Mali coach Nouhoum Diane aspires to see the Eagles reach the final of the 2021 Africa Nations Championship where they will be making a fourth appearance.
The Eagles who stage a return to Chan having missed the 2018 edition in Morocco are zoned in Group A alongside hosts Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe.
In previous editions, Mali had participated as contenders but their best finish in the competition has been a second-place finish at Rwanda 2016 – where they bowed 3-0 to an Elia Meschak-inspired DR Congo.
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This time around, however, their handler has set a target of reaching the final at least where they would be hoping to go a step further to win the diadem for the very first time.