Where to watch AFCON 2027 in Mali
Nobody has announced AFCON 2027 coverage for Mali. These are the channels that carried the last edition.
CAF's international rights mandate lapsed after the previous edition and the current tender covers 2028 onwards, not 2027. Until a deal is announced, treat any country-by-country broadcaster list for 2027 — including this one — as last edition's picture.
Regional agreements that cover this country
These agreements cover the region Mali belongs to. The source describes them by region and does not name individual countries, so treat them as likely rather than confirmed for this market.
| Regional agreement | Status | Confirmed for |
|---|---|---|
| Canal+ Afrique | Subscription | Held rights for the 2025 edition |
| SuperSport (DStv, GOtv) | Subscription | Held rights for the 2025 edition |
Channels and what they actually hold
| Where to watch | Status | Rights confirmed for 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| ORTM
|
Free to air | Held rights for the 2025 edition |
Each row states the edition a broadcaster is publicly confirmed for. Where that is an earlier edition, we say so rather than carrying it over to 2027.
When the national team plays
Mali are ranked #53 and sit 1st in Group K on ranking.
| Matchday | Opponent | Home or away | Match window |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | Home | September 21 – October 6, 2026 |
| 2 | Liberia | Away | September 21 – October 6, 2026 |
| 3 | Rwanda | Home | November 9 – November 17, 2026 |
| 4 | Rwanda | Away | November 9 – November 17, 2026 |
| 5 | Cape Verde | Away | March 22 – March 30, 2027 |
| 6 | Liberia | Home | March 22 – March 30, 2027 |
Free options
Free-to-air coverage is recorded here: ORTM.
Common questions
- Will AFCON 2027 be shown in Mali?
- Not yet. No broadcaster has confirmed 2027 rights in this country. Rights to this edition are almost entirely unsold so far: only the national broadcasters of Kenya and Tanzania have been named. The 1 channels listed here hold rights to other editions.
- Is there a free way to watch in Mali?
- Yes: ORTM. Check which edition, though: a free channel confirmed for the qualifiers will not necessarily carry the finals. The rights column in the table above states which edition each channel is confirmed for.
- Why do the lists I find elsewhere look different?
- Because almost all of them describe AFCON 2025, played in Morocco, without saying so. Rights are sold edition by edition and country by country: a 2025 broadcaster holds no claim on 2027. We label each channel with the edition it is confirmed for rather than copying an older list forward.