Mali reveal FIFA U-17 World Cup bound squad

After securing a fourth place finish at the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Mali officially join champions Senegal, Morocco and Burkina Faso in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ next month.

The squad set to represent the West African side was officially announced, with a bulk of the players that were present in Algeria retaining their place.

Mali have been drawn in Group B where they will face Canada, Spain and Uzbekistan, as they look to emulate and possibly go even further than the 2015 generation that finished with an impressive silver-medal after Nigeria.

 

MALI SQUAD:

GOALKEEPERS:

Bourama Koné (Yeleen Olympique - Mali)

Diaguine Sidibé (CS Bamako - Mali)

Seriba Doumbia (CS Bamako - Mali)

 

DEFENDERS:

Ousmane Simpara (Etoile du Mandé - Mali)

Baye Coulibaly (Etoile du Mandé - Mali)

Moussa Traoré (CS Bamako - Mali)

Gaoussou Koné (Guidars FC - Mali)

Issa Traoré (Djoliba FC - Mali)

Sekou Koné (Guidars FC – Mali)

Abdoulaye Maïga (Burgos Club Foot – Mali)

Allassane Togola (Guidars FC - Mali)

Souleymane Sanogo (Yeleen Olympique – Mali)

 

MIDFIELDERS:

Moussa Massire Diop (Guidars FC - Mali)

Ousmane Thiero (AS Bamako - Mali)

Modibo Sissoko (Guidars FC - Mali)

BI Youan Z.Nene (Right Academy - Ghana)

Martial Angel Tia (Afé - Mali)

Hamidou Makalo (Guidars FC - Mali)

 

FORWARDS:

Ibrahima Diarra (Africa Foot - Mali)

Ibrahim Kanaté (Afé - Mali)

Mahmoud Barry (Etoile du Mandé - Mali)

Salif Noah Leintu (Bethesda - Wales)

Mamadou Doumbia (AS Black Stars-Mali)

Badra F.O. Traoré (FC Metz - France)

Ousmane Diarra (Football Generation – Senegal)

  

MALI FIXTURES:

10 November: Mali vs Uzbekistan (16h00 Local Time| Manahan Stadium in Surakarta)

13 November: Spain vs Mali (16h00 Local Time | Manahan Stadium in Surakarta)

16 November: Canada vs Mali (16h00 Local Time | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya)