# Mali national under-23 football team

Mali national under-23 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-23 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali.

## Current players

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Lassine Diarra | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) | Châteauroux |
| 16 | 1GK | Alkalifa Coulibaly | (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) | Onze Créateurs |
| 22 | 1GK | Madou Diakité | (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 20) | Terracina |
| 2 | 2DF | Fodé Doucouré | (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) | Red Star |
| 3 | 2DF | Hamidou Diallo | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22) | Farense |
| 4 | 2DF | Lassine Soumaoro | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) | Troyes |
| 5 | 2DF | Ibrahima Cissé | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | Schalke 04 |
| 17 | 2DF | Hamed Diomandé | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) | Afrique Football Élite |
| 25 | 2DF | Koly Soumare | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) | Valenciennes |
| 26 | 2DF | Zoumana Coulibaly | (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23) | Afrique Football Élite |
| 6 | 3MF | Mamady Diambou | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) | Salzburg |
| 8 | 3MF | Boubacar Traoré | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) | Wolverhampton |
| 10 | 3MF | Mamadou Sangaré | (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 22) | Hartberg |
| 12 | 3MF | Abdoulaye Bathily | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) | Sète |
| 13 | 3MF | Brahima Diarra | (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) | Huddersfield |
| 19 | 3MF | Mohamadou Lamine Bah | (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) | Olympique Béja |
| 21 | 3MF | Coli Saco | (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) | Pro Vercelli |
| 9 | 4FW | Cheickna Doumbia | (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 21) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 11 | 4FW | Issoufi Maïga | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) | Académico |
| 14 | 4FW | Ladji Mallé | (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23) | Los Angeles FC |
| 18 | 4FW | Cheickna Diakité | (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) | Real Bamako |
| 20 | 4FW | Alhassane Tamboura | (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) | Al-Dhaid |
| 24 | 4FW | Mohamed Guindo | (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) | Pro Vercelli |

## Fixtures and results
### legend

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Competition records
### Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 to 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 to 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 2/20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |

### U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 3/4 | Third place | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 |

### All Africa Games

African Games record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1965 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 1973 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2003 to 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 to 2023 | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament | Under-20 tournament |
| Total | 4/11 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.