At least 17 soldiers were killed in central Mali on Tuesday in an attack on their base claimed by gunmen from the Peul ethnic group

The Super Eagles will take on the Eagles of Mali and the Luxembourg senior national team in two international friendly matches in Europe in the next FIFA window.

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles and 15 other countries’ teams will clash as the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) is scheduled to begin on Jan. 16 in Rwanda.

China has agreed to finance a much-needed overhaul of the Malian stretch of the key railway line between Bamako and Dakar, the Malian transport ministry said on Monday.

Investigators in Mali were on Saturday hunting at least three people suspected of links to the jihadist siege at a luxury hotel in the capital that left at least 19 people dead.

The White House condemned an attack by suspected Islamist gunmen Friday on a hotel in Mali that killed at least 27 people and vowed to stand by local authorities fighting extremist groups.

Soccer loving Nigerians did not regret being awake Sunday night till early early Monday morning to watch the Nigerian national U-17 team; the Golden Eaglets make history in defeating hard fighting Mali 2-0 to win, for a record fifth time, the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Santiago, Chile.

The national soccer team won the under-17 World Cup, retaining the trophy they won two years ago in the UAE, defeating fellow Africans Mali 2-0 in the final in Chile on November 8.

The Nigeria Golden Eaglets became only the second side to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. Victor Osimhen stole the show once again thanks to his record-breaking tenth goal of the tournament, with Funsho Bamgboye adding a second moments later.

Apparently stunned by the artistry of defending champions, Golden Eaglets in the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, former Mexico U-17 coach, Raul Gutierrez has accused the Nigerian wonder-kids of doing things no real U-17 player could do with the ball.

Coach Samson Siasia has said he should not be held responsible should Nigeria fail to qualify for the Rio Olympics next month because his team have been treated like “orphans”

Mali, Gabon, Togo and Congo Brazzaville have joined the league of foreign nations confirmed for the second Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) International Taekwondo Open holding next month in Abuja.

Leaders from across Africa and France arrived in Mali on Thursday for the inauguration of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of supporters as the nation entered a new era of democracy after months of political chaos.

COLLECTIVE relief swept through the world when Mali’s post war elections passed off peacefully with Soulmania Cisse conceding victory to Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in the second round of ballot.

The United Nations yesterday said it has not yet received an official notification from the Nigerian government over the country’s plan to withdraw its troops from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA.