The comparison was made by the current head coach of the Mali U-17 team, Soumaila Coulibaly. Diarra signed a four-year contract with the Catalan giants from Africa Foot Academy for a reported fee ...

Mali reached into their sturdiest core, amplified their strengths and mastered conditions and opposition on a pudding of a pitch, writes Sharda Ugra. Despite a missed penalty in the second half ...

Coulibaly was a standout performer for Mali’s U17 team at the last World Cup, where they surprised many by securing third ...

Mali breezed into the knockout rounds of the ... snatched a 4-2 win over New Zealand in a Group B game of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Navi Mumbai. New Zealand came back from a goal down to draw ...