Mali to miss trio for Ghana tie

kanoute will be absent

Mali coach Stephen Keshi has named his 23-man squad for next week's final 2010 joint Nations Cup/World Cup qualifier against Ghana without three influential players.

 
Trio,Frederic Kanoute, Mohamed Sissoko and Mahamadou Diarra, regarded as Mali's biggest stars have been rested to recover fully from different injuries.

 
But Nice forward Mamadou Bagayoko and Deportivo Xerez's Sidi Yaya Keita have been line up to shore up their quest for a win at the Baba Yara Stadium on 15 November.

 
The Black Stars recorded a 0-2 win at the Stade 26 mars in June in the first leg thanks to goals from Kwadwo Asamoah and Mathew Amoah.

 
Ghana top the Group D table with 12 points, four points more than closet challengers Mali.

 
Goalkeepers:
 
Mahamadou Sidibe (Athlitikos Omonoia); Soumbeyla Diakite (Stade Malien Bamako) ; Almamy Sogoba (AS Real).

 
Defenders:
 
Adama Tamboura (Helsingborg); Adama Coulibaly (Auxerre); Bakary Soumare (Boulogne-sur-mer); Ousmane Berthe (Jomo Cosmos); Drissa Diakite (Nice ); Mahamadou Mariko (Djoliba AC); Abdoulaye Maiga (Stade Malien Bamako).

 
Midfielders:
 
Seydou Keita (Barcelona); Bakaye Traore (Nancy ); Samba Sow (RC Lens); Sidi Yaya Keita (Xerez ); Abdoulaye Traore (USFAS); Abdoulaye Sissoko (Stade Malien Bamako).

  Forwards: Mamadou Bagayoko (Nice); Mamadou Samassa (Valenciennes); Modibo Maiga (Le Mans); Moustapha Yatabare (Clermont); Tenema N'Diaye (Nantes); Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre); Bakari Coulibaly (Stade Malien Bamako).