Mali national under-23 football team

Mali U-23

Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Alou Badra Diallo
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
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)

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]}

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	1 GK	Lassine Diarra	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22)	Châteauroux
16	1 GK	Alkalifa Coulibaly	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	Onze Créateurs
22	1 GK	Madou Diakité	(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 21)	Terracina
2	2 DF	Fodé Doucouré	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 24)	Red Star
3	2 DF	Hamidou Diallo	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23)	Farense
4	2 DF	Lassine Soumaoro	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	Troyes
5	2 DF	Ibrahima Cissé	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24)	Schalke 04
17	2 DF	Hamed Diomandé	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22)	Afrique Football Élite
25	2 DF	Koly Soumare	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 24)	Valenciennes
26	2 DF	Zoumana Coulibaly	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 24)	Afrique Football Élite
6	3 MF	Mamady Diambou	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22)	Salzburg
8	3 MF	Boubacar Traoré	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 24)	Wolverhampton
10	3 MF	Mamadou Sangaré	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 23)	Hartberg
12	3 MF	Abdoulaye Bathily	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 23)	Sète
13	3 MF	Brahima Diarra	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22)	Huddersfield
19	3 MF	Mohamadou Lamine Bah	(2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23)	Olympique Béja
21	3 MF	Coli Saco	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 23)	Pro Vercelli
9	4 FW	Cheickna Doumbia	(2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 22)	Shabab Al-Ahli
11	4 FW	Issoufi Maïga	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23)	Académico
14	4 FW	Ladji Mallé	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23)	Los Angeles FC
18	4 FW	Cheickna Diakité	(2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 20)	Real Bamako
20	4 FW	Alhassane Tamboura	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 24)	Al-Dhaid
24	4 FW	Mohamed Guindo	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 22)	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	1–1	Israel	Paris, France
21:00  UTC+2	Doumbia 63'	Report	H. Diallo 56' (o.g.)	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Japan   v   Mali

27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS	Japan	1–0	Mali	Bordeaux, France
21:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux

Paraguay   v   Mali

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

Summer Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992 to 2000	Did not qualify
2004	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	2	1	5	4
2008 to 2020	Did not qualify
2024	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	3
Total	Quarter-finals	2/20	7	1	3	3	6	7

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record
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

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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	Group stage	4	1	2	1	6	2
1995	Did not qualify
1999	Group stage	4	2	0	2	8	6
2003 to 2015	Did not qualify
2019 to 2023	Under-20 tournament
Total	4/11	16	6	5	5	27	18

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

References

1. "Mali Olympic Team". International Soccerway. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
2. "Mali U-23 Soccer Team". Global Sports Archive. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
3. "Mali U-23 National Team". Worldfootball.net. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. "CAN U23 : la liste du Mali avec un talent de Premier League et 3 nouveaux !" (in French). Afrik Foot. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.