Football In Mali
In Mali, football is played widely and followed avidly, football is the most popular sport in Mali. Large professional clubs and international competition draw much popular attention, and the sport is played as a pastime. Popularity The most popular sport in Mali is football,Milet & Manaud, p. 151.DiPiazzap. 55 which rose to the level of national obsession when Mali was chosen to host the 2002 African Cup of Nations.Hudgens et al., p. 320. Most towns have professional or semi-professional men's clubs which play in one national (professional) league and two regional (semi professional) leagues. A majority of clubs are based in Bamako, the capital city, and the most popular teams nationally, Djoliba AC, Stade Malien, and Real Bamako, all play there. People play football widely, with formal fields in almost every town of any size, and pickup games among children common in a country with few luxuries. Informal games are often played by youths using a bundle of rags as a ball. Pr ...
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