Sissoko out of Mali squad

Sissoko is recovering from an injury

Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra will miss Mali's Nations Cup qualifier in Sierra Leone.

The Mali Football Federation said the pair were left out of their 18-man squad because Sissoko has a knee injury and Diarra is suspended.

Midfielder Diarra, who joined recently Real from French champions Olympique Lyon, is one of three players serving a suspension carried over from their unsuccessful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Freiburg's Soumailia Coulibaly and France-based Djibril Sidibe are also serving bans.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Soumbeyla Diakite (Stade Malien), Mahamadou Sidibe (Kerkyra)
Defenders: Éric Sekou Chelle (Valenciennes, France), Adama Coulibaly (Racing Lens, France), Souleymane Diamoutene (Lecce, Italy), Fousseiny Diawara (St Etienne, France), Brahim Thiam (Caen, France), Djimi Traore (Charlton Athletic, England)
Midfielders: Segamarry Diarra (Laval, England), Vincent Doukantie (Tours, France), Alphousseiny Keita (CO Bamako), Seydou Keita, Sidi Yaya Keita (both Racing Lens), Bassala Toure (AEP Paphos, Greece)
Strikers: Mamadou Diallo (Nantes), Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla), David Coulibaly (Grenoble), Dramane Traore (Lokomotiv Moscow).