Iran, which lost to Qatar 3-2 in its opening, will play the African team in Doha’s Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium.
Mali lost to North Korea 1-0 in its opening.
The tournament with $600,000 prize money will be played in a single round and the team finishing with the highest number of points will be the winner of the tournament.
Iran is preparing itself for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers.