Mali national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national under-20 football team.

Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.

Mali U-20

Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Association	Malian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Mahamoutou Kane
Home stadium	Stade du 26 Mars
FIFA code	MLI
First colours Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1989)
Best result	Champions (2019)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1989)
Best result	Third place (1999, 2015)

Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

  Third Place

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	9
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999	Third place	7	5	0	2	16	14
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2013		3	0	2	1	2	5
2015	Third place	7	3	2	2	11	7
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	1	2	2	11	13
2023	Did not qualify
2025
Total	7/24	31	10	7	14	45	61

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played in June 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2024, after the match against Senegal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Émile Doucouré	(2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Beerschot
	1GK	Oumar Pona	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Angers
	1GK	Mayamé Sissoko	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
	2DF	Ibrahim Diarra	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sporting CP
	2DF	Cheick Doumbia	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Rodez
	2DF	Fousseny Doumbia	(2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Eden Gassama	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Guingamp
	2DF	Souleymane Sagnan	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Lens
	2DF	Séga Sanogo	(2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Troyes
	2DF	Dan Sinaté	(2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Angers
	2DF	Isiaka Soukouna	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rennes
	3MF	Sekou Koné	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Manchester United
	3MF	Hamidou Makalou	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Brest
	3MF	Ousmane Thiero	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rapid Wien
	3MF	Ange Martial Tia	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Reims
	4FW	Mahamoud Barry	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Villarreal
	4FW	Gaoussou Diakité	(2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Red Bull Salzburg
	4FW	Ibrahim Diarra	(2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Barcelona
	4FW	Mamadou Doumbia	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Watford
	4FW	Ibrahim Kanaté	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Anderlecht
	4FW	Abdoulaye Niakaté	(2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Caen
	4FW	Wilson Samaké	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Rennes
	4FW	Aboubacar Sidibé	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sochaux

Achievements

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
  • Champions: 2019
  • Runners-up: 1989
  • Third place: 2003
• FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Third place: 1999, 2015

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	5	4	+1	100.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
East Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
France	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Germany	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ghana	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Greece	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Mexico	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Panama	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Serbia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
South Korea	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	066.67
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	31	10	7	14	45	61	−16	032.26

See also

• Mali national football team
• Mali national under-17 football team