Mali women's national football team

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Mali
Nickname(s)Les Aiglonnes (The Female Eagles)
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachAly Elkebich
Home stadiumStade Modibo Kéïta
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
2018
)

The Mali women's national football team represents Mali in women's international football and is overseen by the Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. They play their home matches at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Bamako.

Currently, Mali is ranked 85th in

Africa Women Cup of Nations since the 2002 edition
.

Team image

Home stadium

The Mali women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Modibo Kéïta.

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.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

29 May 2024 (2024-5-29) Friendly Mali  9–0  Seychelles Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
13:00 UTC+0 Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium
31 May 2024 (2024-5-31) Friendly Tanzania  2–2  Mali Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium
1 December 2024 (2024-12-1)
Tanger, Morocco
16:00 UTC+1 Report Moloi 61' Stadium: Tanger Stadium
3 December 2024 (2024-12-3) Friendly Morocco  1–0  Mali Tétouan, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Jraïdi 7' Report Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium
Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast)

2025

20 February 2025 (2025-2-20) 2026 WAFCON qualifying Gabon  0–6  Mali Franceville, Gabon
15:30 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)
25 February 2025 (2025-2-25) 2026 WAFCON qualifying Mali  4–1
(10–1 agg.)
 Gabon Bamako, Mali
17:00 UTC+0
Report Assengone 81' (pen.) Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: Mali won 10–1 on aggregate.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Mohamed Saloum Hussein

Former managers

Players

Current squad

  • The following is the squad called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First round named on 15 February 2025[2]
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Adoudou Konaté (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) Morocco Itihad Tanger FF
1GK Aissata Bengaly
1GK Fatoumata Karantao

2DF Fatou Dembele (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 24) Spain UD Tenerife
2DF Coulouba Sogoré (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 27) France Auxerre
2DF Kani Konaté (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 28) France CA Paris
2DF Teninsoun Sissoko (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) France Paris FC
2DF Maïmouna Traoré (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26) Mali Police
2DF Oumou Fofana (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)
Clermont Foot 63
2DF Bintou Guindo (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 28) Mali Mandé
2DF Djouma Kamate Mali Super Lionnes

3MF Saratou Traoré (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22) China Wuhan Jiangda
3MF Fatoumata Diarra (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 38) Mali Mandé
3MF Coumba Dembele (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) France RC Roubaix Wervicq
3MF Yakaré Niakaté (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 28) France OGC Nice
4FW Aïssata Tapily Mali
2DF Salimata Diarra (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 30) Morocco RS Berkane

4FW
Aïssata Traoré
(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27) France Fleury
4FW Agueissa Diarra (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 26) France Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Djamako Traore
4FW Djenaba Baradji (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29)
4FW Assetou Koné (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) Mali Super Lionnes
4FW Fatoumata Niakaté (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 18) France GPSO 92 Issy
4FW Kadidiatou Diabate Mali

Recent call-ups

  • The following players have been called up to the Mali squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mariam Camara (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23) Mali AS Police v.  Morocco,3 December 2024

DF Aminata Dia (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) Mali Mandé v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
DF Aïssatou Diadbiou (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) v.  Morocco,3 December 2024

MF Adiaratou Coulibaly (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) Mali Super Lionnes v.  Guinea,5 December 2023
MF Bintou Koité (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29) Morocco Raja v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
MF Nana Diarra Mali Amazone CV v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
MF Wandé Guereve (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 23) France AJ Auxerre v.  Morocco,3 December 2024

FW Oumou Koné (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) Mali USFAS v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
FW Hawa Traore v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
FW Heita Baradji France RC Roubaix v.  Tanzania,31 May 2024
FW Aïssata Sangaré (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) Mali Amazones CV v.  Morocco,3 December 2024

Records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Did not qualify 7 0 5 2 7 13
China 2007 7 5 0 2 13 7
Germany 2011 5 2 0 3 6 13
Canada 2015 2 0 0 2 0 5
France 2019 5 2 0 3 6 5
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 4
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 25 8 6 11 30 42

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Ineligible
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Did not enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6
Brazil 2016 Withdrew
Japan 2020 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 5 6
France 2024 Withdrawn 2 2 0 0 3 0
Total 8 4 0 4 5 6

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations
record
Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1991 Did not enter Invitational Tournament
1995
Nigeria 1998
South Africa 2000
Nigeria 2002 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 9 4 0 4 0 4 4
South Africa 2004 7th 3 0 1 2 2 8 2 0 1 1 2 3
Nigeria 2006 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 4 0 0 10 2
Equatorial Guinea 2008 8th 3 0 0 3 2 5 2 2 0 0 11 0
South Africa 2010 6th 3 1 0 2 3 11 2 1 0 1 3 2
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 8
Namibia 2014 2 0 0 2 0 5
2016
Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 10 4 1 2 1 4 4
2018
Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 8 11 2 0 2 0 2 2
2020
Cancelled due to covid
2022
Did Not qualify
Morocco 2024 Qualified
Total 7/13 6th 23 5 2 16 25 59 24 8 9 7 36 30

African Games

African Games record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 4 6 No Qualifying Process
Algeria 2007 Withdrew
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 9
Morocco 2019 Groupe stage 7th 2 0 0 2 1 5 No Qualifying Process
Ghana 2023 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
Total 4 0 2 2 4 14

Tournoi de Cinq Nations

Tournoi de Cinq Nations record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Burkina Faso 2007 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 7 4
Total 1/1 1st 3 2 1 0 7 4

WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sierra Leone 2020 Runner-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 3
Cape Verde 2023 did not enter
Total Group Stage 1/2 3 0 0 3 1 17

Honours

See also

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN FÉMININE 2026". Facebook. 15 February 2025.