Mali national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national under-17 football team.
Mali U-17
Nickname(s)Les Aigles (The Eagles)
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachMali Soumaïla Coulibaly
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances9 (first in 1995)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1997)
Best resultRunners-up (2015)

The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Overview

The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup[1] held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 2
New Zealand 1999 Group stage 14th 3 0 2 1 0 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 4
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 4
India 2017 Fourth place 4th 7 4 0 3 16 11
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 18 4
Qatar 2025 Qualified
Total 7/20 Runners-up 32 18 4 10 58 26

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995 Fourth place 4th 5 1 0 4 5 8
Botswana 1997 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 4 3
Guinea 1999 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 6 5
Seychelles 2001 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 11 3
Eswatini 2003 Did not qualify
The Gambia 2005 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 7 7
Togo 2007 Did not qualify
Algeria 2009
Rwanda 2011 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 5
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify
Niger 2015 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 4
Gabon 2017 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 9 2
Tanzania 2019 Did not qualify
Algeria 2023 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 7 2
Morocco 2025 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 1 9 3
Total 9/15 Champions 40 18 9 13 60 43

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Lamine Sinaba (2008-04-05)5 April 2008 (aged 16) Mali Académie Cherifla
2 2DF Mahamadou Konaté (2009-06-08)8 June 2009 (aged 15) Mali FC Diarra
3 3MF Ibrahim Diakite (2008-07-10)10 July 2008 (aged 16) Mali JMG Academy
4 2DF Tièmoko Berthe (2008-02-17)17 February 2008 (aged 17) Mali Étoiles du Mandé
5 2DF Aboubacar Siriki Camara (2010-08-11)11 August 2010 (aged 14) Mali AFE
6 3MF Issa Tounkara (2008-06-20)20 June 2008 (aged 16) Mali Étoiles du Mandé
7 4FW Soungalo Coulibaly (2008-05-01)1 May 2008 (aged 16) Mali Yeelen Olympique
8 3MF Issa Koné (2008-10-11)11 October 2008 (aged 16) Mali Africa Foot
9 4FW Ndjicoura Raymond Bomba (2008-03-12)12 March 2008 (aged 17) Mali CSB
10 3MF Seydou Dembélé (2008-02-16)16 February 2008 (aged 17) Mali JMG Academy
11 4FW Ousmane Savane (2008-02-20)20 February 2008 (aged 17) Mali AS Bamako
12 2DF Souleymane Doumbia (2008-02-27)27 February 2008 (aged 17) Mali Derby Académie
13 4FW Soumaila Fané (2009-12-25)25 December 2009 (aged 15) Mali ASBD Sikasso
14 2DF Dramane Siaka Doumbia (2008-08-12)12 August 2008 (aged 16) Mali Africa Foot
15 3MF Yaya Fofana (2008-11-02)2 November 2008 (aged 16) Mali Africa Foot
16 1GK Ianis Sacko (2009-07-30)30 July 2009 (aged 15) France US Quevilly RM
17 3MF Mahamadou Traoré (2009-11-17)17 November 2009 (aged 15) Mali Players Dreams
18 2DF Mohamed Doumbia (2008-12-15)15 December 2008 (aged 16) Mali Yeelen Olympique
19 4FW Mohamed Dhiarrah (2008-11-18)18 November 2008 (aged 16) Mali Djoliba AC
20 2DF Lamine Sidiki Keita (2009-11-20)20 November 2009 (aged 15) Mali ASBD Sikasso
21 1GK Mamadou Souleymane Sacko (2009-09-16)16 September 2009 (aged 15) Mali ABM Foot
22 2DF Cheickna Hamala Coulibaly (2010-01-25)25 January 2010 (aged 15) Mali Académie Cherifla
23 4FW Moussa Mamadou Djikine (2009-02-05)5 February 2009 (aged 16) France FC Massy 91
24 1GK Cheick Oumar Diarra (2010-10-19)19 October 2010 (aged 14) Mali FC Diarra

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Belgium 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 Brazil 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Canada 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Croatia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Germany 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Honduras 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Mexico 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Paraguay 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 000.00
 Spain 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 000.00
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Total 32 18 4 10 58 26 +32 056.25

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali". FIFA. November 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ Ouattara, Stéphane Bassalia (19 March 2025). "CAN U17 Maroc 2025: La liste du Mali". africatopsports.com (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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