Africa · CAF

Mali (2026)

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 3-2-2; 3 W · 2 D · 2 L
Goals: 6; 6 against
Goal difference: 0

General Information

Fédération Malienne de Football

Founded: 1960
FIFA entry: 1964
Average height in 2026: 1.84 m
Average age in 2026: 25.7 years
Confederation: Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Continent: Africa
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Tom Saintfiet(Coach)

Date of birth: 29 March 1973
Place of birth: Mol, Belgium
Matches: 3 (2 official · 1 friendly)

Photo: Kindly provided by Icad Parama

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Alou Badra Diallo(Coach)

Date of birth: 30 December 1969
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Matches: 1 (0 official · 1 friendly)

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Anthony da Silva(Coach)

Date of birth: 20 December 1980
Place of birth: Le Creusot, France
Matches: 3 (2 official · 1 friendly)

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Players of Mali in 2026

37 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Djigui Diarra	27 February 1995	Goalkeeper	Young Africans Dar-es-Salaam	5	0	0
Mamadou Samassa	16 February 1990	Goalkeeper	Stade Lavallois	2	0	0
Emile Doucouré	28 September 2007	Goalkeeper	Jong Genk	0	1	0
Defenders12
Ousmane Camara	6 March 2003	Centre Back	Angers SCO	6	0	0
Nathan Gassama	5 January 2001	Centre Back	Baltika Kaliningrad	6	0	0
Hamari Traoré	27 January 1992	Right Back	Paris FC	3	1	0
Amadou Danté	7 October 2000	Left Back	Zbrojovka Brno	2	1	0
Daouda Guindo	14 October 2002	Left Back	Stade Reims	2	1	0
Woyo Coulibaly	26 May 1999	Right Back	Leicester City	2	0	0
Abdoulaye Diaby	4 July 2000	Centre Back	Grasshopper Zürich	2	0	0
Adama Camara	18 October 1996	Right Back	Paris FC	1	0	0
Ibrahima Cissé	15 February 2001	Centre Back	FC Aarau	1	0	0
Fodé Doucouré	3 February 2001	Right Back	FC Nantes	1	0	0
Check Kéïta	2 April 2003	Centre Back	RSC Charleroi	1	0	0
Modibo Sagnan	14 April 1999	Centre Back	Çaykur Rizespor	0	2	0
Midfielders15
Mamadou Sangaré	26 June 2002	Centre Midfielder	Brentford FC	6	0	0
Aliou Dieng	16 October 1997	Defensive Midfielder	Valencia CF	5	2	0
Lassana Coulibaly	10 April 1996	Centre Midfielder	US Lecce	4	2	0
Dorgeles Nene	23 December 2002	Right Midfielder	Fenerbahçe SK	3	2	2
Ange Martial Tia	20 November 2006	Attacking Midfielder	Stade Reims	3	0	2
Amadou Haïdara	31 January 1998	Centre Midfielder	RC Lens	3	0	0
Kamory Doumbia	18 February 2003	Attacking Midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	2	2	0
Yves Bissouma	30 August 1996	Centre Midfielder	Ajax Amsterdam	2	0	0
Kalidou Sidibé	28 January 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Akhmat Grozny	2	0	0
Mahamadou Doumbia	15 May 2004	Centre Midfielder	Al-Ittihad Jidda	1	1	0
Moussa Diakité	4 November 2003	Centre Midfielder	Çaykur Rizespor	1	0	0
Mamadou Maiga	10 February 1995	Defensive Midfielder	FK Nizhny Novgorod	1	0	0
Ousmane Diakité	25 July 2000	Defensive Midfielder	West Bromwich Albion	0	3	0
Soumaïla Diabaté	22 November 2004	Defensive Midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	0	1	0
Ibrahima Sissoko	27 October 1997	Defensive Midfielder	FC Nantes	0	1	0
Forwards7
Lassine Sinayoko	8 December 1999	Right Winger	Paris FC	4	0	1
Mamadou Doumbia	18 February 2006	Centre Forward	Watford FC	3	0	0
Gaoussou Diakité	26 September 2005	Centre Forward	Red Bull Salzburg	2	2	0
Gaoussou Diarra	21 November 2002	Left Winger	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	4	1
Sékou Koïta	28 November 1999	Secondary striker	Gençlerbirliği Ankara	0	3	0
El Bilal Touré	3 October 2001	Centre Forward	Parma Calcio	0	2	0
Mamadou Camara	7 February 2001	Right Winger	Montpellier HSC	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Mali in 2026

7 matches

Missing match data

Matches with missing (m) or partially missing (p) data:

