Africa Cup of Nations News: Morocco vs Mali Confirmed Line-ups

By Lucas Pereira, FootballPredictions.NET, 19:30 26/12/2025

It’s almost time for the Morocco vs Mali Africa Cup of Nations game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the teams are in.

We can reveal that the starting eleven for Morocco which is confirmed as follows:

Morocco

Yassine Bounou #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Montreal, Canada
Anass Salah-Eddine #2
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jawad El Yamiq #18
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Khouribga, Morocco
Nayef Aguerd #5
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Kenitra, Morocco
Noussair Mazraoui #3
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Sofyan Amrabat #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Huizen, Netherlands
Neil El Aynaoui #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Nancy, France
Ismael Saibari #34
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Terrassa, Spain
Azzedine Ounahi #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Casablanca, Morocco
Brahim Díaz #21
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Málaga, Spain
Ayoub El Kaabi #9
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Casablanca, Morocco
Substitutes: Al Harrar, E (G), Mohamedi, M (G), Aït Boudlal, A (D), Masina, A (D), Hakimi, A (D), Chibi, M (D), El Khannouss, B (M), Targhalline, O (M), Ezzalzouli, A (F), Rahimi, S (F), Ben Seghir, E (F), Akhomach, I (F), Talbi, C (F), En-Nesyri, Y (F), Belammari, Y.

The starting line-up for Mali has also been confirmed as follows:

Mali

Djigui Diarra #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Nathan Gassama #4
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Évry, France
Abdoulaye Diaby #15
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Ousmane Camara #4
Defender
Height: 1.98m
Weight: 92kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Paris, France
Woyo Coulibaly #25
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Gonesse, France
Aliou Dieng #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Yves Bissouma #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Issia, Ivory Coast
Lassana Coulibaly #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Mamadou Sangaré #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Mahamadou Doumbia #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Lassine Sinayoko #10
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Bench: Diawara, I (G), Samassa, M (G), Dante, A (D), Fofana, M (D), Doucouré, F (D), Sissoko, I (M), Camara, M (M), Haidara, A (M), Doumbia, K (M), Diarra, G (F), Nene, D (F), Touré, E (F), Doumbia, M (F), Diakité, G (F), Camara, M (F).

See the link below for our full match preview and statistics.

Morocco
Mali
1 - 1
👉 Morocco to win
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