Centre Salif Keita is a Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

an football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Bamako

Bamako

Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...

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History

Founded in 1995, former players include Mahamadou Diarra

Mahamadou Diarra

Mahamadou Diarra is a Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mali national team. He is captain of the national team.-Early career:Diarra started his career with Greek side OFI Crete...

 and Seydou Keita

Seydou Keita (footballer)

Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...

. The club was founded by Malian football legend Salif Keita

Salif Keita (footballer)

Salif Keïta Traoré , known as Keita, is a retired Malian footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:In his country, Keita played for AS Real Bamako and Stade Malien...

 as a training centre for young Malian football players.

Playing in the top division in Malian football its home stadium is Stade Centre Salif Keita

Stade Centre Salif Keita

Stade Centre Salif Keita is located in Bamako, Mali. It is used mostly for football and serves as the home stadium of Centre Salif Keita. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 people....

. The team's colours are blue and yellow.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 1 appearance

2011

2011 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...

 - Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 1 appearance

1999 - First Round

Current squad

Former players

Mamadou Diallo

Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)

Mamadou Diallo is a Malian football striker, who plays for CS Sedan Ardennes.- Career :Diallo started his playing career with Malian club Centre Salif Keita. He joined Algerian club USM Alger in 2003. In his first season with the club, he played 10 times and scored 2 goals...

 Mahamadou Diarra

Mahamadou Diarra

Mahamadou Diarra is a Malian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mali national team. He is captain of the national team.-Early career:Diarra started his career with Greek side OFI Crete...

 Mintou Doucoure

Mintou Doucoure

Mintou Doucoure is a Malian footballer who plays for USM Annaba in the Algerian Championnat National.- Career :He played in 2002 on loan by Dubai Club from JS Centre Setif Keita, as of 2003 turned back to JS Centre Setif Keita, before 2005 scouted from USM Alger.- International :He was part of the...

 Koly Kanté

Koly Kanté

Koly Kanté is a Malian football defender. Kanté has a French passport and currently plays for Belasitsa Petrich after signing a contract in January 2008. He is a right back/midfielder.- External links :...

 Ismaël Keïta

Ismaël Keïta

Ismaël Keïta Vieira is a Malian football player, who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Career:Keïta started his career with the Centre Salif Keita in the season 2007 and joined than on 12 August 2009 to French Ligue 2 club FC Nantes who signed an four years contract.-References:...

 Seydou Keita

Seydou Keita (footballer)

Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...

 Fousseyni Tangara

Fousseyni Tangara

Fousseyni Tangara is a Malian footballer, who currently plays for AS Biton.-Career:The defender previously played for AS Biton, Academy School Football Centre Salif Keita, in Cambodia for Elephant Mandarine FC Tarcam, in France for Angoulême CFC, in Italy with Pescos, in Libya for Nadi Sirt and in...