Mali_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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Soumaïla Coulibaly | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up  (2015) | ||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions  (2015, 2017) | ||
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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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
More information FIFA U-17 World Cup record, Year ...
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 6/20 | Runners-up | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 26 |
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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
More information African U-17 Championship, Year ...
| African U-17 Championship | ||||||||
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| 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 |
| Total | 9/14 | Champions | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 43 |
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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Bourama Kone | (2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique |
| 16 | 1GK | Diaguine Sidibe | (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako |
| 21 | 1GK | Seriba Doumbia | (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako |
| 2DF | Gaoussou Kone | (2006-11-22) 22 November 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique | |
| 2DF | Souleymane Sanogo | (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique | |
| 2DF | Ousmane Simpara | (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| 2DF | Abdoul Razak Toure | (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| 2DF | Issa Traore | (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Djoliba | |
| 2DF | Alassane Togola | (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| 2DF | Moussa Traore | (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako | |
| 3MF | Mahammoud Barry | (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| 3MF | Baye Coulibaly | (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé | |
| 3MF | Abdoulaye Gouba | (2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| 3MF | Ange Martial Tia | (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| 3MF | Moussa Massire Diop | (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako | |
| 3MF | Sekou Kone | (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Guidars | |
| 3MF | Ousmane Thiero | (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | AS Bamako | |
| 3MF | Modibo Sissoko | (2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Guidars | |
| 4FW | Mamadou Doumbia | (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 1 | Black Stars | |
| 4FW | Ibrahim Diarra | (2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Africa Foot | |
| 4FW | Ibrahim Kanate | (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite | |
| 4FW | Salif Noah Leintu | (2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 |  Bethesda SC | |
| 20 | 4FW | Ousmane Diarra | (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 |  Génération Foot |
| 4FW | Mahamadou Kante | (2008-03-30) 30 March 2008 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Africa Foot | |
| 4FW | Badra Traore | (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 |  Metz | |
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- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali". FIFA. November 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝘀é𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘆" (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football – Facebook. Retrieved 4 May 2023.