Nickname(s) | 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 ![]() ![]() (Dakar, Senegal; March 7, 1964) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Mali ![]() ![]() (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; January 10, 1972) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mali ![]() ![]() (Dakar, Senegal; November 29, 2015) | |||
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 | 3 (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]
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The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. [4]
Win Draw Loss Fixture
22 March Friendly | Japan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Kameoka, Japan |
19:20 UTC+9 |
| Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 11,515 Referee: William Finney (England) |
7 June Friendly | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:30 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan) |
10 June Friendly | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 |
| Report | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 5,723 Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan) |
24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Mali ![]() | v | ![]() | Paris, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Japan ![]() | v | ![]() | Bordeaux, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS | Paraguay ![]() | v | ![]() | Paris, France |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Hosts | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 2/30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
![]() | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Total | 2/3 | 3rd | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 6° | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 7° | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament | |||||||
Total | 4/11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 |
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