Mali national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Mali national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

9 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	3–0	Ghana	Side, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3	H. Traoré 3' E. Touré 49' Haidara 75'	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium Referee: Halil Meler (Turkey)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	Cancelled	Iran	Side, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium

13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Mali	1–0	Namibia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Touré 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Namibia	1–2	Mali	Windhoek, Namibia
19:00 UTC+2	Kambindu 39'	Report	Koïta 12' Doumbia 37'	Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

2021

16 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	1–0	Burkina Faso	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00	Bagayoko 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

20 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Cameroon	1–1	Mali	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00	Banga 6'	Report	Samaké 12'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Pacifque Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

24 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Zimbabwe	0–1	Mali	Douala, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Diallo 11'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

30 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Doumba Coulibaly		Mapata Ondongo Binguila Mokombo Ndzila

3 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Guinea	Douala, Cameroon
16:00		Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Kanoute Coulibaly		Barry Camara Camara Bangoura Sylla

7 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–2	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Bouftini 68' El Kaabi 79'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

24 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Guinea	1–0	Mali	Conakry, Guinea
16:00	Soumah 76'	Report		Stadium: General Lansana Conté Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

28 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ

Mali

3–0
Awarded^[5]

Chad

Mali

6 June 2021 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Mali	Blida, Algeria
20:45 UTC+1	Mahrez 56'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

11 June 2021 Friendly	DR Congo	1–1	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1	Malango 86'	Report	Coulibaly 4'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 0

15 June 2021 Friendly	Tunisia	1–0	Mali	Radès, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1	Ben Slimane 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Rwanda	Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	A. M. Traoré 19'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

6 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Uganda	0–0	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	5–0	Kenya	Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	A. Traoré 8' Koné 22', 36', 45' (pen.) Doumbia 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Kenya	0–1	Mali	Nairobi, Kenya
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Koné 55'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Rwanda	0–3	Mali	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Djenepo 19' Koné 21' K. Coulibaly 87'	Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	K. Coulibaly 18'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2022

12 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Tunisia	0–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Koné 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

16 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Gambia	1–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1	Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.)	Report	Koné 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

20 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	M. Haïdara 2' Koné 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

26 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Equatorial Guinea	Limbe, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
	Penalties
	A. N. Traoré Djenepo M. Haïdara Hama. Traoré Touré Dieng Camara Sacko		E. Nsue Belima Akapo Buyla Ganet Coco Salvador Eneme

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	0–1	Tunisia	Bamako, Mali
17:00 UTC+0		Report	Sissako 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Tunisia	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

4 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Mali	4–0	Congo	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Camara 1' Touré 11', 40' Coulibaly 44'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	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 2022 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Touré 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

26 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	Abandoned	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0				Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: The match was stopped after only 16 minutes due to heavy rain and was eventually abandoned.^[6]

16 November 2022 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Mali	Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Mahrez 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Haïdara 58'	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Amir Lousif (Tunisia)

2023

24 March 2023 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 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 2023 AFCON qualification	Congo	0–2	Mali	Brazzaville, Congo
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Koné 62' Nene 73'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

8 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	4–0	South Sudan	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Koné 10' K. Doumbia 29', 57' Samassekou 71' Nene 82'	Report	Toha 74'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

13 October 2023 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Bamako, Mali
	Sinayoko 73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

17 October 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Mali	Portimão, Portugal
	S. Al-Dawsari 58'	Report	M. Doumbia 14' H. Traoré 42' Sinayoko 71'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

17 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	3–1	Chad	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Doumbia 45' Niakaté 77' I. Sissoko 81'	Report	Mouandilmadji 53'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritania)

20 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	1–1	Central African Republic	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+3	Doumbia 76'	Report	Kondogbia 79'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

2024

6 January Friendly	Mali	6–2	Guinea-Bissau	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Y. Niakaté 6' L. Coulibaly 15' K. Doumbia 40' Nene 68', 85' Sacko 75'	Report	Mam. Baldé 37' C. Mané 42'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

16 January 2023 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	South Africa	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC+0	H. Traoré 60' Sinayoko 66'	Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 16,894 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

20 January 2023 AFCON GS	Tunisia	1–1	Mali	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC+0	Rafia 20'	Report	Sinayoko 10'	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

24 January 2023 AFCON GS	Namibia	0–0	Mali	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

30 January 2023 AFCON R16	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00	E. Tapsoba 3' (o.g.) Sinayoko 47'	Report	Traoré 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 19,184^[7] Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

3 February 2023 AFCON QF	Mali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00	Nene 71'	Report	Adingra 90' Diakité 120+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

22 March Friendly	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

26 March Friendly	Nigeria	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC+0		Report	Touré 18' K. Doumbia 87'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

6 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	1–2	Ghana	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	K. Doumbia 45+1'	Report	Nuamah 58' J. Ayew 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 50,200 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

11 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Madagascar	0–0	Mali	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

6 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	1–1	Mozambique	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Bissouma 52'	Report	Catamo 37'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

10 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Eswatini	0–1	Mali	Mbombela, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Bissouma 7'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 406 Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

11 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	1–0	Guinea-Bissau	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Touré 62'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

15 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Guinea-Bissau	0–0	Mali	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

15 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mozambique	0–1	Mali	Maputo, Mozambique
17:00 UTC+2		Report	Doumbia 19'	Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)

19 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Mali	6–0	Eswatini	Bamako, Mali
15:00 UTC+0	Touré 7' Nene 17', 23', 76' K.Doumbia 42' M.Doumbia 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa

2025

20 March 2026 World Cup Qualification	Comoros	0–3	Mali	Berkane, Morocco
22:00 UTC+1		Report	Nene 20' Doumbia 55', 63'	Stadium: Berkane Municipal Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

24 March 2026 World Cup Qualification	Central African Republic	0–0	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi

5 June Friendly	DR Congo	–	Mali	Orléans, France
20:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Stade de la Source

September 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	–	Comoros
--:-- UTC+2

September 2026 World Cup Qualification	Ghana	–	Mali
--:-- UTC+2

October 2026 World Cup Qualification	Chad	–	Mali
--:-- UTC+2

October 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	–	Madagascar
--:-- UTC+2

22 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Mali	–	Zambia	Casablanca, Morocco
15:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium

26 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Morocco	–	Mali	Rabat, Morocco
13:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

29 December 2025 AFCON Group A	Comoros	–	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
18:30 UTC+1				Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium

References

^ "Mali – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Mali national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Mali". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
^ "Chad disqualified from Total AFCON – Cameroon 2021 qualifications". CAF. 22 March 2021.
^ On 22 March 2021, CAF decided that the match scheduled for 28 March 2021 would be forfeited by Chad and awarded as a 3–0 win for Mali due to the disqualification of Chad.^[4]
^ "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.
^ "Mali vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

[1] "Mali – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Mali national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Mali". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[4] "Chad disqualified from Total AFCON – Cameroon 2021 qualifications". CAF. 22 March 2021.

[5] On 22 March 2021, CAF decided that the match scheduled for 28 March 2021 would be forfeited by Chad and awarded as a 3–0 win for Mali due to the disqualification of Chad.^[4]

[6] "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.

[7] "Mali vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

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