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.

Mali
NicknameLes Aiglonnes (The Female Eagles)
AssociationMalian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBirama Konate
Home stadiumStade Modibo Kéïta
FIFA codeMLI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 84 Increase 1 (16 June 2026)[1]
Highest62 (July 2003)
Lowest101 (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
Appearances0
Olympic Games
Appearances0
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances8 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth 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 eight appearances in the Africa Women Cup of Nations since the 2002 edition.

Team image

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Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

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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

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20 February 2026 WAFCON qualifying Gabon  0–6  Mali Franceville, Gabon
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)
25 February 2026 WAFCON qualifying Mali  4–1  Gabon Bamako, Mali
19:00 GMT
Report Assengone 81' (pen.) Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
24 May 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup GS Guinea-Bissau  1–4  Mali Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00 Iala 36' Report
Stadium: Stade Ksar
Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal)
26 May 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup GS Mali  1–1  Liberia Nouakchott, Mauritania
16:00 F. Dembele 21' Report Yantay 45+3' Stadium: Stade Ksar
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)
31 May 2025 WAFU Zone A Cup Mali  0–1  Liberia Nouakchott, Mauritania
17:00 Report Glao 63' Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium
Referee: Félicité Kourouma (Guinea)
30 June Friendly Mali  1–1  Zambia Mohammedia, Morocco
17:00 GMT Report
7 July 2024 WAFCON GS Mali  1–0  Tanzania Berkane, Morocco
19:00 GMT S. Traoré 45+1' Report Stadium: Berkane Stadium
Referee: Aline Guimbang A Etong (Cameroon)
11 July 2024 WAFCON GS Ghana  1–1  Mali Berkane, Morocco
16:00 GMT Kusi 6' Report A. Traoré 52' Stadium: Berkane Stadium
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
24 October 2026 WAFCON qualifying Cape Verde  0–1  Mali Praia, Cape Verde
16:00 GMT Report C. Dembele 81' Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Referee: Aicha Bit Oumarou (Chad)
28 October 2026 WAFCON qualifying Mali  2–4  Cape Verde Bamako, Mali
17:00 GMT Kone 55', 88' Report
Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Kindédji Edoh (Togo)

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Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Mali Birama Konate

Former managers

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Players

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Current squad

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  • The following 21 players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde, scheduled for 24 and 28 October 2025.[2]
  • Caps and goals not officially released; ages calculated as of 24 October 2025.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Fatoumata Karantao (1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 34) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako
16 1GK Mariam Camara (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 23) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako

2 2DF Coulouba Sogoré (1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 28) French Football Federation Auxerre
3 2DF Kani Konté (1989-04-13)13 April 1989 (aged 36) French Football Federation Issy
4 2DF Fatou Dembele (2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 24) Royal Spanish Football Federation Tenerife
5 2DF Maimouna Traoré (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 26) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako
6 2DF Bintou Guindo (1997-02-22)22 February 1997 (aged 28) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako
7 2DF Aicha Samake  [fr; ha] (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (aged 31) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako

8 3MF Yakaré Niakaté (1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 28) French Football Federation Nice
9 3MF Saratou Traoré (2002-09-27)27 September 2002 (aged 23) Chinese Football Association Wuhan Jianghan
10 3MF Bintou Koité (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 29) Saudi Arabian Football Federation United Eagles FC
11 3MF Korotoumou Keita (2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 25) Malian Football Federation AS Mandé
12 3MF Coumba Dembele (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 23) French Football Federation Roubaix Wervicq
13 3MF Kadidiatou Diabate (2007-02-05)5 February 2007 (aged 18) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako

14 4FW Fatoumata Diarra (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 39) Tanzania Football Federation Tausi
15 4FW Djamako Traoré Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako
16 4FW Oumou Kone (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 25) Malian Football Federation USFAS Bamako
17 4FW Salimata Diarra  [ha] (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 31) Royal Moroccan Football Federation FUS Rabat
18 4FW Agueissa Diarra (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 27) French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain
19 4FW Aïssata Traoré (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 28) United States Soccer Federation Boston Legacy
20 4FW Nountene Traoré Malian Football Federation AS Mandé

