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Stade Malien sends three young players to train in Russia

By , based on La Nouvelle Tribune

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Stade Malien de Bamako will send Ibrahim Diarra, Samba Konaré and Chiaka Diallo to continue their training at FDC Vista Academy in Russia. The partnership with the Russian academy and FC Alashkert also provides for investment in the club’s facilities, including an artificial pitch and a boarding school, according to a Stade Malien statement released on 18 October 2026.

Stade Malien de Bamako will send three young players to train in Russia through a partnership with the FDC Vista Academy centre and Armenian club FC Alashkert. The club set out the terms of the cooperation in a statement released on 18 October 2026, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.

The agreement also provides new training opportunities for the Malian club. The statement comes as Mali invests in football training.

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