Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations
Mali has a long and historical tradition of participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Even though Mali's participation in the AFCON prior to 21st century was sporadic, they managed a number of notable achievements, but are yet to win the tournament. In their debut at 1972 Africa Cup of Nations, Mali finished runners-up behind Congo, a great feat up to date.[1] Prior to 2008, each time Mali qualified, they reached the knockout stage, having only qualified four times before then. Mali hosted the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations; it is the only time Mali have hosted the tournament thus far.[2] In 2015, Mali was eliminated with controversy because of drawing of lots to Guinea.[3][4]
Overall record
Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
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![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
![]() | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | |
![]() ![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
![]() | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
![]() | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
![]() | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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Total | Runners-up | 13/34 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 71 | 69 | 140 | 70 | 32 | 38 | 214 | 135 |
Tournaments and squads
Year | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Mali scorers | Round |
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![]() | 24 February 1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–3 | Bakary Traoré ![]() Fantamady Keita ![]() Bako Touré ![]() | Group stage |
26 February 1972 | ![]() | 1–1 | Fantamady Keita ![]() | |||
28 February 1972 | ![]() | 1–1 | Fantamady Keita ![]() | |||
2 March 1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Adama Traoré ![]() Fantamady Keita ![]() Bako Touré ![]() | Semi-finals | |
5 March 1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–3 | Moussa Diakhité ![]() Moussa Traoré ![]() | Final | |
![]() | 26 March 1994 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–0 | Fernand Coulibaly ![]() Modibo Sidibé ![]() | Group stage |
28 March 1994 | ![]() | 0–1 | ||||
2 April 1994 | ![]() | 1–0 | Soumaila Traoré ![]() | Quarter-finals | ||
6 April 1994 | ![]() | 0–4 | Semi-finals | |||
10 April 1994 | ![]() | 1–3 | Amadou Diallo ![]() | Third place play-off | ||
![]() | 19 January 2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | Seydou Keita ![]() | Group stage |
24 January 2002 | ![]() | 0–0 | ||||
28 January 2002 | ![]() | 2–0 | Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() Bassala Touré ![]() | |||
3 February 2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–0 | Bassala Touré ![]() Dramane Coulibaly ![]() | Quarter-finals | |
7 February 2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–3 | Semi-finals | ||
9 February 2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–1 | Third place play-off | ||
![]() | 26 January 2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–1 | Mohamed Sissoko ![]() Frédéric Kanouté ![]() | Group stage |
30 January 2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–1 | Frédéric Kanouté ![]() Mahamadou Diarra ![]() Soumaila Coulibaly ![]() | ||
2 February 2004 | ![]() | 1–1 | Dramane Traoré ![]() | |||
7 February 2004 | ![]() | 2–1 | Frédéric Kanouté ![]() Mahamadou Diarra ![]() | Quarter-finals | ||
11 February 2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–4 | Semi-finals | ||
13 February 2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–2 | Sédonoudé Abouta ![]() | Third place play-off | |
![]() | 21 January 2008 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | Frédéric Kanouté ![]() | Group stage |
25 January 2008 | ![]() | 0–0 | ||||
29 January 2008 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–3 | |||
![]() | 10 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–4 | Seydou Keita ![]() Frédéric Kanouté ![]() Mustapha Yatabaré ![]() | Group stage |
14 January 2010 | ![]() | 0–1 | ||||
18 January 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–1 | Frédéric Kanouté ![]() Seydou Keita ![]() Mamadou Bagayoko ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() | 24 January 2012 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | Bakaye Traoré ![]() | Group stage |
28 January 2012 | ![]() | 0–2 | ||||
1 February 2012 | ![]() | 2–1 | Garra Dembélé ![]() Seydou Keita ![]() | |||
5 February 2012 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Cheick Diabaté ![]() | Quarter-finals | |
8 February 2012 | ![]() | 0–1 | Semi-finals | |||
11 February 2012 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–0 | Cheick Diabaté ![]() | Third place play-off | |
![]() | 20 January 2013 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | Seydou Keita ![]() | Group stage |
24 January 2013 | ![]() | 0–1 | ||||
28 January 2013 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | Mamadou Samassa ![]() | ||
2 February 2013 | ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Seydou Keita ![]() | Quarter-finals | ||
6 February 2013 | ![]() | 1–4 | Cheick Fantamady Diarra ![]() | Semi-finals | ||
9 February 2013 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–1 | Mamadou Samassa ![]() Seydou Keita ![]() Sigamary Diarra ![]() | Third place play-off | |
![]() | 20 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | Sambou Yatabaré ![]() | Group stage |
24 January 2015 | ![]() | 1–1 | Bakary Sako ![]() | |||
28 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | Modibo Maïga ![]() | ||
![]() | 17 January 2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–0 | Group stage | |
21 January 2017 | ![]() | 0–1 | ||||
25 January 2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | Yves Bissouma ![]() | ||
![]() | 24 June 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–1 | Abdoulay Diaby ![]() Moussa Marega ![]() Adama Traoré II ![]() Adama Traoré I ![]() | Group stage |
28 June 2019 | ![]() | 1–1 | Diadie Samassékou ![]() | |||
2 July 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | Amadou Haidara ![]() | ||
8 July 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–1 | Round of 16 | ||
![]() | 12 January 2022 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | Ibrahima Koné ![]() | Group stage |
16 January 2022 | ![]() | 1–1 | Ibrahima Koné ![]() | |||
20 January 2022 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–0 | Massadio Haïdara ![]() Ibrahima Koné ![]() | ||
26 January 2022 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Round of 16 | ||
![]() | 16 January 2024 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–0 | Hamari Traoré ![]() Lassine Sinayoko ![]() | Group stage |
20 January 2024 | ![]() | 1–1 | Lassine Sinayoko ![]() | |||
24 January 2024 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–0 | |||
30 January 2024 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–1 | Edmond Tapsoba ![]() Lassine Sinayoko ![]() | Round of 16 | |
3 February 2024 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Dorgeles Nene ![]() | Quarter-finals |
References
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com