With many players based in England, France and Spain unavailable Mali national team coach Mohamed Magassouba named a squad that includes nine members of the African Nations Championship side that reached the final in February. Qualification is already secured for Les Aigles so Magassouba is using the opportunity to try out numerous fringe players based domestically and in lower levels of European football. Southampton forward Moussa Djenepo is one of the big names to make it and will be relied upon along with players like Diadiè Samassekou to bring the star power.