AFCON 2025 Fallout: Crisis Rocks Mali Football Federation As Thirteen Executive Members Resign

AFCON 2025 Fallout: Crisis Rocks Mali Football Federation As Thirteen Executive Members Resign

Sampson Adedeji

A major leadership crisis has engulfed the Mali Football Federation following the resignation of thirteen members of its Executive Bureau in the aftermath of the country’s exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The mass resignation effectively brings an end to the mandate of Federation President Bavieux Touré, plunging Malian football into administrative uncertainty.

Mali’s elimination from the ongoing AFCON 2025 at the quarter-final stage proved to be the tipping point, with widespread dissatisfaction over the team’s performance and the federation’s handling of the campaign triggering internal unrest.

Sources close to the federation confirmed that the departing executives cited a loss of confidence in the current leadership structure, insisting that drastic measures were necessary to restore credibility and stability within Malian football.

With the Executive Bureau now unable to function, the Mali Football Federation is expected to enter a transitional phase, as stakeholders and football authorities deliberate on the next steps to reconstitute its leadership and address the fallout from the AFCON disappointment.

The crisis adds to Mali’s struggles on and off the pitch, raising fresh concerns over the country’s football administration ahead of future international engagements.