Former West Ham United player and Mali football legend Frederic Kanoute has heaped praise on Mohammed Kudus, hailing him as one of the most exciting African footballers in the game today. Speaking in an interview on West Ham’s channel, Iron Podcast, Kanoute discussed Kudus’ prospects for winning the Player of the Year award, emphasizing the […]
Ivory Coast pulled off an astonishing extra-time comeback win despite being a man down as they beat Mali 2-1 on Saturday evening. The hosts needed a penalty shootout to get past Senegal in their first-round knockout match, while Mali beat Burkina Faso 2-1. The first half was marked by chaos as Sikou Niakate had a […]
Cotê d’Ivoire midfielder, Oumar Diakite has credited the home fans following their comeback win over Mali in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Diakite who scored the winning goal admitted the game was a difficult one but they had their home fans who supported them throughout the 120 […]
The confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed four referees from Mali to handle the Women’s Olympic qualifying clash between Ghana and Zambia in Kumasi. Bagayoko Teneba has been designated as the central referee for the match while compatriots, Kone Fanta Idrissa (Assistant I) and Coulibaly Mariami Assume (Assistant II) with Diarra Aissata as the […]
Tunisia claimed their first point in Africa Cup of Nations Group E as Hamza Rafia’s strike secured a 1-1 draw with Mali in Korhogo. The 2004 champions, looking to bounce back from a shock 1-0 loss to Namibia in their opener, fell behind in the 10th minute via Lassine Sinayoko’s second goal of the tournament […]
Amidst the constant rush of excitement building up to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), one name stands out as someone who is fiercely committed to leaving his mark on the colorful history of Mali football: Siriné Doucouré. The young attacker, who has been given the privilege of playing for Mali in this important […]
Ghanaian defender Issah Yakubu, who plies his trade for Malian giants Stade Malien de Bamako has hit a tremendous form and is attracting the headlines in the local media. The centre-back joined Stade Malien before the start of the 2023-24 football season from Ivorian club ES Bafing. The 25-year-old departed Ghana for Cote d’Ivoire on […]
Mali is set to face Ghana in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers without Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure who has still put his international career on hold. The Black Stars will face Mali on 5th June, 2024 in round three of the Group I qualifiers for the USA, Mexico and Canada tournament. As things stand, Doucoure, […]
Boubou Traore from Mali will be the referee for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group D fixture between record holders and Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Ghana’s Medeama SC. Traore, 34, will be assisted by Modibo Samake (Assistant I), Amadou Belly Guisse Amadou (Assistant II) and Sory Ibrahima Keita Sory (Fourth Official) while Gamal Salem […]
Ghana Premier League club, Hearts of Oak have settled in quite well in Mali ahead of the club’s first match of the preliminary stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. Following the exit of Asante Kotoko from the CAF Champions League, the Phobians are now the only representatives of Ghana competing in Africa. This weekend, Hearts […]
