1	Tunisia	Bamako, Mali
17:00  UTC+0		Report	Sissako 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Tunisia   v Mali

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Tunisia	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
20:30  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Mali v   Congo

4 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Mali	4–0	Congo	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Camara 1' Touré 11', 40' Coulibaly 44'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

South Sudan   v Mali

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	South Sudan	1–3	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
15:00  UTC+3	Kouyaté 29' (o.g.)	Report	Camara 59' Koïta 90+3' Dieng 90+5'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Mali v   Zambia

23 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Touré 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Mali v   Zambia

26 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	Abandoned	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0				Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: The match was stopped after only 16 minutes due to heavy rain and was eventually abandoned. [6]

Algeria   v   Mali

16 November 2022 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Mali	Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria
20:30  UTC+1	Mahrez 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Haïdara 58'	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Amir Lousif (Tunisia)

2023

Mali   v   Gambia

24 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	2–0	Gambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	K. Doumbia 3' A. Traoré 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Gambia   v   Mali

28 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Gambia	1–0	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
16:00  UTC+0	O. Colley 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Congo   v   Mali

18 June 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Congo	0–2	Mali	Brazzaville, Congo
17:00  UTC+1		Report	Koné 62' Nene 73'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali   v   South Sudan

8 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	4–0	South Sudan	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Koné 10' K. Doumbia 29', 57' Samassekou  71' Nene 82'	Report	Toha  74'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mali   v   Uganda

13 October 2023 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Bamako, Mali
	Sinayoko 73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Saudi Arabia   v   Mali

17 October 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Mali	Portimão, Portugal
	S. Al-Dawsari 58'	Report	M. Doumbia 14' H. Traoré 42' Sinayoko 71'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

Mali   v   Chad

17 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	3–1	Chad	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Doumbia 45' Niakaté 77' I. Sissoko 81'	Report	Mouandilmadji 53'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritania)

Mali   v   Central African Republic

20 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	1–1	Central African Republic	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+3	Doumbia 76'	Report	Kondogbia 79'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

2024

Mali   v   Guinea-Bissau

6 January Friendly	Mali	6–2	Guinea-Bissau	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Y. Niakaté 6' L. Coulibaly 15' K. Doumbia 40' Nene 68', 85' Sacko 75'	Report	Mam. Baldé 37' C. Mané 42'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Mali   v   South Africa

16 January 2023 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	South Africa	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00  UTC+0	H. Traoré 60' Sinayoko 66'	Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 16,894 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Tunisia   v   Mali

20 January 2023 AFCON GS	Tunisia	1–1	Mali	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00  UTC+0	Rafia 20'	Report	Sinayoko 10'	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Namibia   v   Mali

24 January 2023 AFCON GS	Namibia	0–0	Mali	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Mali   v   Burkina Faso

30 January 2023 AFCON R16	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00	E. Tapsoba 3' (o.g.) Sinayoko 47'	Report	Traoré 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 19,184 [7] Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Mali   v   Ivory Coast

3 February 2023 AFCON QF	Mali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00	Nene 71'	Report	Adingra 90' Diakité 120+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Mauritania   v   Mali

22 March Friendly	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Nigeria   v   Mali

26 March Friendly	Nigeria	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00  UTC+0		Report	Touré 18' K. Doumbia 87'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali   v   Ghana

6 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	1–2	Ghana	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	K. Doumbia 45+1'	Report	Nuamah 58' J. Ayew 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 50,200 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Madagascar   v   Mali

11 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Madagascar	0–0	Mali	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

Mali   v   Mozambique

6 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	1–1	Mozambique	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Bissouma 52'	Report	Catamo 37'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Eswatini   v   Mali

10 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Eswatini	0–1	Mali	Mbombela, South Africa
15:00  UTC+2		Report	Bissouma 7'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 406 Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Mali   v   Guinea-Bissau

11 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	1–0	Guinea-Bissau	Bamako, Mali
19:00  UTC+0	Touré 62'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Guinea-Bissau   v   Mali

15 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Guinea-Bissau	0–0	Mali	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00  UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Mozambique   v   Mali

15 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mozambique	0–1	Mali	Maputo, Mozambique
17:00  UTC+2		Report	Doumbia 19'	Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)

Mali   v   Eswatini

19 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	6–0	Eswatini	Bamako, Mali
15:00  UTC+0	Touré 7' Nene 17', 23', 76' K.Doumbia 42' M.Doumbia 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa

2025

Comoros   v   Mali

20 March 2026 World Cup Qualification	Comoros	0–3	Mali	Berkane, Morocco
22:00  UTC+1		Report	Nene 20' Doumbia 55', 63'	Stadium: Berkane Municipal Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Central African Republic   v   Mali

24 March 2026 World Cup Qualification	Central African Republic	0–0	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi

DR Congo   v   Mali

5 June Friendly	DR Congo	–	Mali	Orléans, France
20:00  UTC+1				Stadium: Stade de la Source

Mali   v   Comoros

September 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	–	Comoros
--:--  UTC+2

Ghana   v   Mali

September 2026 World Cup Qualification	Ghana	–	Mali
--:--  UTC+2

Chad   v   Mali

October 2026 World Cup Qualification	Chad	–	Mali
--:--  UTC+2

Mali   v   Madagascar

October 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	–	Madagascar
--:--  UTC+2

Mali   v   Zambia

22 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Mali	–	Zambia	Casablanca, Morocco
15:30  UTC+1				Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium

Morocco   v   Mali

26 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Morocco	–	Mali	Rabat, Morocco
13:00  UTC+1				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Comoros   v   Mali

29 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Comoros	–	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
18:30  UTC+1				Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium

References

1. "Mali – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Mali national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 3 February 2024.
3. "World Football Elo Ratings: Mali". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
4. "Chad disqualified from Total AFCON – Cameroon 2021 qualifications". CAF . 22 March 2021.
5. On 22 March 2021, CAF decided that the match scheduled for 28 March 2021 would be forfeited by Chad and awarded as a 3–0 win for Mali due to the disqualification of Chad. ^[4]
6. "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.
7. "Mali vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.