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

By Renata Leite, FootballPredictions.NET, 13:30 22/12/2025

We are building up to the Mali vs Zambia Africa Cup of Nations match which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the team line-ups are now available.

Here is the starting XI for Mali which is confirmed as follows:

Mali

Djigui Diarra #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Amadou Dante #3
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Abdoulaye Diaby #15
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Mamadou Fofana #15
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
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
Mamadou Sangaré #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Kamory Doumbia #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 57kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Lassine Sinayoko #10
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Dorgeles Nene #7
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Kayes, Mali
El Bilal Touré #19
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Adjamé, Ivory Coast
Bench: Diawara, I (G), Samassa, M (G), Gassama, N (D), Camara, O (D), Doucouré, F (D), Traoré, H (D), Sissoko, I (M), Camara, M (M), Coulibaly, L (M), Doumbia, M (M), Haidara, A (M), Diarra, G (F), Doumbia, M (F), Diakité, G (F), Camara, M (F).

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

Zambia

Willard Mwanza #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Zambia
Lubambo Musonda #8
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Lusaka, Zambia
Dominic Chanda #21
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Lusaka, Zambia
Benson Sakala #6
Defender
Age: 29
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Zambia
Miguel Chaiwa #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Luanshya, Zambia
Kings Kangwa #44
Midfielder
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Kasama, Zambia
Owen Tembo #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Zambia
Fashion Sakala #10
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Chipata, Zambia
Lameck Banda #19
Forward
Height: 1.6m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Lusaka, Zambia
Patson Daka #20
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Chingola, Zambia
Mathews Banda #2
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Zambia
Place of birth: Zambia
Substitutes: Mwansa, F (G), Mulenga, L (G), Hamansenya, D (D), Musonda, F (D), Chongo, K (D), Simukonda, D (M), Liteta, J (M), Chisala, W (M), Kalusa, G (M), Sabobo Banda, J (F), Musonda, K (F), Lahne, J (F), Mandanji, E (F), Chisala, O.

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Mali
Zambia
1 - 1
👉 Mali to win
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