Mali national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national under-20 football team.

Mali U-20

Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Mahamoutou Kane
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
First colours Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1989 )
Best result	Champions (2019)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1989 )
Best result	Third place (1999, 2015)

Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.

Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

 Third Place

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	9
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999	Third place	7	5	0	2	16	14
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2013		3	0	2	1	2	5
2015	Third place	7	3	2	2	11	7
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	1	2	2	11	13
2023	Did not qualify
2025
Total	7/24	31	10	7	14	45	61

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played in June 2025. ^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2024, after the match against Senegal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Émile Doucouré	(2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Beerschot
	1 GK	Oumar Pona	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Angers
	1 GK	Mayamé Sissoko	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
	2 DF	Ibrahim Diarra	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sporting CP
	2 DF	Cheick Doumbia	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Rodez
	2 DF	Fousseny Doumbia	(2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2 DF	Eden Gassama	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Guingamp
	2 DF	Souleymane Sagnan	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Lens
	2 DF	Séga Sanogo	(2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Troyes
	2 DF	Dan Sinaté	(2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Angers
	2 DF	Isiaka Soukouna	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rennes
	3 MF	Sekou Koné	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Manchester United
	3 MF	Hamidou Makalou	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Brest
	3 MF	Ousmane Thiero	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rapid Wien
	3 MF	Ange Martial Tia	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Reims
	4 FW	Mahamoud Barry	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Villarreal
	4 FW	Gaoussou Diakité	(2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Red Bull Salzburg
	4 FW	Ibrahim Diarra	(2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Barcelona
	4 FW	Mamadou Doumbia	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Watford
	4 FW	Ibrahim Kanaté	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Anderlecht
	4 FW	Abdoulaye Niakaté	(2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Caen
	4 FW	Wilson Samaké	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Rennes
	4 FW	Aboubacar Sidibé	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sochaux

Achievements

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
  • Champions: 2019
  • Runners-up: 1989
  • Third place: 2003
• FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Third place: 1999, 2015

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	5	4	+1	100.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
East Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
France	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Germany	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ghana	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Mexico	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Panama	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Serbia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
South Korea	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	066.67
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	31	10	7	14	45	61	−16	032.26

See also

• Mali national football team
• Mali national under-17 football team

References

1. "Voici la liste des Aigles espoirs retenus par le sélectionneur Fousseni Diawara pour le Tournoi Maurice Revello 2025". Facebook. Fédération Malienne de Football. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

External links

• Mali U-20 profile - eurosport.fr