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.[1][2][3]

History

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[4]
Match dates: 22 and 29 October 2022
Opposition: Rwanda
Caps and goals correct as of: 21 October 2022

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Souleymane Coulibaly	(2001-08-28) 28 August 2001	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
1GK	Cheick Bilal Diallo	Unknown	0	0	Africa Foot
1GK	Lassine Diarra	Unknown	0	0	Châteauroux

2DF	Mahamadou Camara	Unknown	0	0	Yeelen Olympique
2DF	Makan Camara	Unknown	0	0	Bakaridjan
2DF	Yoro Diaby	Unknown	0	0	Yeelen Olympique
2DF	Hamed Diomandé	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
2DF	Lassine Soumaoro	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002	0	0	Troyes

3MF	Ibrahima Camara	Unknown	0	0	Diarra
3MF	Chaka Coulibaly	Unknown	0	0	Onze Créateurs
3MF	Fady Sidiki Coulibaly	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002	0	0	Djoliba
3MF	Lassine Coulibaly	Unknown	0	0	Derby Académie
3MF	Alou Doumbia	Unknown	0	0	Djoliba
3MF	Nankoma Keita	Unknown	0	0	Djoliba
3MF	Abdoulaye Mariko	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002	0	0	Real Bamako
3MF	Abdourhamane Alassane Touré	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001	0	0	Sfaxien

4FW	Amady Camara	Unknown	0	0	Diarra
4FW	Ousmane Coulibaly	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002	0	0	Djoliba
4FW	Abdoul Dembele	Unknown	0	0	Stade Malien
4FW	Cheickna Diakité	(2004-12-25) 25 December 2004	0	0	Real Bamako
4FW	Thiemoko Diarra	(2003-04-19) 19 April 2003	0	0	Stade de Reims
4FW	Pape Niama Sissoko	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite
4FW	Kalifa Traoré	Unknown	0	0	Afrique Football Élite

Win Draw Loss Fixture

8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations	Egypt	1–0	Mali	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
19:00	M. Mohamed 29'	Report (Soccerway)		Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

11 November 2019 (2019-11-11) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations	Mali	0–1	Cameroon	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
17:00		Report (Soccerway)	Evina 76'	Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)

14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations	Mali	0–2	Ghana	Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
20:00		Report (Soccerway)	Kwabena 74', 85'	Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

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

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.

"Mali Olympic Team". International Soccerway. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Mali U-23 Soccer Team". Global Sports Archive. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
"Mali U-23 National Team". Worldfootball.net. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
"Voici la liste des 23 joueurs sélectionnés !" (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football - Facebook. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

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