Recent call-ups

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  • 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 (2002-11-17) 17 November 2002 (age 23) - - Mali AS Mandé v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
GK Aïssata Bengaly (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 25) - - Ivory Coast Athlético d'Abidjan v.  Morocco,18 July 2025
GK Adoudou Konaté (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 32) - - Morocco Ittihad Tanger v.  Morocco,18 July 2025

DF Aïssatou Diadbiou (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 34) v.  Morocco,3 December 2024
DF Oumou Fofana (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 26) France Clermont Foot 63 v.  Gabon,25 February 2025
DF Djouma Kamate Mali Super Lionnes v.  Gabon,25 February 2025
DF Djelika Diarra - - Mali Amazone CV v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
DF Fatoumata Ongoiba - - Mali AS Police v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
DF Teninsoun Sissoko (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 33) - - France Paris FC v.  Morocco,18 July 2025
DF Kani Konté (1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 37) - - France Issy v.  Morocco,18 July 2025
DF Aicha Samake  [fr; ha] (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 31) - - Morocco SC Casablanca v.  Morocco,18 July 2025

MF Awa Diarra - - Mali AS Police v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
MF Aminata Dia (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 28) - - Mali AS Mandé v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
MF Salimata Diarra  [ha] (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 31) - - Morocco RS Berkane v.  Morocco,18 July 2025

FW Aïssata Sangaré (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 26) Mali Amazones CV v.  Morocco,3 December 2024
FW Assetou Koné (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 26) Mali Super Lionnes v.  Gabon,25 February 2025
FW Aïssata Tapily - - Mali AS Police v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
FW Kadidja Teme - - Morocco CJ Ben Guerir v.  Liberia,31 May 2025
FW Hawa Traoré (2010-09-23) 23 September 2010 (age 15) - - Mali Amazone CV v.  Morocco,18 July 2025
FW Fatoumata Niakaté (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 19) - - France Metz v.  Morocco,18 July 2025
FW Djenaba Baradji (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 30) - - France Mantois v.  Morocco,18 July 2025

Records

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

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Did not qualify 7 0 5 2 7 13
China 2007 7 5 0 2 13 7
Germany 2011 5 2 0 3 6 13
Canada 2015 2 0 0 2 0 5
France 2019 5 2 0 3 6 5
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 4
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 25 8 6 11 30 42

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Ineligible
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Did not enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6
Brazil 2016 Withdrew
Japan 2020 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 5 6
France 2024 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 3 0
Total 8 4 0 4 5 6

Africa Women Cup of Nations

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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
Nigeria 1998
South Africa 2000
Nigeria 2002 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 9 4 0 4 0 4 4
South Africa 2004 7th 3 0 1 2 2 8 2 0 1 1 2 3
Nigeria 2006 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 4 0 0 10 2
Equatorial Guinea 2008 8th 3 0 0 3 2 5 2 2 0 0 11 0
South Africa 2010 6th 3 1 0 2 3 11 2 1 0 1 3 2
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 8
Namibia 2014 2 0 0 2 0 5
Cameroon 2016 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 10 4 1 2 1 4 4
Ghana 2018 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 8 11 2 0 2 0 2 2
2020 Cancelled due to covid
Morocco 2022 Did Not qualify
Morocco 2024 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 4 0 0 20 3
Total 8/14 4th 27 6 3 18 28 67 28 12 9 7 56 33

African Games

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African Games record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 4 6 No Qualifying Process
Algeria 2007 Withdrew
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 9
Morocco 2019 Group stage 7th 2 0 0 2 1 5 No Qualifying Process
Ghana 2023 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 5
Total 4 0 2 2 4 14

Tournoi de Cinq Nations

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

WAFU Women's Cup record

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WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sierra Leone 2020Runner-up2nd5401123
Cape Verde 2023Did not enter
TotalGroup Stage1/23003117

Honours

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See also

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References

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