Mali national under-17 football team

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Mali
Nickname(s) Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Association Malian Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Flag of Mali.svg Soumaïla Coulibaly
Home stadium Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code MLI
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1997 )
Best resultRunners-up Silver medal icon.svg (2015)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances9 (first in 1995 )
Best resultChampions Gold medal icon.svg (2015, 2017)

The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

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Overview

The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup [1] held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Did not enter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Did not qualify
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997 Quarter-finals5th421172
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 Group stage14th302101
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 Quarter-finals6th420254
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of Peru.svg 2005
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd7511124
Flag of India.svg 2017 Fourth place4th74031611
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Third Place3rd7502184
Total6/19Runners-up32184105826

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record

African U-17 Championship
YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Mali.svg 1995 Fourth place4th510458
Flag of Botswana.svg 1997 Runners-up2nd522143
Flag of Guinea.svg 1999 Third Place3rd522165
Flag of Seychelles.svg 2001 Third Place3rd4211113
Flag of Eswatini.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of The Gambia.svg 2005 Group stage6th310277
Flag of Togo.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Algeria.svg 2009
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2011 Group stage8th300325
Flag of Morocco.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Niger.svg 2015 Champions1st541094
Flag of Gabon.svg 2017 Champions1st532092
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Algeria.svg 2023 Fourth place4th531172
Total9/14Champions40189136043

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May. [2]

Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Bourama Kone (2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 16)10 Flag of Mali.svg Yeelen Olympique
161 GK Diaguine Sidibe (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of Mali.svg CS Bamako
211 GK Seriba Doumbia (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of Mali.svg CS Bamako

2 DF Gaoussou Kone (2006-11-22) 22 November 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Yeelen Olympique
2 DF Souleymane Sanogo (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Yeelen Olympique
2 DF Ousmane Simpara (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Etoiles-du-Mandé
2 DF Abdoul Razak Toure (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 16)10 Flag of Mali.svg JMG Bamako
2 DF Issa Traore (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba
2 DF Alassane Togola (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of Mali.svg JMG Bamako
2 DF Moussa Traore (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 16)00 Flag of Mali.svg CS Bamako

3 MF Mahammoud Barry (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Etoiles-du-Mandé
3 MF Baye Coulibaly (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Etoiles-du-Mandé
3 MF Abdoulaye Gouba (2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 (age 16)10 Flag of Mali.svg Afrique Football Élite
3 MF Ange Martial Tia (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Afrique Football Élite
3 MF Moussa Massire Diop (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg JMG Bamako
3 MF Sekou Kone (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Guidars
3 MF Ousmane Thiero (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg AS Bamako
3 MF Modibo Sissoko (2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 (age 16)00 Flag of Mali.svg Guidars

4 FW Mamadou Doumbia (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 17)11 Flag of Mali.svg Black Stars
4 FW Ibrahim Diarra (2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 16)10 Flag of Mali.svg Africa Foot
4 FW Ibrahim Kanate (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of Mali.svg Afrique Football Élite
4 FW Salif Noah Leintu (2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of the United States.svg Bethesda SC
204 FW Ousmane Diarra (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of Senegal.svg Génération Foot
4 FW Mahamadou Kante (2008-03-30) 30 March 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Mali.svg Africa Foot
4 FW Badra Traore (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of France.svg Metz

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References

  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali". FIFA. November 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. "𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝘀é𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘆" (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football – Facebook. Retrieved 4 May 2023.