Comoros vs Mali: AFCON 2025 confirmed starting line-ups
Full AFCON 2025 team news from Comoros vs Mali
Comoros and Mali complete their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group A campaigns on Monday in Casablanca.
The Coelacanths must win to avoid elimination and give themselves a strong chance of reaching the last 16, having lost to host nation and tournament favourites Morocco before drawing 0-0 with Zambia.
Mali, who followed up a 1-1 draw against Zambia with a notable point against Morocco by the same scoreline, will go through automatically if they avoid defeat and Zambia do not beat the Atlas Lions in the simultaneous section decider.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Comoros and Mali contest their third AFCON 2025 matches.
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Comoros starting line-up vs Mali
Comoros starting XI: Abdallah, Toubibou, Soilihi, Selemani, Kari, Said, Youssouf, Pandor, Maolida, Bourhane, Youssouf
Comoros substitutes: Boina, Boura, Mohamed, Ali Abdallah, M’Changama, M’Dahoma, Ahmed, Vita, Amir, Ben, Bakari, Anzimati-Aboudou, Mohamed, Mroivili, Lutin
Mali starting line-up vs Comoros
Midfielder Aliou Dieng, who captained Mali against Zambia, was one of eight players in the squad to be booked against Morocco, leading Saintfiet to suggest that avoiding potential suspensions will shape his team selection against Comoros.
Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma missed the first game through injury but started against Morocco, playing for 57 minutes.
Mali starting XI: Diaby, Dorgeles, Bissouma, Camara, Doucoure, Diarra, Sinayoko, Doumbia, Sangare, Camara, Gassama
Mali substitutes: Diawara, Traore, Dante, Haidara, Niakate, Doumbia, Toure, Coulibaly, Camara, Fofana, Doumbia, Diarra, Samassa, Sissoko, Diakite
How to watch Comoros v Mali: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Monday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). In the UK, live AFCON 2025 coverage is on Channel 4’s 4seven, All 4 and YouTube channel. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.
Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.
Comoros v Mali: AFCON 2025 stats
- Having drawn all three of their group matches in 2015, Mali were eliminated by the drawing of lots, finishing level on three points with Guinea on all tie-breaking criteria
- Comoros’ clean sheet against Zambia was their first AFCON shut-out in their fifth match at the finals
- Their three-matches winless AFCON run is their longest sequence without victory at the tournament
- A 3–2 win over Ghana sent them to the last 16 in their only previous third group-stage match in 2021
- For a second edition in a row, Comoros have failed to score in their opening two matches. In 2021, they lost 1–0 and 2–0 against Gabon and Morocco
- The game against Zambia marked the first time in six AFCON matches that Comoros did not face a shot on target.
- Mali’s total of 14 draws from their 27 AFCON matches since the 2013 edition (W8 L5) is the second-highest total behind DR Congo
- They are now 12 AFCON group matches unbeaten (W5 D7), last losing such a game in their second match of the 2017 tournament against Ghana
- A 0–0 draw against Namibia in their final group game in 2023 is the only time when Mali have failed to score in just one of their last seven AFCON matches
- They have not lost their final group match in their last eight AFCON participations (W4 D4) and have only lost such a game twice: 1–0 against DR Congo in 1994 and 3–0 against Ivory Coast in 2008
Comoros AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Yannick Pandor (Royal Francs Borains), Salim Ben Boina (Istres), Adel Anzimati (Ararat Yerevan).
Defenders: Kassim M’Dahoma (Aubagne Air Bel), Ahmed Soilihi (Sc Toulon), Idris Mohamed (Le Puy Foot 43), Kenan Toibibou (NK Bravo), Akim Abdallah (Guingamp), Ismael Boura (Troyes), Yannis Kari (Frejus Saint-Raphael), Said Bakary (Sparta Rotterdam).
Midfielders: Yacine Bourhane (Aris Limassol), Iyad Mohamed (Casa Pia), Raouf Mroivili (FC Villefranche), Youssouf M’Changama (Al-Batin), Rayan Lutin (Amiens), Benjaloud Youssouf (Sochaux), Rémy Vita (Tondela), Zaydou Youssouf (Al-Fateh).
Forwards: Rafiki Said (Standard Liege), Zaid Amir (Istres), Faiz Selemani (Qatar SC), El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (FK Zemun), Myziane Maolida (Al-Kholood), Ahmed Aymeric (Chateauroux), Aboubacar Ali (Royal Francs Borains).
Mali AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Djigui Diarra (Young Africans), Ismael Diawara (Sirius), Mamadou Samassa (Laval).
Defenders: Sikou Niakate (Braga), Abdoulaye Diaby (Grasshoppers), Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo), Fode Doucoure (Le Havre), Hamari Traore (Paris FC), Nathan Gassama (Baltika Kalinigrad), Mamadou Fofana (New England Revolution), Ousmane Camara (Angers), Amadou Dante (Arouca).
Midfielders: Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce), Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd), Mamadou Sangare (Lens), Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly), Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad), Ibrahima Sissoko (Bochum).
Forwards: Nene Dorgeles (Fenerbahce), Gaoussou Diarra (Feyenoord), Mamadou Camara (Laval), Kamory Doumbia (Brest), El Bilal Toure (Besiktas), Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre), Gaoussou Diakite (Lausanne).
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
- Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
- Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
- Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
- Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
- Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
- Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
- Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
- Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
- Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
- Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
- Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
- Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
- Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
- Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
- SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
- SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
- SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
- SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)