African Confederation Cup 2018 - draw held - 1st + 2nd round - preview

TP Mazembe are the African Confederation Cup holders.

16 Dec 2017
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 - draw completed - 1st + 2nd round - preview

African Champions League draw completed.

15 Dec 2017
Stars in America - Mali - Club - Transfer - Mohamed Sissoko moves to Mexico

Atlético de San Luis sign Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko.

3 Dec 2017
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE- 6TH MATCHES - all results

Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Egypt qualify for World Cup 2018 in Russia.

15 Nov 2017
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE- 6TH MATCHES - preview

There are three of five places for African nations still available.

8 Nov 2017
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - GROUP STAGE- 5TH MATCHES - all results

Nigeria qualify for 2018 finals after win over Zambia.

8 Oct 2017
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 4th MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Cameroon fail to qualify for 2018 World Cup

5 Sep 2017
WORLD CUP 2018 QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - 3rd MATCHES - ALL RESULTS

Nigeria beat Cameroon

2 Sep 2017

Mali
AFRICA CUP 2015 


GROUP D

 

Nations Cup appearances: 8 
Best result: Runners-up (1972) 
Coach: Henri Kasperczak (Poland) 
Key players: Seydou Keita 
Fifa ranking: 49

Mali have an excellent record once they have qualified for the finals - in their eight appearances they have reached the semi-finals on six occasions. 

They finished third at the last two tournaments. 

The Eagles pulled off an incredible fightback against Angola in the opening match in 2010, coming back from 4:0 down with 11 minutes to go to draw 4:4.