Mali national football team

Mali
Nickname(s)	Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Éric Chelle
Captain	Hamari Traoré
Most caps	Seydou Keita (102)[1]
Top scorer	Seydou Keita (25)
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	53 8 (6 April 2023)[2]
Highest	23 (June 2013)
Lowest	117 (October 2001)
First international
	Mali 4–3 Central African Republic ; (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
	Mali 11–0 Mauritania ; (Senegal; 1 October 1972)
Biggest defeat
	Algeria 7–0 Mali ; (Algeria; 13 November 1988); Kuwait 8–1 Mali ; (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 September 1997)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	12 (first in 1972)
Best result	Runners-up (1972)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2011)
Best result	Runners-up (2016, 2020)

The Mali national football team (French: Équipe de football du Mali) represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

While Mali is a major youth football power in both Africa and the world, they have never qualified for any senior FIFA World Cup finals in history. They have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on 12 occasions.

Mali were suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017 due to 'government interference' with the national football association, namely dissolving its executive committee.[3] However, the side was re-instated by FIFA on 29 April after the executive committee was re-introduced by the Malian government.[4]

History

Mali reached the 1972 African Nations Cup final, but lost 3–2 to Congo. They failed to qualify for the finals again until 1994 when they reached the semi-finals, an achievement repeated in 2002, 2004, 2012 and 2013.

They played their first World Cup qualifier in the year 2000. As part of the CAF's qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup, Mali lost in the preliminary round to Libya. Two years later, the country hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations.[5]

Mali's under-23's team managed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The team coached by Cheick Kone managed to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament before losing to Italy.[6]

In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Mali beat Guinea-Bissau in the preliminaries. In the resulting second round, Mali finished fifth in its group. On 27 March 2005, riots broke out in Bamako after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to Togo, 2–1 on a last minute goal.[7]

In the 2010 African Nations Cup, Mali made football headlines for coming back from losing 4–0 with eleven minutes left to level 4–4 with Angola.[8] It is considered to be one of the best comebacks in recent memory, alongside Sweden's famous comeback against Germany in a 2014 World Cup qualifier with a same scoreline.

Team kit

Manufacturer	Period
Kappa	1998–2003
Baliston	2003–2007
Airness	2007–

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

9 June 2023 AFCON qualification	South Sudan	1–3	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
15:00 UTC+3	Kouyaté 29' (o.g.)	Report	Camara 59' Koïta 90+3' Dieng 90+5'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

23 September Friendly	Mali	1–0	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
	Touré 9'			Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

16 November Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Mali	Oran, Algeria
				Stadium: Oran Olympic Stadium

2023

8 January Friendly	Mali A'	0–0	Uganda A'	Tunisia
15:00 UTC+1		Report

10 January Friendly	Mali A'	1–0	DR Congo A'	Hammam Sousse, Tunisia
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar

16 January 2022 CHAN	Mali A'	3–3	Angola A'	Oran, Algeria
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sinayoko 23' Coulibaly 30' Koné 54' Diaby 78' Ousmane 83'	Report	Dilson 12', 26', 38' Gilberto 72' Victoriano 88'	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Karim Sabry

24 January 2022 CHAN	Mauritania A'	1–0	Mali A'	Oran, Algeria
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beibou 22' Mamadou Sy 53'	Report	Koné 29'	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Hussein

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	2–0	Gambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	K. Doumbia 3' A. Traoré 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Gambia	1–0	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
16:00 UTC±0	O. Colley 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

18 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Congo	v	Mali	Brazzaville, Congo
				Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat

September 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	v	South Sudan	Bamako, Mali
				Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Eric Chelle
Assistant coach	Fousseni Diawara
Goalkeeper coach	Mahamadou Sidibé

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Ben Oumar Sy (1960–66)
György Tóth (1966–70)
Karl-Heinz Weigang (1970–73)
Mykola Holovko (1979–82)
Kidian Diallo (1982–89)
Molobaly Sissoko (1989–93)
Mamadou Keïta (1993–97)
Christian Sarramagna (1998–2000)
Romano Mattè (2000–01)
Henryk Kasperczak (2001–02)
Christian Dalger (2002–03)
Henri Stambouli (2003–04)
Alain Moizan (2004)
Mamadou Keïta (2004–05)
Pierre Lechantre (2005–06)
Amadou Pathé Diallo (2006)
Jean-François Jodar (2006–08)
Stephen Keshi (2008–10)
Alain Giresse (2010–12)
Amadou Pathé Diallo (2012)
Patrice Carteron (2012–13)
Amadou Pathé Diallo (2013)
Henryk Kasperczak (2013–15)
Alain Giresse (2015–17)
Mohamed Magassouba (2017–2022)
Éric Chelle (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Gambia.[9]
Match dates: 24 and 28 March 2023
Opposition: Gambia
Caps and goals correct as of: 28 March 2023, after the match against Gambia

