Mali national under-17 football team
The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Mamadou Traore | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up  (2015) | ||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions  (2015, 2017) | ||
Overview
The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup[1] held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
 1999 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 2001 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2023 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 5/19 | Runners-up | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
| African U-17 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 1999 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 2001 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 9/14 | Champions | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 43 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[2]
Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bourama Kone | 10 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique | |
| GK | Seriba Doumbia | 11 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Diaguine Sidibe | 14 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gaoussou Kone | 22 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique | |
| DF | Souleymane Sanogo | 10 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique | |
| DF | Ousmane Simpara | 13 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| DF | Abdoul Razak Toure | 31 December 2006 | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| DF | Issa Traore | 14 November 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lakika | |
| DF | Alassane Togola | 21 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| DF | Moussa Traore | 30 December 2006 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mahammoud Barry | 11 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| MF | Baye Coulibaly | 8 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| MF | Abdoulaye Gouba | 31 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| MF | Ange Martial Tia | 20 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| MF | Moussa Massire Diop | 1 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| MF | Sekou Kone | 3 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| MF | Ousmane Thiero | 8 April 2006 | 1 | 0 |  AS Bamako | |
| MF | Modibo Sissoko | 17 December 2006 | 0 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| FW | Mamadou Doumbia | 18 February 2006 | 1 | 1 | Black Stars | |
| FW | Ibrahim Diarra | 12 December 2006 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ibrahim Kanate | 23 October 2006 | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| FW | Salif Noah Leintu | 20 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | Bethesda-Olney | |
| FW | Ousmane Diarra | 25 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mahamadou Kante | 30 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Africa Foot | |
| FW | Badra Traore | 7 May 2006 | 0 | 0 |  Goussainville | |
See also
References
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali". FIFA. November 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝘀é𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘆" (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football – Facebook. Retrieved 4 May 2023.