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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.
| 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 | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 81  (13 December 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 62 (July 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 101 (September 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ivory Coast 3–3 Mali  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 9 August 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Mali 12–0 Niger  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 9 May 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Nigeria 8–0 Mali (Abuja, Nigeria; 9 April 2015) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| African Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2018) | ||
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.
Home stadium
The Mali women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Modibo Kéïta.
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
2023
| 12 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Burkina Faso  | 0–1 | Mali | Cotonou, Benin |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié |
| 18 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Mali | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.) | Burkina Faso | Bamako, Mali |
| --:-- UTC±0 |
|
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| Note: Mali won 4–3 on aggregate. | ||||
| 22 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Central African Republic  | 1–7 | Mali | Douala, Cameroon |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Réunification |
| 26 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | Mali | 3–0 (10–1 agg.) | Central African Republic | Bamako, Mali |
| 16:30 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars | |||
| Note: Mali won 10–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| October 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Mali | Cancelled |  Zambia |
| October 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Zambia | Cancelled | Mali | |
| Note: Zambia won on walkover after Mali withdrew. | ||||
| 30 November 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg | Mali | 7–2 |  Guinea | Bamako, Mali |
| 16:30 UTC±0 | Report (FEMAFOOT) Report (FEGUIFOOT) |
|
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars |
| 5 December 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg | Guinea | 0–3 (2–10 agg.) | Mali | Thiès ,Senegal |
| Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior | ||||
| Note: Mali won 10–2 on aggregate. | ||||
2024
| 29 May 2024 Friendly | Mali | 9–0 |  Seychelles | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 13:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
| 31 May 2024 Friendly | Tanzania  | 2–2 | Mali | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
| 1 December 2024 Friendly | Mali | 0–1 |  Botswana | Tanger, Morocco |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Moloi  61' |
Stadium: Tanger Stadium |
| 3 December 2024 Friendly | Morocco  | 1–0 | Mali | Tétouan, Morocco |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Jraïdi 7' |
Report | Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast) |
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mohamed Saloum Hussein | |
Current squad
- This is the selected squad for two Friendly against
Botswana and 
Morocco in December 2024.[2] - Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Adoudou Konaté | 14 April 1994 | IR Tanger | |||
| GK | Mariam Camara | 19 February 2002 | AS Police | |||
| DF | Fatou Dembele | 30 November 2000 |  UD Tenerife | |||
| DF | Coulouba Sogoré | 3 June 1997 |  Auxerre | |||
| DF | Maïmouna Traoré | 31 December 1998 | Police | |||
| DF | Kani Konaté | 8 September 1996 | CA Paris | |||
| DF | Oumou Fofana | 27 July 1999 | Clermont Foot 63 | |||
| DF | Teninsoun Sissoko | 2 September 1992 | Paris FC | |||
| DF | Aïssatou Diadbiou | 8 September 1991 | ||||
| MF | Saratou Traoré | 27 September 2002 |  Wuhan Jiangda | |||
| MF | Yakaré Niakaté | 12 January 1997 | OGC Nice | |||
| DF | Salimata Diarra | 24 September 1994 | RS Berkane | |||
| MF | Coumba Dembele | 25 October 2001 | RC Roubaix Wervicq | |||
| MF | Wandé Guereve | 6 February 2002 | AJ Auxerre | |||
| MF | Fatoumata Diarra | 15 April 1986 | Mandé | |||
| FW | Aïssata Sangaré | 28 November 1999 | Amazones CV | |||
| FW | Aïssata Traoré | 9 September 1997 | Fleury | |||
| FW | Agueissa Diarra | 30 July 1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| FW | Djenaba Baradji | 16 December 1995 | ||||
| FW | Fatoumata Niakaté | 22 December 2006 | GPSO 92 Issy | |||
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 | Sadio Sow | 17 November 2002 | Mandé |
v. Burkina Faso, 18 July 2023 | ||
| GK | Aissata Bengaly | v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||||
| GK | Adoudou Konate | RC Berkane |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | |||
| DF | Fatoumata Bah | 4 June 1996 | AS Police |
v. Burkina Faso, 18 July 2023 | ||
| DF | Aïcha Samaké | 13 September 1994 | SC Casablanca |
v. Burkina Faso, 18 July 2023 | ||
| DF | Maïmouna Tounkara | |
v. Central African Republic,26 September 2023 | |||
| DF | Djouma Kamate | Super Lionnes |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | |||
| DF | Coulouba Sogoré | 3 June 1997 | Auxerre |
v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||
| DF | Bintou Guindo | 22 February 1997 | Mandé |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | ||
| DF | Aminata Dia | 14 June 1998 | Mandé |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | ||
| MF | Safiatou Keïta | 28 November 2000 | v. Burkina FasoPRE , 12 July 2023 | |||
| MF | Sarantou Traoré | 8 January 1999 |  Fatih Karagumruk |
v. Burkina FasoPRE , 12 July 2023 | ||
| MF | Fanta Konaté | 16 December 1998 | Boughaz Tanger |
v. Burkina FasoPRE , 12 July 2023 | ||
| MF | Adiaratou Coulibaly | 28 November 2002 | Super Lionnes |
v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||
| MF | Bintou Koité | 20 November 1995 | Raja |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | ||
| MF | Nana Diarra | Amazone CV |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | |||
| FW | Aïchata Sangaré | 28 November 2000 | Ittihad Tanger |
v. Burkina FasoPRE , 12 July 2023
| ||
| FW | Bintou Sanogo | 8 November 2000 | AS Police |
v. Burkina FasoPRE , 12 July 2023 | ||
| FW | Djamako Traore | v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||||
| FW | Djeneba Bamba | v. Guinea,5 December 2023 | ||||
| FW | Oumou Koné | 20 December 1999 | 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 | Assetou Koné | 8 May 2000 | Super Lionnes |
v. Tanzania,31 May 2024 | ||
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
|
Top goalscorers
|
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 | |
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