Mali national under-23 football team

Mali U-23

Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Fanyeri Diarra
Captain	Issouf Traoré
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
Mali 2–3 Nigeria (Dakar, Senegal; November 29, 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-Finals, 2004
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 2017)
All-Africa Games
Appearances	3 (first in 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.

History

Current players

• The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
• Match dates: 22 and 29 October 2022
• Opposition: Rwanda
• Caps and goals correct as of: 21 October 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Souleymane Coulibaly	28 August 2001	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
	GK	Cheick Bilal Diallo	Unknown	0	0	Africa Foot
	GK	Lassine Diarra	Unknown	0	0	Châteauroux
	DF	Mahamadou Camara	Unknown	0	0	Yeelen Olympique
	DF	Makan Camara	Unknown	0	0	Bakaridjan
	DF	Yoro Diaby	Unknown	0	0	Yeelen Olympique
	DF	Hamed Diomandé	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
	DF	Lassine Soumaoro	19 December 2002	0	0	Troyes
	MF	Ibrahima Camara	Unknown	0	0	Diarra
	MF	Chaka Coulibaly	Unknown	0	0	Onze Créateurs
	MF	Fady Sidiki Coulibaly	27 January 2002	0	0	Djoliba
	MF	Lassine Coulibaly	Unknown	0	0	Derby Académie
	MF	Alou Doumbia	Unknown	0	0	Djoliba
	MF	Nankoma Keita	Unknown	0	0	Djoliba
	MF	Abdoulaye Mariko	22 April 2002	0	0	Real Bamako
	MF	Abdourhamane Alassane Touré	19 December 2001	0	0	Sfaxien
	FW	Amady Camara	Unknown	0	0	Diarra
	FW	Ousmane Coulibaly	12 January 2002	0	0	Djoliba
	FW	Abdoul Dembele	Unknown	0	0	Stade Malien
	FW	Cheickna Diakité	25 December 2004	0	0	Real Bamako
	FW	Thiemoko Diarra	19 April 2003	0	0	Stade de Reims
	FW	Pape Niama Sissoko	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
	FW	Kalifa Traoré	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite

Fixtures and results

legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2019

Competition records

Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Hosts	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1896 to 1984	Did Not Qualify
1988 to 2000	Did Not Qualify
2004	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	1	2	1	5	4
2008 to 2020	Did Not Qualify
2024	Qualified
Total	1/29	54º	4	1	2	1	5	4

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	–	3	1	0	2	3	5
2019	Group stage	–	3	0	0	3	0	4
Total	2/3	–	6	1	0	5	3	9

All Africa Games

African Games record
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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	6°	4	1	2	1	6	2
1995	Did not qualify
1999	7°	4	2	0	2	8	6
2003 to 2015	Did not qualify
2019	Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament
Total	4/11	16	6	5	5	27	18

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.