Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations explained

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
Year	Result	Position
1957	Part of									Part of
1959
1962	Did not enter									Did not enter
1963
1965	Did not qualify									Did not qualify
1968
1970
1972	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	11	11		4	3	1	0	7	2
1974	Did not qualify									4	1	3	0	8	6
1976										2	1	0	1	5	3
1978										2	1	0	1	1	2
1980										Did not enter
1982										4	2	0	2	7	7
1984										4	2	0	2	5	6
1986										4	1	2	1	4	9
1988										Withdrew
1990										6	2	3	1	8	7
1992										6	0	3	3	2	7
1994	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	4	8		6	3	1	2	8	7
1996	Did not qualify									10	5	1	4	15	10
1998										6	3	0	3	9	9
2000										8	3	4	1	8	3
2002	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	5	5		Qualified as hosts
2004	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	10		6	4	1	1	9	2
2006	Did not qualify									12	4	2	6	15	15
2008	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	3		6	3	3	0	10	1
2010	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6		12	6	3	3	21	15
2012	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	5		6	3	1	2	9	6
2013	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	7	8		2	2	0	0	7	1
2015	Group stage	10th	3	0	3	0	3	3		6	3	0	3	8	6
2017	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	1	2		6	5	1	0	13	3
2019	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	6	3		6	4	2	0	10	2
2021	Round of 16	11th	4	2	2	0	4	1		6	4	1	1	10	4
2023	Quarter-finals	7th	5	2	2	1	6	4		6	5	0	1	15	2
2025	To be determined	To be determined
2027
Total	Runners-up	13/34	59	21	21	17	71	69		140	70	32	38	214	135

Tournaments and squads

width=40	Year	width=100	Date	width=100	Location	width=90	Opponent	width=40	Score	width=170	Mali scorers	width=100	Round
1972	24 February 1972	Yaoundé		3–3		Group stage
	26 February 1972			1–1
	28 February 1972			1–1
	2 March 1972	Douala		4–3		Semi-finals
	5 March 1972	Yaoundé		2–3		Final
1994	26 March 1994	Tunis		2–0		Group stage
	28 March 1994			0–1
	2 April 1994			1–0		Quarter-finals
	6 April 1994			0–4		Semi-finals
	10 April 1994			1–3		Third place play-off
2002	19 January 2002	Bamako		1–1		Group stage
24 January 2002			0–0
28 January 2002			2–0
3 February 2002	Kayes		2–0		Quarter-finals
7 February 2002	Bamako		0–3		Semi-finals
9 February 2002	Mopti		0–1		Third place play-off
2004	26 January 2004	Bizerte		3–1		Group stage
	30 January 2004	Tunis		3–1
	2 February 2004			1–1
	7 February 2004			2–1		Quarter-finals
	11 February 2004	Sousse		0–4		Semi-finals
	13 February 2004	Monastir		1–2		Third place play-off
2008	21 January 2008	Sekondi-Takoradi		1–0		Group stage
	25 January 2008			0–0
	29 January 2008	Accra		0–3
2010	10 January 2010	Luanda		4–4		Group stage
	14 January 2010			0–1
	18 January 2010	Cabinda		3–1
2012	24 January 2012	Franceville		1–0		Group stage
	28 January 2012			0–2
	1 February 2012			2–1
	5 February 2012	Libreville		1–1		Quarter-finals
	8 February 2012			0–1		Semi-finals
	11 February 2012	Malabo		2–0		Third place play-off
2013	20 January 2013	Port Elizabeth		1–0		Group stage
	24 January 2013			0–1
	28 January 2013	Durban		1–1
	2 February 2013			1–1		Quarter-finals
	6 February 2013			1–4		Semi-finals
	9 February 2013	Port Elizabeth		3–1		Third place play-off
2015	20 January 2015	Malabo		1–1		Group stage
	24 January 2015			1–1
	28 January 2015	Mongomo		1–1
2017	17 January 2017	Port-Gentil		0–0		Group stage
	21 January 2017			0–1
	25 January 2017	Oyem		1–1
2019	24 June 2019	Suez		4–1		Group stage
	28 June 2019			1–1
	2 July 2019	Ismaila		1–0
	8 July 2019	Suez		0–1		Round of 16
2021	12 January 2022	Limbe		1–0		Group stage
	16 January 2022			1–1
	20 January 2022	Douala		2–0
	26 January 2022	Limbe		0–0		Round of 16
2023	16 January 2024	Korhogo		2–0		Group stage
	20 January 2024			1–1
	24 January 2024	San-Pédro		0–0
	30 January 2024	Korhogo		2–1		Round of 16
	3 February 2024	Bouaké		1–2		Quarter-finals

External links

• Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of AFCON (2). 6 April 2019. Daily News Egypt.
2. Web site: CAN 2002 : le Mali ou les défis d'une organisation inédite - Les Cahiers du football. www.cahiersdufootball.net.
3. Web site: BBC Sport – Guinea 1-1 Mali. BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
4. Web site: Guinea – Mali. Youtube. 28 January 2015.