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Mali national under-23 football team

Mali U-23
Nickname(s)The Eagles
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachAlou Badra Diallo
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
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
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
Appearances3 (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]

History

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Current players

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Lassine Diarra (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21) France Châteauroux
16 1GK Alkalifa Coulibaly (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22) Mali Onze Créateurs
22 1GK Madou Diakité (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 19) Italy Terracina
2 2DF Fodé Doucouré (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) France Red Star
3 2DF Hamidou Diallo (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22) Portugal Farense
4 2DF Lassine Soumaoro (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) France Troyes
5 2DF Ibrahima Cissé (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) Germany Schalke 04
17 2DF Hamed Diomandé (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) Mali Afrique Football Élite
25 2DF Koly Soumare (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) France Valenciennes
26 2DF Zoumana Coulibaly (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 22) Mali Afrique Football Élite
6 3MF Mamady Diambou (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21) Austria Salzburg
8 3MF Boubacar Traoré (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) England Wolverhampton
10 3MF Mamadou Sangare (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 22) Austria Hartberg
12 3MF Abdoulaye Bathily (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21) France Sète
13 3MF Brahima Diarra (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) England Huddersfield
19 3MF Mohamadou Lamine Bah (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22) Tunisia Olympique Béja
21 3MF Coli Saco (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) Italy Pro Vercelli
9 4FW Cheickna Doumbia (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 21) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
11 4FW Issoufi Maïga (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) Portugal Trofense
14 4FW Ladji Mallé (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 22) United States Los Angeles FC
18 4FW Cheickna Diakité (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) Mali Real Bamako
20 4FW Alhassane Tamboura (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Al-Dhaid
24 4FW Mohamed Guindo (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 20) Italy Pro Vercelli

Fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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22 March Friendly Japan  1–3  Mali Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9
  • Hirakawa 2'
 Report
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: William Finney (England)
7 June Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+5
  • Odilov 23'
 Report
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
10 June Friendly Uzbekistan  1–2  Mali Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5
Report
  • Diarra 48'
  • Sameké 89' (pen.)
 Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
24 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Mali  v  Israel Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
27 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Japan  v  Mali Bordeaux, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
30 July 2024 Summer Olympic GS Paraguay  v  Mali Paris, France
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes

Competition records

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Summer Olympic Games

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Summer Olympic Games Record
Hosts Result Position GP W D L GS GA
Spain 1992 to Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 1 2 1 5 4
China 2008 to Japan 2020 Did not qualify
France 2024 Qualified
Total 2/30 4 1 2 1 5 4

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

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Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 2011 Did not qualify
Senegal 2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Egypt 2019 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 4
Morocco 2023 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 4
Total 2/3 3rd 11 3 2 6 10 13

All Africa Games

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African Games record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 5
Nigeria 1973 Did not qualify
Algeria 1978 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5
Kenya 1987 Did not qualify
Egypt 1991 6° 4 1 2 1 6 2
Zimbabwe 1995 Did not qualify
South Africa 1999 7° 4 2 0 2 8 6
Nigeria 2003 to
Republic of the Congo 2015		 Did not qualify
Morocco 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.

References

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  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.
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