Mali national football team
The Mali national football team (French: Équipe du Mali de football) is the national association football team of Mali.
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Mohamed Magassouba (caretaker) | ||
| Captain | Yacouba Sylla | ||
| Most caps | Seydou Keita (102)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Seydou Keita (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| 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 | 10 (first in 1972) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1972 | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 2016 | ||
The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but they have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 10 times.
The Malian team was suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017.[2]
Mali National Football Team Media
Seydou Keita is Mali's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
References
- ↑ "Seydou Keïta - Century of International Appearances". rsssf.com. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA. 2017-03-17. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
Other websites
- Tout sur le football Malien
- Mali Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
- Mali Football