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Djigui Diarra	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995	48	0	Young Africans
1GK	Ismael Diawara	(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994	7	0	Malmö FF
1GK	Aboubacar Doumbia	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995	0	0	Afrique Football Élite

2DF	Hamari Traoré	(1992-01-27) 27 January 1992	45	1	Rennes
2DF	Falaye Sacko	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995	31	1	Montpellier
2DF	Mamadou Fofana	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998	30	2	Amiens
2DF	Boubakar Kouyaté	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997	24	0	Montpellier
2DF	Massadio Haïdara	(1992-12-02) 2 December 1992	14	1	Lens
2DF	Amadou Dante	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000	3	0	Sturm Graz
2DF	Moussa Diarra	(2000-11-10) 10 November 2000	1	0	Toulouse
2DF	Issiar Dramé	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999	0	0	Bastia

3MF	Amadou Haidara	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998	33	2	RB Leipzig
3MF	Diadie Samassékou	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996	32	1	Olympiacos
3MF	Lassana Coulibaly	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996	32	0	Salernitana
3MF	Aliou Dieng	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997	27	2	Al-Ahly
3MF	Mohamed Camara	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	18	0	AS Monaco
3MF	Cheick Doucouré	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000	9	0	Crystal Palace
3MF	Kamory Doumbia	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003	1	1	Reims
3MF	Ismaila Coulibaly	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000	1	0	Sheffield United

4FW	Adama Malouda Traoré	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995	49	9	Ferencváros
4FW	Moussa Doumbia	(1994-08-15) 15 August 1994	37	5	Sochaux
4FW	Moussa Djenepo	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998	30	3	Southampton
4FW	Sékou Koïta	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	19	4	Red Bull Salzburg
4FW	Nene Dorgeles	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002	5	0	Westerlo
4FW	Boubacar Traoré	(1999-12-14) 14 December 1999	2	0	US Monastir
4FW	Fousseni Diabaté	(1995-10-18) 18 October 1995	0	0	Partizan

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Mali in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Germain Berthé	(1993-10-24) 24 October 1993	4	0	Real Bamako	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
GK	Ibrahim Mounkoro	(1990-02-23) 23 February 1990	14	0	TP Mazembe	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

DF	Mamadou Traoré	(1994-10-03) 3 October 1994	1	0	Vojvodina	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
DF	Daouda Guindo	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002	0	0	St. Gallen	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
DF	Almamy Touré	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. South Sudan, 9 June 2022

MF	Yves Bissouma	(1996-08-30) 30 August 1996	27	3	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
MF	Fady Sidiki Coulibaly	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002	1	0	Djoliba	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
MF	Boubacar Traoré	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
MF	Yaqoub Alhassan	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001	0	0	Al-Taawoun	Training camp, August 2022

FW	El Bilal Touré	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001	15	5	Almería	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
FW	Kalifa Coulibaly	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991	28	6	Free agent	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
FW	Ibrahima Koné	(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999	15	11	Lorient	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
FW	Aboubacar Diarra	(1993-05-22) May 22, 1993	1	0	Al-Wehdat	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
FW	Ibrahim Diarra	(1998-05-19) May 19, 1998	0	0	GOAL FC	v. Algeria, 16 November 2022
^DCL Player refused to join the team after the call-up. ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Player has retired from international football. ^SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 9 June 2022[10]

Players in bold are still active with Mali.

