Mali national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Mali national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Mali v  Ghana

9 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	3–0	Ghana	Side, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3	H. Traoré 3' E. Touré 49' Haidara 75'	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium Referee: Halil Meler (Turkey)

Mali v  Iran

13 October 2020 Friendly	Mali	Cancelled	Iran	Side, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Stadium

Mali v  Namibia

13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Mali	1–0	Namibia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Touré 33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Namibia  v Mali

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Namibia	1–2	Mali	Windhoek, Namibia
19:00 UTC+2	Kambindu 39'	Report	Koïta 12' Doumbia 37'	Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

2021

Mali v  Burkina Faso

16 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	1–0	Burkina Faso	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00	Bagayoko 70'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Cameroon  v Mali

20 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Cameroon	1–1	Mali	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00	Banga 6'	Report	Samaké 12'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Pacifque Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Zimbabwe  v Mali

24 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Zimbabwe	0–1	Mali	Douala, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Diallo 11'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Mali v  Congo

30 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Doumba Coulibaly		Mapata Ondongo Binguila Mokombo Ndzila

Mali v  Guinea

3 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Guinea	Douala, Cameroon
16:00		Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
	Penalties
	Samake Kyabou Samabali Kanoute Coulibaly		Barry Camara Camara Bangoura Sylla

Mali v  Morocco

7 February 2021 2020 CHAN	Mali	0–2	Morocco	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00		Report	Bouftini 68' El Kaabi 79'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Guinea  v Mali

24 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Guinea	1–0	Mali	Conakry, Guinea
16:00	Soumah 76'	Report		Stadium: General Lansana Conté Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Mali v  Chad

28 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ

Mali

3–0 Awarded[5]

Chad

Mali

Algeria  v Mali

6 June 2021 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Mali	Blida, Algeria
20:45 UTC+1	Mahrez 56'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

DR Congo  v Mali

11 June 2021 Friendly	DR Congo	1–1	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1	Malango 86'	Report	Coulibaly 4'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 0

Tunisia  v Mali

15 June 2021 Friendly	Tunisia	1–0	Mali	Radès, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1	Ben Slimane 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Mali v  Rwanda

1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Rwanda	Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	A. M. Traoré 19'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Uganda  v Mali

6 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Uganda	0–0	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Mali v  Kenya

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	5–0	Kenya	Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	A. Traoré 8' Koné 22', 36', 45' (pen.) Doumbia 85'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Kenya  v Mali

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Kenya	0–1	Mali	Nairobi, Kenya
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Koné 55'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Rwanda  v Mali

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Rwanda	0–3	Mali	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Djenepo 19' Koné 21' K. Coulibaly 87'	Stadium: Nyamirambo Regional Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Mali v  Uganda

14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	K. Coulibaly 18'	Report		Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2022

Tunisia  v Mali

12 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Tunisia	0–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Koné 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Gambia  v Mali

16 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Gambia	1–1	Mali	Limbe, Cameroon
14:00 UTC+1	Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.)	Report	Koné 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali v  Mauritania

20 January 2022 2021 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	Mauritania	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	M. Haïdara 2' Koné 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Mali v  Equatorial Guinea

26 January 2022 2021 AFCON R16	Mali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Equatorial Guinea	Limbe, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
	Penalties
	A. N. Traoré Djenepo M. Haïdara Hama. Traoré Touré Dieng Camara Sacko		E. Nsue Belima Akapo Buyla Ganet Coco Salvador Eneme

Mali v  Tunisia

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Mali	0–1	Tunisia	Bamako, Mali
17:00 UTC±0		Report	Sissako 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Tunisia  v Mali

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Tunisia	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Mali v  Congo

4 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Mali	4–0	Congo	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Camara 1' Touré 11', 40' Coulibaly 44'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

South Sudan  v Mali

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	South Sudan	1–3	Mali	Entebbe, Uganda
15:00 UTC+3	Kouyaté 29' (o.g.)	Report	Camara 59' Koïta 90+3' Dieng 90+5'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Mali v  Zambia

23 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Touré 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Mali v  Zambia

26 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	Abandoned	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Note: The match was stopped after only 16 minutes due to heavy rain and was eventually abandoned.[6]

Algeria  v  Mali

16 November 2022 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Mali	Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Mahrez 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Haïdara 58'	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Amir Lousif (Tunisia)

2023

Mali  v  Gambia

24 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	2–0	Gambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	K. Doumbia 3' A. Traoré 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Gambia  v  Mali

28 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Gambia	1–0	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
16:00 UTC±0	O. Colley 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Congo  v  Mali

18 June 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Congo	0–2	Mali	Brazzaville, Congo
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Koné 62' Nene 73'	Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali  v  South Sudan

8 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mali	4–0	South Sudan	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Koné 10' K. Doumbia 29', 57' Samassekou  71' Nene 82'	Report	Toha  74'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mali  v  Uganda

13 October 2023 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Uganda	Bamako, Mali
	Sinayoko 73' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Saudi Arabia  v  Mali

17 October 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Mali	Portimão, Portugal
	S. Al-Dawsari 58'	Report	M. Doumbia 14' H. Traoré 42' Sinayoko 71'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

Mali  v  Chad

17 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	3–1	Chad	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Doumbia 45' Niakaté 77' I. Sissoko 81'	Report	Mouandilmadji 53'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritania)

Mali  v  Central African Republic

20 November 2023 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	1–1	Central African Republic	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+3	Doumbia 76'	Report	Kondogbia 79'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

2024

Mali  v  Guinea-Bissau

6 January Friendly	Mali	6–2	Guinea-Bissau	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0	Y. Niakaté 6' L. Coulibaly 15' K. Doumbia 40' Nene 68', 85' Sacko 75'	Report	Mam. Baldé 37' C. Mané 42'	Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Mali  v  South Africa

16 January 2023 AFCON GS	Mali	2–0	South Africa	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	H. Traoré 60' Sinayoko 66'	Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 16,894 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Tunisia  v  Mali

20 January 2023 AFCON GS	Tunisia	1–1	Mali	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Rafia 20'	Report	Sinayoko 10'	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Namibia  v  Mali

24 January 2023 AFCON GS	Namibia	0–0	Mali	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Mali  v  Burkina Faso

30 January 2023 AFCON R16	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
17:00	E. Tapsoba 3' (o.g.) Sinayoko 47'	Report	Traoré 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 19,184[7] Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Mali  v  Ivory Coast

3 February 2023 AFCON QF	Mali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00	Nene 71'	Report	Adingra 90' Diakité 120+2'	Stadium: Stade de la Paix Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Mauritania  v  Mali

22 March Friendly	Mauritania	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Nigeria  v  Mali

26 March Friendly	Nigeria	0–2	Mali	Marrakesh, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0		Report	Touré 18' K. Doumbia 87'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali  v  Ghana

6 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Mali	v	Ghana	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Madagascar  v  Mali

11 June 2026 World Cup Qualification	Madagascar	v	Mali	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2				Stadium: FNB Stadium

References

1. "Mali – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Mali national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
3. "World Football Elo Ratings: Mali". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
4. "Chad disqualified from Total AFCON – Cameroon 2021 qualifications". CAF. 22 March 2021.
5. On 22 March 2021, CAF decided that the match scheduled for 28 March 2021 would be forfeited by Chad and awarded as a 3–0 win for Mali due to the disqualification of Chad.[4]
6. "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.
7. "Mali vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.