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They open their campaign at the tournament in Gabon against Egypt on 17 January before facing Uganda and Ghana.PHOTO\/Kwese Sport<\/p><\/div>\n

MALI, Jan 7 – Monaco\u2019s Adama Traore and Crystal Palace striker Bakary Sako headline Mali\u2019s final 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coach Alain Giresse has named a squad of predominantly foreign-based players, with just two players from the Mali domestic league. Both are goalkeepers, Soumaila Diakit\u00e9 and Djigui Diarra of Stade Malien.<\/p>\n

The Eagles are currently preparing for the tournament in Casablanca, Morocco, where they will take on Burkina Faso in a friendly on Saturday and then play a local Moroccan side in their final warm-up on 10 January.<\/p>\n

The Mali squad will travel to Gabon on 14 January where they will face Egypt, Uganda and Ghana in Group D of the competition.<\/p>\n

They open their campaign at the tournament in Gabon against Egypt on 17 January before facing Uganda and Ghana.<\/p>\n

Mali squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Soumaila Diakit\u00e9 (Stade Malien de Bamako), Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien de Bamako), Oumar Sissoko (Orl\u00e9ans, France)<\/p>\n

Defenders: Ousmane Coulibaly (Panathinaikos, Greece), Hamari Traore (Reims, France), Molla Wagu\u00e9 (Udinese, Italy), Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Mohamed Oumar Konat\u00e9 (RS Berkane, Morocco), Mahamadou N\u2019Diaye (Troyes, France), Youssouf Kon\u00e9 (Lille, France)<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Yves Bissouma (Lille, France), Mamoutou N\u2019Diaye (Royal Antwerp, Belgium), Lassana Coulibaly (Bastia, France), Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier, France), Samba Sow (Kayserispor, Turkey), Adama Traor\u00e9 (AS Monaco, France), Sambou Yatabar\u00e9 (Werder Bremen, Germany)<\/p>\n

Forwards: Moussa Marega (Vit\u00f3ria Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal), Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent, Belgium), Moustapha Yatabar\u00e9 (Karabukspor, Turkey), Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace, England), Moussa Doumbia (Rostov, Russia)<\/p>\n

-By Kwese Sport-<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MALI, Jan 7 – Monaco\u2019s Adama Traore and Crystal Palace striker Bakary Sako headline Mali\u2019s final 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup. Coach Alain Giresse has named a squad of predominantly foreign-based players, with just two players from the Mali domestic league. Both are goalkeepers, Soumaila Diakit\u00e9 and Djigui Diarra of Stade Malien. 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