Women’s Basketball World Cup

stats at a glance

Berlin · September 4–13, 2026

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MLI

Mali

Group A

World Cup appearances

Best: 11th place (2022)

Olympic appearances

Best: 12th place (2008)

How they qualified

Qualifier

Wuhan tournament →

Sika Koné is the reason for a WNBA audience to watch Mali. Drafted by the New York Liberty in 2022 and now a forward for the Atlanta Dream, she has played for four franchises in five seasons and is the only member of this squad to have played in the league.

Head coach

Not announced.

FIBA's team profile names no head coach and no other source establishes one.

WNBA connection — 1 current player

Player	Pos	WNBA team
Sika Koné	F	ATL Atlanta Dream

Roster — provisional — 23-player pool

FIBA has published a 23-name pool; the individual names are not yet available.

A pool, not a squad — it will be cut to 12 before the tournament. Nothing here should be read as a confirmed selection.

Group A fixtures

Fri 4 Sep	vs	🇯🇵 Japan	05:30 ET 11:30 CEST
Sat 5 Sep	vs	🇪🇸 Spain	05:30 ET 11:30 CEST
Mon 7 Sep	vs	🇩🇪 Germany	11:50 ET 17:50 CEST