The football tournament at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games took from 9 to 20 April 2005. Each participating nation's football association selected 21 players for the tournament.
Mali took part in the tournament with the U23 team. Some of them played too with the military team.
Coach: Mory Goïta
Coach: Abdelhak Benchikha
Coach: Bertalan Bicskei
Coach: Abdelghani Bennaceri
Coach: Tariq Lutfi