Head to head · Men's national teams
Ghana v Mali
Ghana and Mali have met 24 times since 1960: Ghana lead 13–4.
13Ghana wins
7draws
4Mali wins
Goals: Ghana 37, Mali 19 · 24 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 2 October 1960: Ghana 5–1 Mali in Ibadan.
- The most recent was on Monday, 8 September 2025: Ghana 1–0 Mali (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Ghana's biggest win: Ghana 5–1 Mali, 1960.
- Mali's biggest win: Mali 3–0 Ghana, 2020.
- 13 of the 24 meetings were competitive matches and 11 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 8 Sept | Ghana 1–0 Mali FIFA World Cup qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 2024 | ||
| 6 Jun | Mali 1–2 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Bamako, Mali |
Ghana |
| 2020 | ||
| 9 Oct | Mali 3–0 Ghana Friendly · Antalya, Turkey (neutral) |
Mali |
| 2017 | ||
| 21 Jan | Ghana 1–0 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Port-Gentil, Gabon (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 2015 | ||
| 31 Mar | Ghana 1–1 Mali Friendly · Paris, France (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 9 Feb | Mali 3–1 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations · Port Elizabeth, South Africa (neutral) |
Mali |
| 24 Jan | Ghana 1–0 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Port Elizabeth, South Africa (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 2012 | ||
| 11 Feb | Ghana 0–2 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (neutral) |
Mali |
| 28 Jan | Ghana 2–0 Mali Africa Cup of Nations · Franceville, Gabon (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 2009 | ||
| 15 Nov | Ghana 2–2 Mali FIFA World Cup qualification · Kumasi, Ghana |
Draw |
| 7 Jun | Mali 0–2 Ghana FIFA World Cup qualification · Bamako, Mali |
Ghana |
| 2001 | ||
| 25 Dec | Mali 1–1 Ghana Friendly · Mopti, Mali |
Draw |
| 1998 | ||
| 3 Dec | Mali 0–2 Ghana Friendly · Bamako, Mali |
Ghana |
| 1994 | ||
| 23 Feb | Mali 0–0 Ghana Friendly · Bamako, Mali |
Draw |
| 1993 | ||
| 1 Jan | Ghana 1–1 Mali Friendly · Libreville, Gabon (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1988 | ||
| 31 Jul | Ghana 1–0 Mali Tournament Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (neutral) |
Ghana |
| 1978 | ||
| 17 Jul | Ghana 1–1 Mali All-African Games · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1975 | ||
| 13 Apr | Mali 3–1 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Bamako, Mali |
Mali |
| 30 Mar | Ghana 4–0 Mali Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1963 | ||
| 3 Mar | Ghana 4–0 Mali Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1962 | ||
| 17 Mar | Ghana 0–0 Mali Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Draw |
| 17 Feb | Mali 0–1 Ghana Friendly · Bamako, Mali |
Ghana |
| 1961 | ||
| 5 Mar | Ghana 3–0 Mali Friendly · Accra, Ghana |
Ghana |
| 1960 | ||
| 2 Oct | Ghana 5–1 Mali Friendly · Ibadan, Nigeria (neutral) |
Ghana |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.