Seydou Keita is Mali's top goalscorer and their most capped player.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Seydou Keita	102	25	1998–2015
2	Mahamadou Sidibé	97	0	1996–2010
3	Bassala Touré	95	17	1992–2008
4	Adama Tamboura	89	0	2004–2015
5	Adama Coulibaly	85	1	1998–2014
6	Soumaila Coulibaly	83	14	1995–2009
7	Mahamadou Diarra	73	7	1998–2012
8	Modibo Maïga	58	12	2007–2016
9	Ousmane Farota	57	0	1985–1997
10	Fousseni Diawara	56	0	2001–2015

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Seydou Keita	25	102	0.25	1998–2015
2	Frédéric Kanouté	23	39	0.77	2004–2010
3	Bassala Touré	17	95	0.18	1994–2008
4	Cheick Diabaté	15	38	0.39	2005–2016
5	Yaya Dissa	14	42	0.33	1995–2001
5	Soumaila Coulibaly	14	83	0.17	1995–2009
7	Modibo Maïga	12	58	0.21	2007–2016
8	Ibrahima Koné	11	14	0.79	2017–present
8	Salif Keïta	11	26	0.42	1964–1972
10	Mahamadou Dissa	10	35	0.29	1997–2008
10	Mamadou Diallo	10	45	0.22	2001–2010

Competition records

Africa Cup of Nations

Mali have never won the Africa Cup of Nations; their best result at the tournament was runners-up in 1972. Mali have qualified for the tournament twelve times in total, finishing as runners-up once, third twice, and fourth three times. Prior to 2008, each time Mali qualified, they reached the knockout stage having only qualified four times before then.

Africa Cup of Nations record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of France									Part of France
1959	Part of France									Part of France
1962	did not enter									did not enter
1963	did not enter									did not enter
1965	did not qualify									did not qualify
1968
1970
1972	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	11	11	Squad	4	3	1	0	7	2
1974	did not qualify									4	1	3	0	8	6
1976										2	1	0	1	5	3
1978										2	1	0	1	1	2
1980										did not enter
1982										4	2	0	2	7	7
1984										4	2	0	2	5	6
1986										4	1	2	1	4	9
1988										Withdrew
1990										6	2	3	1	8	7
1992										6	0	3	3	2	7
1994	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	4	8	Squad	6	3	1	2	8	7
1996	did not qualify									10	5	1	4	15	10
1998										6	3	0	3	9	9
2000										8	3	4	1	8	3
2002	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	5	5	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2004	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	10	Squad	6	4	1	1	9	2
2006	did not qualify									12	4	2	6	15	15
2008	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	3	Squad	6	3	3	0	10	1
2010	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6	Squad	12	6	3	3	21	15
2012	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	5	Squad	6	3	1	2	9	6
2013	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	7	8	Squad	2	2	0	0	7	1
2015	Group stage	10th	3	0	3	0	3	3	Squad	6	3	0	3	8	6
2017	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad	6	5	1	0	13	3
2019	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad	6	4	2	0	10	2
2021	Round of 16	11th	4	2	2	0	4	1	Squad	6	4	1	1	10	4
2023	to be determined									to be determined
2025	to be determined									to be determined
Total	Runners-up	12/33	54	19	19	16	65	65	—	136	65	32	38	199	133

African Nations Championship

Mali has competed in four African Nations Championship tournaments, finishing as runners-up twice.

African Nations Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	did not qualify								2	0	2	0	0	0
2011	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	0	3	1
2014	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	1	1	6	5	2	1	0	1	3	2
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	6	6	4	2	2	0	7	4
2018	did not qualify								4	1	2	1	6	3
2020	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	3	1	3	3	4	3	1	0	9	0
2022	Group Stage	15th	2	0	1	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	4	1
Total	Runners-up	5/7	21	7	8	6	19	21	20	10	8	2	32	11

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	did not enter								did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Withdrew								Withdrew
1970	did not enter								did not enter
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Withdrew								Withdrew
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	did not qualify								2	1	0	1	3	4
2006									12	4	2	6	15	15
2010									16	8	3	5	30	21
2014									6	2	2	2	7	7
2018									8	1	4	3	4	10
2022									8	5	2	1	11	1
2026	to be determined								to be determined
Total		0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	21	13	18	70	58

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	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–present	See Mali national under-23 football team
Total	2/4	8	3	3	2	13	10

