The Mali national football team (French: Equipe de football du Mali ) is the representative of Mali in international football for males and is managed by the Malian Football Federation. The nickname for the team is Les Aigles. They are a part of both FIFA as well as the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Although Mali is a significant young football force in both Africa and around the world however, they have never been able to qualify for any of the senior FIFA World Cup finals in the history of FIFA. They have been able to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations on 12 occasions.
Mali were banned by FIFA on March 17, 2017 because of 'government interference' in the national association of football and the dissolution of the executive board. But, the team was reinstated by FIFA on the 29th of April, following the executive committee's reinstated through Malian government. Malian government.
