# 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.

## 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 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 |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2013 | 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 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 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 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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.
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 | Yeelen Olympique |
| 16 | 1GK | Diaguine Sidibe | (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako |
| 21 | 1GK | Seriba Doumbia | (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako |
| | 2DF | Gaoussou Kone | (2006-11-22) 22 November 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique |
| | 2DF | Souleymane Sanogo | (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Yeelen Olympique |
| | 2DF | Ousmane Simpara | (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé |
| | 2DF | Abdoul Razak Toure | (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako |
| | 2DF | Issa Traore | (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Djoliba |
| | 2DF | Alassane Togola | (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | JMG Bamako |
| | 2DF | Moussa Traore | (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | CS Bamako |
| | 3MF | Mahammoud Barry | (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé |
| | 3MF | Baye Coulibaly | (2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Etoiles-du-Mandé |
| | 3MF | Abdoulaye Gouba | (2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite |
| | 3MF | Ange Martial Tia | (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite |
| | 3MF | Moussa Massire Diop | (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | JMG Bamako |
| | 3MF | Sékou Koné | (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Manchester United |
| | 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 18) | 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 18) | 1 | 0 | Africa Foot |
| | 4FW | Ibrahim Kanate | (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Afrique Football Élite |
| | 4FW | Salif Noah Leintu | (2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Bethesda SC |
| 20 | 4FW | Ousmane Diarra | (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 17) | 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 18) | 0 | 0 | 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 |