Mali national under-23 football team

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Mali U-23
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Nickname(s) The Eagles
Association Malian Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coachAlou Badra Diallo
Home stadium Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code MLI
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 3–0 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
(Dakar, Senegal; March 7, 1964)
Biggest win
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 11–0 Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; January 10, 1972)
Biggest defeat
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg 2–0 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
(M'Bour, Senegal; December 2, 2015)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 0–2 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
(Cairo, Egypt; November 14, 2019)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg 3–1 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
(Dakar, Senegal; March 22, 2023)
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2004 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2015 )
Best resultThird place (2023)
All-Africa Games
Appearances4 (first in 1965 )
Best resultRunners-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]

Contents

History

Current players

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. [4]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Lassine Diarra (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) Flag of France.svg Châteauroux
161 GK Alkalifa Coulibaly (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) Flag of Mali.svg Onze Créateurs
221 GK Madou Diakité (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 20) Flag of Italy.svg Terracina

22 DF Fodé Doucouré (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 24) Flag of France.svg Red Star
32 DF Hamidou Diallo (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Farense
42 DF Lassine Soumaoro (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22) Flag of France.svg Troyes
52 DF Ibrahima Cissé (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24) Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04
172 DF Hamed Diomandé (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) Flag of Mali.svg Afrique Football Élite
252 DF Koly Soumare (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 24) Flag of France.svg Valenciennes
262 DF Zoumana Coulibaly (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23) Flag of Mali.svg Afrique Football Élite

63 MF Mamady Diambou (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg
83 MF Boubacar Traoré (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton
103 MF Mamadou Sangaré (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 23) Flag of Austria.svg Hartberg
123 MF Abdoulaye Bathily (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) Flag of France.svg Sète
133 MF Brahima Diarra (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22) Flag of England.svg Huddersfield
193 MF Mohamadou Lamine Bah (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) Flag of Tunisia.svg Olympique Béja
213 MF Coli Saco (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 23) Flag of Italy.svg Pro Vercelli

94 FW Cheickna Doumbia (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 22) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
114 FW Issoufi Maïga (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 23) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Académico
144 FW Ladji Mallé (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
184 FW Cheickna Diakité (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 20) Flag of Mali.svg Real Bamako
204 FW Alhassane Tamboura (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Dhaid
244 FW Mohamed Guindo (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) Flag of Italy.svg Pro Vercelli

Fixtures and results

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  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

22 March Friendly Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Kameoka, Japan
19:20  UTC+9
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Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: William Finney (England)
7 June Friendly Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30  UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
10 June Friendly Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00  UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Paris, France
21:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Bordeaux, France
21:00  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Paris, France
21:00  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes

Competition records

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 to Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Quarter-finals5th412154
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 to Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 2024 Group stage14th301213
TotalQuarter-finals2/20713367

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Morocco.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of Senegal.svg 2015 Group stage5th310235
Flag of Egypt.svg 2019 Group stage8th300304
Flag of Morocco.svg 2023 Third place3rd522174
Total3/4Third place113261013

All Africa Games

African Games record
YearResultPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 1965 Runners-up5311105
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1973 Did not qualify
Flag of Algeria.svg 1978 Group stage302135
Flag of Kenya.svg 1987 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1991 Group stage412162
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 1999 Group stage420286
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2003 to
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015
Did not qualify
Flag of Morocco.svg 2019 to Flag of Ghana.svg 2023 Under-20 tournament
Total4/11166552718
*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. Retrieved 12 May 2024.