Ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Tunisia, Mali has been attempting to recruit dual national players to boost their hopes of making it through to a first ever appearance at football’s premier national team competition. While it appears that Les Aigles will not have Olympique Lyonnais striker Moussa Dembelé to call upon while he is in peak form for his club, 29-year-old Everton central midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré has been summoned for the two-legged matchup following promising discussions.
MaliActu has more on the cases of Dembelé and Doucouré as well as Bundesliga attacker Alassane Plea and midfielder Cheick Doucouré.
