Arena Football Club - Mali - Boys 17, 14 & 11
What is the name of your team and your teams history and does your team have a Nick Name?
Founded in 2025 in Mali, Arena Football Club represents a new chapter in Malian youth football. Mali is a true football nation, home to countless talented and ambitious young players.
Participating in the Dana Cup is an incredible opportunity for our team, it is a chance to compete on one of the world’s biggest youth football stages. This international experience will be invaluable for our players, helping them grow, showcase their abilities and pursue their dreams.
What does it mean for you to play in the Dana Cup and what are your goals and expectations at the Dana Cup 2026?
For us, the Dana Cup is more than a tournament, it’s a place to learn, to challenge ourselves and to create history. We aim to represent Mali with pride and deliver strong performances in Denmark. Our goal is to develop young footballers, both boys and girls, to contribute to the growth of the game here in Mali.
Dana Cup supports Football for the Goals - it is a United Nations initiative that provides a platform for the global football community to engage with and advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We ask all teams to pick at least 1 Global Goals that they support and will play for at the Dana Cup, which goal does your team support and would like to play for? More information: Football for the Goals and The Global Goals
We proudly support Quality Education.
Hamad Daou
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