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Mali national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national under-20 football team.
Mali U-20
Nickname(s)The Eagles
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMahamoutou Kane
Home stadiumStade du 26 Mars
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances13 (first in 1989)
Best resultChampions (2019)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1989)
Best resultThird place (1999, 2015)

Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.

Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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  Third Place

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 9
Portugal 1991 Did not qualify
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999 Third place 7 5 0 2 16 14
Argentina 2001 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 7
Netherlands 2005 Did not qualify
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 6
Turkey 2013 3 0 2 1 2 5
New Zealand 2015 Third place 7 3 2 2 11 7
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify
Poland 2019 Quarter-finals 5 1 2 2 11 13
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025
Total 7/24 31 10 7 14 45 61

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played in June 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2024, after the match against Senegal

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Émile Doucouré (2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Belgium Beerschot
1GK Oumar Pona (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 19) 0 0 France Angers
1GK Mayamé Sissoko (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
2DF Ibrahim Diarra (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF Cheick Doumbia (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France Rodez
2DF Fousseny Doumbia (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Eden Gassama (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 20) 0 0 France Guingamp
2DF Souleymane Sagnan (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 20) 0 0 France Lens
2DF Séga Sanogo (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 20) 0 0 France Troyes
2DF Dan Sinaté (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 19) 0 0 France Angers
2DF Isiaka Soukouna (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 19) 0 0 France Rennes
3MF Sekou Koné (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19) 0 0 England Manchester United
3MF Hamidou Makalou (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 19) 0 0 France Brest
3MF Ousmane Thiero (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Austria Rapid Wien
3MF Ange Martial Tia (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0 France Reims
4FW Mahamoud Barry (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Spain Villarreal
4FW Gaoussou Diakité (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
4FW Ibrahim Diarra (2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Spain Barcelona
4FW Mamadou Doumbia (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19) 0 0 England Watford
4FW Ibrahim Kanaté (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Belgium Anderlecht
4FW Abdoulaye Niakaté (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20) 0 0 France Caen
4FW Wilson Samaké (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21) 0 0 France Rennes
4FW Aboubacar Sidibé (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19) 0 0 France Sochaux

Achievements

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Voici la liste des Aigles espoirs retenus par le sélectionneur Fousseni Diawara pour le Tournoi Maurice Revello 2025". Facebook. Fédération Malienne de Football. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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