Mali national football team

Mali
Nickname(s)	Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Mohamed Magassouba (caretaker)
Captain	Yacouba Sylla
Most caps	Seydou Keita (102)
Top scorer	Seydou Keita (25)
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	45 1 (22 December 2022)
Highest	23 (June 2013)
Lowest	117 (October 2001)
First international
	Mali 4–3 Central African Republic ; (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
	Mali 11–0 Mauritania ; (Senegal; 1 October 1972)
Biggest defeat
	Algeria 7–0 Mali ; (Algeria; 13 November 1988) ; Kuwait 8–1 Mali ; (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 September 1997)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	10 (first in 1972)
Best result	Runners-up, 1972
African Nations Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2011)
Best result	Runners-up, 2016

The Mali national football team (French: Équipe du Mali de football) is the national association football team of Mali.

The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but they have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 10 times.

The Malian team was suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017.^[4]

References change

↑ "Seydou Keïta - Century of International Appearances". rsssf.com. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 March 2015.
↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
↑ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA. 2017-03-17. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2017-04-07.