Monrovia braces for yet another football spectacle on Tuesday, September 29, as the 22,000-capacity Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex turns into the battleground for Liberia’s Lone Star and Mali’s Eagles in a crucial AFCON 2027 qualifying showdown.
The Malian national football team has finally arrived in Monrovia. Head coach Anthony Da Silva has announced his full squad:
1) Goalkeepers:
Mamadou Samassa (Stade Lavallois)
Djigui Diarra (Young Africans)
Émile Doucouré (KRC Genk)
Ngolo Traoré (Stade Malien)
2) Defenders:
Ousmane Camara (Angers SCO)
Modibo Sagnan (Rizespor)
Daouda Guindo (Stade de Reims)
Amadou Danté (Zbrojovka)
Hamari Traoré (Paris FC)
Nathan Gassama (Baltika Kaliningrad)
Check Keita (Royal Charleroi FC)
Adama Camara (Paris FC)
3) Midfielders:
Aliou Dieng (Valencia FC)
Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig)
Lassana Coulibaly (US Lecce)
Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion)
Kamory Doumbia (Stade Brestois 29)
Issa Djiguiba (Rayon Sport)
Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford FC)
4) Forwards:
Lassine Sinayoko (Paris FC)
El Bilal Touré (Parma FC)
Moussa Sylla (FC Schalke 04)
Alimami Gory (Abha Club)
Nene Dorgeles (Fenerbahce SK)
Gaoussou Diarra (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
Ange Martial Tia (Stade de Reims)
All eyes are now on Liberia’s Lone Star to mount a comeback on Tuesday after suffering a painful 3-1 defeat to Rwanda in their previous outing. Can the Lone Star make a comeback? Your prediction?
