
AS Nianan is a Malian football club based in Koulikoro. They play in the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Koulikoro. The club was founded in 1979 as a merger of three clubs from Koulikoro: Meguétan, Soundiata FC and Société Sportive de Koulikoro (SSK). They last played in the Malien Première Division in the 2007–08 season, at the end of which they were relegated.

AS Police is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the Malien Première Division the top division in Malian football.

AS Biton is a Malian football club based in Ségou. They play in the Malian Second Division, with their last appearance in the Premiere Division coming in the 2006/07 season. Their home stadium is Stade Amari Daou.

Club Olympique de Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade 26 Mars. As of the 2010 season, the club's president was Moussa Konaté.

Mali competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Mali competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Mali competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Mali competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Mali competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Mali competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Mali competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Mali competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.


Mali made its Paralympic Games début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. The country sent only one athlete, who competed in powerlifting. He did not win a medal. One of nineteen powerlifters in the men's up to 75 kg category, he lifted 130 kg, placing him last of the seventeen athletes who successfully lifted a weight.

Mali sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records, the only athlete would have been powerlifter Facourou Sissoko. However, Sissoko was not allowed to start in the -75 kg class due to having tested positive for steroid use on September 6. He was given a two-year ban

Mali competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, although not consecutive due to the African boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Mali competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of one athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.

Mali has sent athletes to Summer Olympic Games held in 1964, 1972, and every other Olympics since 1980, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Mali have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.

Mali made its Paralympic Games début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, sending a single representative to compete in powerlifting. In the up to 75 kg category, he lifted 130 kg - finishing last of the seventeen competitors who successfully lifted a weight. He therefore did not win a medal.

The Malian national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Mali in international cricket. They are an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and will eventually represent the country of Mali in international cricket matches. They are yet to play any such matches although they have played several matches. They became a member of the ICC in 2005.

The Malian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Mali. Founded in 1960, it joined the CAF in 1962 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Its first general secretary was Garan Fabou Kouyate. Famous leaders are Amadou Diakite and Tidiane Niambele.

Association Sportive du Real Bamako, commonly referred to as Real Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the Malien Première Division the top division in Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Modibo Keïta.

Stade du 26 Mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium. Built in 2001, it is named for the date of Martyrs' Day (Mali), a national commemoration of the 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré. The stadium, which is built by China Overseas Engineering Group, served as a venue for 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Stade Modibo Keïta is a multi-purpose stadium in Bamako, Mali. It is currently used mostly for football matches, serving as a home ground for AS Real Bamako and, occasionally, the national team. The stadium holds 35,000 people and is named after President Modibo Keïta.

USFAS Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the top division in Malian football and are owned by the Malian Army. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de USFAS.