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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.

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.

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)

Overview

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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

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1985 Did not enter
  1987
  1989
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993
  1995
  1997 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 2
  1999 Group stage 14th 3 0 2 1 0 1
  2001 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 4
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 12 4
  2017 Fourth place 4th 7 4 0 3 16 11
  2019 Did not qualify
  2023 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 18 4
  2025 Qualified
Total 7/20 Runners-up 32 18 4 10 58 26

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1995 Fourth place 4th 5 1 0 4 5 8
  1997 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 4 3
  1999 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 6 5
  2001 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 11 3
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 7 7
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009
  2011 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 2 5
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 4
  2017 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 9 2
  2019 Did not qualify
  2023 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 7 2
  2025 To be determined
Total 9/15 Champions 40 18 9 13 60 43

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

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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)   Académie Cherifla
2 2DF Mahamadou Konaté (2009-06-08)8 June 2009 (aged 15)   FC Diarra
3 3MF Ibrahim Diakite (2008-07-10)10 July 2008 (aged 16)   JMG Academy
4 2DF Tièmoko Berthe (2008-02-17)17 February 2008 (aged 17)   Étoiles du Mandé
5 2DF Aboubacar Siriki Camara (2010-08-11)11 August 2010 (aged 14)   AFE
6 3MF Issa Tounkara (2008-06-20)20 June 2008 (aged 16)   Étoiles du Mandé
7 4FW Soungalo Coulibaly (2008-05-01)1 May 2008 (aged 16)   Yeelen Olympique
8 3MF Issa Koné (2008-10-11)11 October 2008 (aged 16)   Africa Foot
9 4FW Ndjicoura Raymond Bomba (2008-03-12)12 March 2008 (aged 17)   CSB
10 3MF Seydou Dembélé (2008-02-16)16 February 2008 (aged 17)   JMG Academy
11 4FW Ousmane Savane (2008-02-20)20 February 2008 (aged 17)   AS Bamako
12 2DF Souleymane Doumbia (2008-02-27)27 February 2008 (aged 17)   Derby Académie
13 4FW Soumaila Fané (2009-12-25)25 December 2009 (aged 15)   ASBD Sikasso
14 2DF Dramane Siaka Doumbia (2008-08-12)12 August 2008 (aged 16)   Africa Foot
15 3MF Yaya Fofana (2008-11-02)2 November 2008 (aged 16)   Africa Foot
16 1GK Ianis Sacko (2009-07-30)30 July 2009 (aged 15)   US Quevilly RM
17 3MF Mahamadou Traoré (2009-11-17)17 November 2009 (aged 15)   Players Dreams
18 2DF Mohamed Doumbia (2008-12-15)15 December 2008 (aged 16)   Yeelen Olympique
19 4FW Mohamed Dhiarrah (2008-11-18)18 November 2008 (aged 16)   Djoliba AC
20 2DF Lamine Sidiki Keita (2009-11-20)20 November 2009 (aged 15)   ASBD Sikasso
21 1GK Mamadou Souleymane Sacko (2009-09-16)16 September 2009 (aged 15)   ABM Foot
22 2DF Cheickna Hamala Coulibaly (2010-01-25)25 January 2010 (aged 15)   Académie Cherifla
23 4FW Moussa Mamadou Djikine (2009-02-05)5 February 2009 (aged 16)   FC Massy 91
24 1GK Cheick Oumar Diarra (2010-10-19)19 October 2010 (aged 14)   FC Diarra

Head-to-head record

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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

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References

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  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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