Iran 04/06^p

4 Oct 2026Friendly · Ibn Batouta StadiumAvs.MoroccoMatch report: Morocco vs. Mali 1–1Draw
29 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group K · Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports ComplexAvs.LiberiaMatch report: Liberia vs. Mali 0–1Win
25 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group K · Stade du 26 MarsHvs.Cape VerdeMatch report: Mali vs. Cape Verde 3–1Win
4 Jun 2026Friendly · Mardan Sports ComplexData partially missingAvs.IranMatch report: Iran vs. Mali 2–0Defeat
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Krestovsky StadionAvs.RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Mali 0–0Draw
9 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Quarter-final · Ibn Batouta StadiumHvs.SenegalMatch report: Mali vs. Senegal 0–1Defeat
3 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Round of 16 · Stade Mohamed VHvs.TunisiaMatch report: Mali vs. Tunisia 1–13–2 pensWin

Match Progress for Mali

3 W · 2 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Mali

63 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Guinea	44	12	15	17	43
Mauritania	36	20	9	7	58
Senegal	35	8	11	16	30
Ivory Coast	34	4	9	21	23
Burkina Faso	33	18	4	11	55
Algeria	23	7	2	14	23
Morocco	22	6	7	9	15
Gambia	20	8	5	7	23
Guinea-Bissau	19	15	3	1	45
Ghana	18	5	4	9	17
Benin	17	9	7	1	28
Sierra Leone	15	7	5	3	21
Tunisia	14	5	3	6	11
Liberia	13	7	4	2	23
Cape Verde	13	7	2	4	18
Togo	13	6	2	5	22
Gabon	13	4	4	5	11
Congo	11	7	1	3	18
Niger	10	6	2	2	12
Egypt	10	4	2	4	8
Nigeria	9	3	2	4	6
DR Congo	8	3	2	3	12
Zambia	8	1	5	2	5
Botswana	7	6	0	1	19
Namibia	7	4	2	1	8
Libya	7	3	1	3	9
Zimbabwe	7	3	1	3	5
Cameroon	7	0	5	2	4
South Sudan	6	6	0	0	18
Chad	6	6	0	0	14
South Africa	6	3	1	2	7
Angola	6	2	3	1	12
Malawi	5	3	1	1	8
Mozambique	5	3	1	1	6
Uganda	5	2	3	0	5
Kenya	4	3	1	0	10
Rwanda	4	3	1	0	7
Equatorial Guinea	4	3	0	1	5
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	8
Sudan	4	2	1	1	7
Madagascar	3	2	1	0	6
Comoros	3	2	1	0	6
Central African Republic	3	1	2	0	4
Kuwait	3	0	0	3	4
Eswatini	2	2	0	0	7
Seychelles	2	2	0	0	5
Eritrea	2	2	0	0	3
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	4
Iran	2	1	0	1	2
Burundi	2	0	2	0	1
Oman	2	0	1	1	1
China	1	1	0	0	3
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	3
Japan	1	0	1	0	1
Jordan	1	0	1	0	0
Qatar	1	0	1	0	0
Russia	1	0	1	0	0
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0
France (B)	1	0	0	1	2
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1
East Germany	1	0	0	1	1
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0
Total	570	241	144	185	734

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Mali

Games Total: 58
Goals: 78
Goals Against: 59
Games W/D/L: 24/16/18
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.34
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.02

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 10; Frédéric Kanouté
Most Matches: 25; Seydou Kéïta
Most Yellow Cards: 6; Mohamed Sissoko
Most Red Cards: 1; Moussa Sissako

