The coach of the Mali national football team has announced a list of 28 players for the start of preparations for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). Momo Sissoko is included in the squad, marking his return to the national team after three years. Mahamadou Diarra and Seydou Keita will be key players for the team. Other notable players include Samba Diakité, Cheick Diabaté, and Modibo Maiga. Mali is placed in Group B of the competition alongside Ghana, DR Congo, and Niger.
The 28-player squad:
Goalkeepers: Germain Berthe (Onze Createur), Soumbeyla Diakite (Stade Malien), Mamadou Samassa (Guingamp, France), Aly Yirango (Djoliba AC)
Defenders: Adama Coulibaly (AJ Auxerre), Idrissa Coulibaly (Al Lekhwiya, Qatar), Ousmane Coulibaly (Stade Brest), Salif Coulibaly (Djoliba), Fousseiny Diawara (AJ Ajaccio ), Mahamadou Ndiaye (Vitoria Guimaraes), Adama Tamboura (Randers, Denmark), Molla Wague (SM Caen)
Midfielders: Samba Diakite (Queen’s Park Rangers), Cheick Fantamady Diarra (Stade Rennes), Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham), Sigamary Diarra (AC Ajaccio), Tongo Hamed Doumbia (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Seydou Keita (Dalian Aerbin, China), Momo Sissoko (Paris St Germain), Samba Sow (Racing Lens), Abdou Traore (Girondins Bordeaux), Kal
