Mali name Afcon squad Mali assistant coach Cheick Omar Koné on Sunday released the team’s list for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, with Modibo Maiga of Metz returning to the outfit after a long absence. Abdou Traoré and Cheick Diabaté both of Ligue 1 side Bordeaux figure on the roster while Ajaccio goalkeeper Oumar Sissoko was dropped. Former Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keïta, who now plies his trade at Roma in the Serie A, will captain the Eagles to the tournament under Polish coach Henry Kasperczak, as they hope to improve their record of third place finish at the previous edition in South Africa. Six other players have been placed on a reserved list. Mali will fine tune in nearby Gabon from January 6 to 14 and will round off with two friendly matches against South Africa and Tunisia. Squad Goalkeepers: Soumaïla Diakité (Esteghlal Khuzestan, Iran), Germain Berthé (Onze Créateurs), N’Tji Michel Samaké (CS Duguwolofila, Mali) Defenders : Drissa Diakité (Bastia, France), Fousseyni Diawara (Tours, France), Molla Wagué (Udinese, Italy), Ousmane Coulibaly (Platanias, Greece), Adama Tamboura (Randers, Denmark), Idrissa Coulibaly (Hassania Agadir, Morocco), Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe, RD Congo), Mohamed Konaté (Renaissance Berkane, Morocco) Midfielders : Seydou Keïta (AS Rome, Italy), Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Toulouse, France), Yacouba Sylla (Erciyesspor, Turkey), Mamoutou N’Diaye (Zulte Waregem, Belgium), Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux, France), Ibourahima Sidibé (MAS Fès, Morocco), Souleymane Diarra (AS Réal), Idrissa Traoré (Stade Malien), Sigamary Diarra (Valenciennes, France) Forwards: Cheick Tidiane Diabaté (Bordeaux, France), Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton, Angleterre), Mustapha Yatabaré (Trabzonspor, Turquie), Sambou Yatabaré (Guingamp, France), Abdoulaye Diaby (Mouscron, Belgium), Modibo Maïga (Metz, France) Reserves: Abdoulay Samake (CO Bamako), Khalifa Traoré (SCO Angers), Idrissa Traoré (Stade Malien), Souleymane Diarra (AS Réal), Mohammed Traoré (El Merreikh), Cheick Fantamady Diarra (Auxerre)
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:28:34 +0000
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