Head-to-head record

Team	Confederation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	CAF	24	10	2	12	22	36	–14
Angola	CAF	4	1	2	1	8	5	+3
Benin	CAF	16	8	7	1	27	16	+11
Botswana	CAF	7	6	0	1	19	5	+14
Burkina Faso	CAF	21	13	3	5	36	20	+16
Cameroon	CAF	6	0	2	4	3	8	–5
Cape Verde	CAF	7	3	2	2	10	4	+6
Chad	CAF	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
China	AFC	2	1	0	1	3	5	–2
Congo	CAF	10	5	2	3	14	9	+5
DR Congo	CAF	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2
Croatia	UEFA	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Egypt	CAF	10	4	2	4	8	8	0
Equatorial Guinea	CAF	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5
Eritrea	CAF	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Ethiopia	CAF	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Gabon	CAF	12	2	5	5	10	16	–6
Gambia	CAF	18	7	5	6	22	16	+6
Ghana	CAF	17	3	6	8	14	28	–14
Guinea	CAF	39	10	17	12	43	43	0
Guinea-Bissau	CAF	12	9	2	1	26	9	+17
Iran	AFC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Ivory Coast	CAF	26	2	8	16	17	47	–30
Japan	AFC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Kenya	CAF	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
North Korea	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
South Korea	AFC	1	0	0	1	1	3	–2
Kuwait	AFC	3	0	0	3	4	10	–10
Liberia	CAF	10	5	3	2	19	11	+8
Libya	CAF	7	3	1	3	9	10	–1
Lithuania	UEFA	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Madagascar	CAF	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Malawi	CAF	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3
Mauritania	CAF	30	18	7	5	60	23	+37
Morocco	CAF	19	5	6	8	12	31	–19
Mozambique	CAF	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Namibia	CAF	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2
Niger	CAF	8	5	2	1	10	4	+6
Nigeria	CAF	9	1	3	5	5	12	–7
Oman	AFC	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1
Qatar	AFC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rwanda	CAF	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1
Saudi Arabia	AFC	2	1	0	1	4	6	–2
Senegal	CAF	32	8	12	12	33	41	–8
Seychelles	CAF	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Sierra Leone	CAF	13	4	7	2	17	9	+8
South Africa	CAF	4	1	2	1	4	2	+2
South Sudan	CAF	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Sudan	CAF	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3
Togo	CAF	14	6	2	6	23	15	+8
Tunisia	CAF	8	4	0	4	8	8	0
Uganda	CAF	4	1	2	1	8	4	+4
United Arab Emirates	AFC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Zambia	CAF	5	0	2	3	3	8	–5
Zimbabwe	CAF	6	2	1	3	4	5	–1

Team honours

Last updated 14 August 2017

Continental tournaments

Africa Cup of Nations

Runners-up (1):

1972

African Nations Championship

Runners-up (2):

2016, 2020

Other Tournaments and Cups

Amilcar Cabral Cup

Champions (3): 1989, 1997, 2007

Runners-up (4): –

Notes

References

"Seydou Keïta – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 March 2015.
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
"FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
"Caf [sic] confirm Mali's suspension has been lifted by Fifa [sic]". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
"Mali 2002 - The African Cup Of Nations XXIII - The Qualification". the-shot.com. The Shot. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Italy down brave Mali in extra time (1:0)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Mali soccer fans burn cars, riot after World Cup qualifier". usatoday.com. The Associated Press. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Angola 4–4 Mali". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
"Mali : la liste contre la Gambie avec un ancien de l'OL !" (in French). afrik-foot.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Mamrud, Roberto. "Mali - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links

Mali FF (archived 28 January 2020)
Mali Football Portal
Mali at FIFA.com (archived 11 June 2007)
Courtney, Barrie. Mali – List of International Matches at RSSSF.com (last updated: 19 August 2010)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Seydou Keïta – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 March 2015.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[3] "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[4] "Caf [sic] confirm Mali's suspension has been lifted by Fifa [sic]". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[5] "Mali 2002 - The African Cup Of Nations XXIII - The Qualification". the-shot.com. The Shot. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[6] "Italy down brave Mali in extra time (1:0)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[7] "Mali soccer fans burn cars, riot after World Cup qualifier". usatoday.com. The Associated Press. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[8] "Angola 4–4 Mali". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[9] "Mali : la liste contre la Gambie avec un ancien de l'OL !" (in French). afrik-foot.com. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[10] Mamrud, Roberto. "Mali - Record International Players". RSSSF.

Mali national football team
General	Malian Football Federation History Managers Achievements
Stadiums	Stade du 26 Mars
Players	Squad Player category
Records and statistics	Records Results and fixtures 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Africa Cup of Nations	Summary 1972 1994 2002 2004 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
African Nations Championship	2011 2014 2016 2020
Notable matches	1972 African Cup of Nations final 2016 African Nations Championship Final 2020 African Nations Championship Final
Other Malian teams	U23 U20 U17 Women WU20 WU17

National and regional football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
Football in Africa portal ¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA