Africa Cup of Nations: Mali factfile

Fixtures: Dec 22 v Zambia, Casablanca (1430), 26 v Morocco, Rabat (1900), 29 v Comoros, Casablanca (1730)

Qualifying: Group I winners

Results: Mozambique 1-1 home 1-0 away, Guinea-Bissau 1-0 0-0, Eswatini 6-0 1-0

Leading scorer: 3 - Nene Dorgeles

Captain: Hamari Traore, defender

Coach: Tom Saintfiet (BEL)

Rankings: 8 Africa, 54 world

Previous appearances: 13

Best placing: Runners-up 1972

Most goals scored: Mauritania 4-1 (2019)

Most goals conceded: Zambia 0-4 (1994), Morocco 0-4 (2004)

Popular name: Eagles