Mali women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Aiglonnes (The Female Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Aly Elkebich | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Modibo Kéïta | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 78 (12 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 62 (July 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 101 (September 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
| Ivory Coast 3–3 (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 9 August 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 12–0 Niger (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 9 May 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Nigeria 8–0 (Abuja, Nigeria; 9 April 2015) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Women's Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2018) | ||
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
2024
| 29 May 2024 Friendly | 9–0 | Seychelles | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 13:00 UTC+0 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
| 31 May 2024 Friendly | Tanzania | 2–2 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
| 1 December 2024 Friendly | 0–1 | Botswana | Tanger, Morocco | |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Moloi 61' | Stadium: Tanger Stadium |
| 3 December 2024 Friendly | Morocco | 1–0 | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Jraïdi 7' | Report | Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast) |
2025
| 20 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | Gabon | 0–6 | Franceville, Gabon | |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco) |
| 25 February 2025 2026 WAFCON qualifying | 4–1 (10–1 agg.) | Gabon | Bamako, Mali | |
| 17:00 UTC+0 | Report | Assengone 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars | |
| Note: Mali won 10–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 22 May 2025 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup GS | Mauritania | 0–5 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia) |
| 24 May 2025 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup GS | Guinea-Bissau | 1–4 | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 19:00 | Iala 36' | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Ksar |
| 26 May 2025 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup GS | 1–1 | Liberia | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 16:00 | Dembele 21' | Report | Yantay 45+3' | Stadium: Ksar Stadium Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia) |
| 28 May 2025 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup SF | 0–1 | Sierra Leone | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 16:00 | Report | S. Kamara 82' | Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Félicité Kourouma (Guinea) |
| 31 May 2025 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup 3rd place | 0–1 | Liberia | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 17:00 | Report | Glao 63' | Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Félicité Kourouma (Guinea) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mohamed Saloum Hussein |
Former managers
Players
Current squad
- The following is the squad called up for the 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup named on 15 May 2025.[2]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fatoumata Karantao | 8 November 1990 | USFAS Bamako | |||
| GK | Sadio Sow | 17 November 2002 | AS Mandé | |||
| DF | Korotoumou Keita | 12 June 2000 | AS Mandé | |||
| DF | Djelika Diarra | Amazone CV | ||||
| DF | Fatoumata Ongoiba | AS Police | ||||
| DF | Maïmouna Traoré | 31 December 1998 | Police | |||
| DF | Aicha Samake | 13 September 1994 | SC Casablanca | |||
| DF | Fatou Dembele | 30 November 2000 | UD Tenerife | |||
| MF | Awa Diarra | AS Police | ||||
| MF | Fatoumata Diarra | 15 April 1986 | Mandé | |||
| FW | Aïssata Tapily | [AS Police de Bamako | ||||
| MF | Hawa Traoré | AS Police | ||||
| MF | Bintou Koité | 20 November 1995 | United Eagles FC | |||
| MF | Aminata Dia | 14 June 1998 | AS Mandé | |||
| FW | Kadidiatou Diabate | |||||
| DF | Salimata Diarra | 24 September 1994 | RS Berkane | |||
| FW | Agueissa Diarra | 30 July 1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| FW | Aïssata Traoré | 9 September 1997 | Fleury | |||
| FW | Kadidja Teme | CJ Ben Guerir | ||||
| FW | Oumou Kone | 20 December 1999 (aged 25) | USFAS | |||
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) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mariam Camara | 19 February 2002 | AS Police | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 | ||
| GK | Adoudou Konaté | 14 April 1994 | Itihad Tanger FF | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| GK | Aissata Bengaly | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||||
| DF | Aïssatou Diadbiou | 8 September 1991 | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 | |||
| DF | Coulouba Sogoré | 3 June 1997 | Auxerre | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Kani Konaté | 8 September 1996 | CA Paris | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Teninsoun Sissoko | 2 September 1992 | Paris FC | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Oumou Fofana | 27 July 1999 | Clermont Foot 63 | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Bintou Guindo | 22 February 1997 | Mandé | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Djouma Kamate | Super Lionnes | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | |||
| MF | Adiaratou Coulibaly | 28 November 2002 | Super Lionnes | v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||
| MF | Nana Diarra | Amazone CV | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | |||
| MF | Wandé Guereve | 6 February 2002 | AJ Auxerre | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 | ||
| MF | Saratou Traoré | 27 September 2002 | Wuhan Jiangda | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| MF | Coumba Dembele | 25 October 2001 | RC Roubaix Wervicq | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| MF | Yakaré Niakaté | 12 January 1997 | OGC Nice | |||
| FW | Heita Baradji | RC Roubaix | v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | |||
| FW | Aïssata Sangaré | 28 November 1999 | Amazones CV | v. Morocco,3 December 2024 | ||
| FW | Djamako Traore | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||||
| FW | Djenaba Baradji | 16 December 1995 | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | |||
| FW | Assetou Koné | 8 May 2000 | Super Lionnes | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
| FW | Fatoumata Niakaté | 22 December 2006 | GPSO 92 Issy | v. Gabon,25 February 2025 | ||
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |||||||
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 42 |
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Ineligible | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2004 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2008 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2016 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2020 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 2024 | 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 | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Invitational Tournament | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2002 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 2014 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2022 | Did Not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2024 | Qualified | |||||||||||||
| Total | 7/13 | 6th | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 30 |
African Games
| African Games 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 | |||||
| 2007 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 2019 | Groupe stage | 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | No Qualifying Process | |||||
| 2023 | 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 | ||||||||
| Total | Group Stage | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
Honours
See also
- Sport in Mali
- Football in Mali
- Women's football in Mali
- Football in Mali
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Tournoi UFOA A féminin 2025 Mauritanie – Liste des Aigles Dames révélée". Vive Les Aigles du Mali. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via Facebook.