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Mali

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Kéïta, Seydou	Centre Midfielder	1998–2015	98	87	11	24	3	13	0	0
2	Touré, Bassala	Attacking Midfielder	1992–2008	95	85	10	13	0	2	0	0
3	Sidibé, Mahamadou	Goalkeeper	1995–2010	92	91	1	0	0	1	0	1
4	Coulibaly, Adama	Centre Back	1997–2014	85	82	3	1	0	5	0	0
5	Tamboura, Adama	Left Back	2004–2015	85	80	5	0	6	14	0	0
6	Coulibaly, Soumaïla	Attacking Midfielder	1995–2009	80	76	4	11	0	6	1	0
7	Diarra, Djigui	Goalkeeper	2015–2026	79	79	0	0	0	8	0	0
8	Diarra, Mahamadou	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2012	73	68	5	6	0	13	0	1
9	Traoré, Hamari	Right Back	2015–2026	63	60	3	3	5	9	0	1
10	Traoré, Adama	Right Winger	2013–2024	61	38	23	9	2	1	0	0
11	Coulibaly, Lassana	Centre Midfielder	2016–2026	59	49	10	1	2	7	0	0
12	Dieng, Aliou	Defensive Midfielder	2015–2026	58	44	14	2	0	6	0	0
13	Diawara, Fousséni	Right Back	2001–2014	55	53	2	0	1	2	0	0
14	Maïga, Modibo	Centre Forward	2007–2016	54	38	16	12	2	5	0	0
15	Haïdara, Amadou	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	53	38	15	2	2	4	0	1
16	Diakité, Daouda	Defender	1995–2005	51	44	7	0	0	2	0	0
17	Traoré, Seyba Lamine	Midfielder	1990–1999	50	46	4	5	0	0	0	0
18	Fofana, Mamadou	Centre Back	2017–2025	50	45	5	1	0	4	0	0
19	Traoré, Bréhima	Midfielder	1993–2004	49	34	15	8	0	0	0	0
20	Bissouma, Yves	Centre Midfielder	2015–2026	49	33	16	5	8	7	1	0
21	Diakité, Drissa	Right Back	2001–2015	48	42	6	0	0	6	0	0
22	Diallo, Mamadou	Centre Forward	2000–2010	47	33	14	12	0	9	0	0
23	Sidibé, Djibril	Defensive Midfielder	2001–2008	47	37	10	4	0	3	0	0
24	Diamoutène, Souleymane	Centre Back	2003–2010	47	43	4	1	1	3	0	0
25	Diakité, Soumbeïla	Goalkeeper	2006–2017	47	42	5	0	0	2	0	0
26	Farota, Ousmane	Goalkeeper	1985–1997	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Dissa, Yaya	Striker	1995–2001	42	37	5	9	0	0	0	0
28	Doumbia, Moussa	Left Winger	2014–2023	42	25	17	6	7	4	0	0
29	Kanté, Cédric	Centre Back	2001–2012	42	38	4	1	1	0	0	0
30	Samassékou, Diadie	Defensive Midfielder	2016–2024	41	31	10	1	2	7	1	0
31	Sacko, Falaye	Right Back	2017–2024	41	36	5	1	1	1	0	0
32	Sidibé, Modibo	Centre Back	1993–1997	40	37	3	8	0	1	0	0
33	Diabaté, Cheick	Centre Forward	2005–2016	39	23	16	15	2	5	0	0
34	Koïta, Sékou	Secondary striker	2016–2026	38	17	21	4	2	3	0	0
35	Traoré, Abdou	Centre Midfielder	2009–2016	38	30	8	3	3	1	0	0
36	Kanouté, Frédéric	Centre Forward	2004–2010	37	35	2	22	1	4	0	0
37	Wagué, Molla	Centre Back	2013–2019	37	37	0	4	0	2	0	0
38	Djenepo, Moussa	Left Midfielder	2017–2024	36	27	9	3	2	5	0	0
39	Camara, Mohamed II	Defensive Midfielder	2019–2025	36	26	10	3	1	4	0	0
40	Sow, Samba	Defensive Midfielder	2009–2017	36	19	17	2	0	6	0	0
41	Nene, Dorgeles	Right Midfielder	2022–2026	35	16	19	11	2	3	0	0
42	Kouyaté, Kiki	Centre Back	2019–2024	35	34	1	0	0	7	1	0
43	Doumbia, Kamory	Attacking Midfielder	2022–2026	34	29	5	14	6	1	0	0
44	Bagayoko, Mamadou	Centre Forward	2000–2010	34	27	7	6	0	2	0	0
45	Traoré, Adama II	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2024	33	17	16	3	3	5	0	0
46	Sissoko, Mohamed	Defensive Midfielder	2003–2013	33	30	3	2	0	8	0	0
47	Sylla, Yacouba	Defensive Midfielder	2013–2017	33	31	2	0	2	4	0	0
48	Sinayoko, Lassine	Right Winger	2021–2026	32	23	9	10	3	3	0	0
49	Yatabaré, Mustapha	Centre Forward	2009–2017	32	18	14	5	0	1	0	0
50	Traoré, Mahamane	Centre Midfielder	2005–2014	31	22	9	2	2	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 8 duos of Mali

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Bissouma, Yves	Nene, Dorgeles	2023–2025	3	27
2	Tamboura, Adama	Diabaté, Cheick	2011–2012	2	14
3	Traoré, Abdou	Diabaté, Cheick	2011	2	14
4	Tamboura, Adama	Samassa, Mamadou	2013	2	33
5	Danté, Amadou	Doumbia, Kamory	2023–2025	2	14
6	Bissouma, Yves	Doumbia, Kamory	2024–2025	2	14
7	Doumbia, Kamory	Sinayoko, Lassine	2024	2	20
8	Doumbia, Kamory	Nene, Dorgeles	2024–2026	2	18

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 117 of 392 goals.