CAN 2025: Tom Saintfiet unveils Mali squad

Mali's squad list for CAN 2025 is out this Friday.

Tom Saintfiet, Mali's head coach, revealed this Friday his 28-man squad called up to compete in CAN 2025. Auxerre's Lassine Sinayoko and Brest's Kamory Doumbia will be on the journey. Yves Bissouma gets the call despite limited minutes at Spurs and recent controversy over his use of nitrous oxide.

The full squad:
Goalkeepers: Djigui Diarra (Young Africans), Ismael Diawara (Sirius), Mamadou Samassa (Laval)

Defenders: Sikou Niakaté (Braga), Abdoulaye Diaby (Grasshopper), Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo), Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), Hamari Traoré (Paris FC), Nathan Gassama (Baltika Kaliningrad), Mamadou Fofana (New England Revolution), Ousmane Camara (Angers), Amadou Dante (Arouca FC)

Midfielders: Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), Lassane Coulibaly (Lecce), Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd), Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly), Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad), Ibrahima Sissoko (Bochum)

Forwards: Nene Dorgeles (Fenerbahçe), Gaoussou Diarra (Feyenoord), Mamadou Camara (Laval), Kamory Doumbia (Stade Brestois), El Bilal Touré (Besiktas), Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), Lassine Sinayoko (AJ Auxerre), Gaoussou Diakité (Lausanne Sport)

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