Mali have announced a 25-player squad for the 2026 UFOA-A U20 Tournament, which will be held in Bamako.
The Aiglons will be coached by Dr. Mamoutou Kane, who has selected players from a number of clubs in Mali for the regional competition.
The squad includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, 11 midfielders and three forwards. FC Diarra, AS Real, FC Binga, Stade Malien and US Bougouba are among the clubs represented.
Mali squad
Goalkeepers
Yacouba Diallo (FC Diarra)
Bourama Kone (Yeelen)
Sekou Bengaly (US Bougouba)
Defenders
Dauda Coulibaly (FC Diarra)
Oumar Maiga (AS Real)
Amadou Traore (AS Real)
Koumou Fouseyni Keita (FC Binga)
Samba Konare (Stade Malien)
Oumar Diallo (US Bougouba)
Abdoul Kader Traore (AS Mansa)
Adama Traore (Onze Createurs)
Midfielders
Yoro Diawara (AS Real)
Bourama Togola (FC Binga)
Djibril Boune (JMG)
Abdoulaye Kone (FC Binga)
Cheick Abdoulaye Aziz Konare (USFAS)
Ibrahim Kienou (Blacks Stars)
Alou Meminta (FC Diarra)
Aboubacar Junior Traore (AS Real)
Mory Laye Kouyate (Stade Malien)
Demba Coulibaly (Derby)
Dianguine Nientao (Mali Coura)
Forwards
Ibrahim Traore (FC Diarra)
Zoumana Ballo (Connectfoot)
Malo I. Sangare (FC Sable)
The selection brings together players from 14 clubs, with AS Real, FC Diarra and FC Binga each contributing several members of the squad.
FC Diarra have four representatives: goalkeeper Yacouba Diallo, defender Dauda Coulibaly, midfielder Alou Meminta and forward Ibrahim Traore. AS Real are represented by defenders Oumar Maiga and Amadou Traore, midfielder Yoro Diawara and Aboubacar Junior Traore.
FC Binga’s players are defender Koumou Fouseyni Keita and midfielders Bourama Togola and Abdoulaye Kone, while Stade Malien provide defender Samba Konare and midfielder Mory Laye Kouyate.
US Bougouba also have three players in the group, with goalkeeper Sekou Bengaly, defender Oumar Diallo and midfielder Sekou Bengaly?
