Mali
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 8
Best result: Runners-up (1972)
Coach: Henri Kasperczak (Poland)
Key players: Seydou Keita
Fifa ranking: 49
Mali have an excellent record once they have qualified for the finals - in their eight appearances they have reached the semi-finals on six occasions.
They finished third at the last two tournaments.
The Eagles pulled off an incredible fightback against Angola in the opening match in 2010, coming back from 4:0 down with 11 minutes to go to draw 4:4.
African Champions League draw completed.
Atlético de San Luis sign Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko.
Amr Fahmy will be assisted by former Ghana international Tony Baffoe.
Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Egypt qualify for World Cup 2018 in Russia.
There are three of five places for African nations still available.
Nigeria qualify for 2018 finals after win over Zambia.
Cameroon fail to qualify for 2018 World Cup
Nigeria beat Cameroon
A two-day conference in Morocco has been looking at the future of football in Africa.
Tunisia beat Egypt and Algeria beat Togo.
