This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national under-17 football team.

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 To be determined
Total 6/20 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 To be determined
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 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[2]

Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bourama Kone (2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Mali Yeelen Olympique
16 1GK Diaguine Sidibe (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Mali CS Bamako
21 1GK Seriba Doumbia (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Mali CS Bamako
2DF Gaoussou Kone (2006-11-22) 22 November 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Yeelen Olympique
2DF Souleymane Sanogo (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Yeelen Olympique
2DF Ousmane Simpara (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Etoiles-du-Mandé
2DF Abdoul Razak Toure (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali JMG Bamako
2DF Issa Traore (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Mali Djoliba
2DF Alassane Togola (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Mali JMG Bamako
2DF Moussa Traore (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Mali CS Bamako
3MF Mahammoud Barry (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Etoiles-du-Mandé
3MF Baye Coulibaly (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 19) 1 0 Mali Etoiles-du-Mandé
3MF Abdoulaye Gouba (2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Afrique Football Élite
3MF Ange Martial Tia (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Afrique Football Élite
3MF Moussa Massire Diop (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali JMG Bamako
3MF Sékou Koné (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19) 1 0 England Manchester United
3MF Ousmane Thiero (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali AS Bamako
3MF Modibo Sissoko (2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Mali Guidars
4FW Mamadou Doumbia (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19) 1 1 Mali Black Stars
4FW Ibrahim Diarra (2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Africa Foot
4FW Ibrahim Kanate (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Mali Afrique Football Élite
4FW Salif Noah Leintu (2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 United States Bethesda SC
20 4FW Ousmane Diarra (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Senegal Génération Foot
4FW Mahamadou Kante (2008-03-30) 30 March 2008 (age 16) 0 0 Mali Africa Foot
4FW Badra Traore (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) 0 0 France Metz

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. ^ "𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝘀é𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘆" (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football – Facebook. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_national_under-17_football_team
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