# Mali women's national football team

The Mali women's national football team represents Mali in women's international football and is overseen by the Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. They play their home matches at the Stade Modibo Kéïta, a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Bamako.
Currently, Mali is ranked 85th in FIFA Women's World Rankings. They have never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, but made a total of six appearances in the Africa Women Cup of Nations since the 2002 edition.

## Team image
### Home stadium

The Mali women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Modibo Kéïta.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Mohamed Saloum Hussein | |

## Former managers

* Bintou Camara

## Players
### Current squad

* The following is the squad called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First round named on 15 February 2025
* Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Adoudou Konaté | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) | Itihad Tanger FF |
| 1GK | Aissata Bengaly | | |
| 1GK | Fatoumata Karantao | | |
| 2DF | Fatou Dembele | (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 24) | UD Tenerife |
| 2DF | Coulouba Sogoré | (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 27) | Auxerre |
| 2DF | Kani Konaté | (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 28) | CA Paris |
| 2DF | Teninsoun Sissoko | (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) | Paris FC |
| 2DF | Maïmouna Traoré | (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26) | Police |
| 2DF | Oumou Fofana | (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25) | Clermont Foot 63 |
| 2DF | Bintou Guindo | (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 28) | Mandé |
| 2DF | Djouma Kamate | | Super Lionnes |
| 3MF | Saratou Traoré | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22) | Wuhan Jiangda |
| 3MF | Fatoumata Diarra | (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 38) | Mandé |
| 3MF | Coumba Dembele | (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) | RC Roubaix Wervicq |
| 3MF | Yakaré Niakaté | (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 28) | OGC Nice |
| 4FW | Aïssata Tapily | | |
| 2DF | Salimata Diarra | (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 30) | RS Berkane |
| 4FW | Aïssata Traoré | (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27) | Fleury |
| 4FW | Agueissa Diarra | (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 26) | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4FW | Djamako Traore | | |
| 4FW | Djenaba Baradji | (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29) | |
| 4FW | Assetou Koné | (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) | Super Lionnes |
| 4FW | Fatoumata Niakaté | (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 18) | GPSO 92 Issy |
| 4FW | Kadidiatou Diabate | | |

### Recent call-ups

* The following players have been called up to the Mali squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Mariam Camara | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23) | AS Police | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 |
| DF | Aminata Dia | (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26) | Mandé | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| DF | Aïssatou Diadbiou | (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) | | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 |
| MF | Adiaratou Coulibaly | (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) | Super Lionnes | v. Guinea,5 December 2023 |
| MF | Bintou Koité | (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29) | Raja | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| MF | Nana Diarra | | Amazone CV | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| MF | Wandé Guereve | (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 23) | AJ Auxerre | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 |
| FW | Oumou Koné | (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) | USFAS | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| FW | Hawa Traore | | | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| FW | Heita Baradji | | RC Roubaix | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 |
| FW | Aïssata Sangaré | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | Amazones CV | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 |

## Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

| FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 42 |

### Olympic Games

| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

### Africa Women Cup of Nations

| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament | Invitational Tournament |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 7/13 | 6th | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 30 |

### African Games

| African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | African Games record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process |
| 2007 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | Groupe stage | 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process | No Qualifying Process |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |

### Tournoi de Cinq Nations

Tournoi de Cinq Nations record :
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |

### WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone A Women's Cup :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2020 | Runner-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | Group Stage | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |