Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium · 16,894 att.

Match Report

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Mali use quickfire goals to beat South Africa at Cup of Nations

Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and take the lead in Group E.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
6
54.3
Possession
45.7
12
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
316
476
Passes
402
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
36
Long Balls
60
16
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
20
12
Tackles
32
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
14
6
Effective Clearances
12
6
Clearances
12

Head to Head

RSA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

MLI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 16Djigui DiarraG
  2. 6Sikou NiakateCD-L
  3. 5Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD-R
  4. 17Falaye SackoLB
  5. 2Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 20Sekou KoitaM
  7. 10Yves BissoumaCM
  8. 26Kamory DoumbiaAM
  9. 4Amadou HaidaraLM
  10. 23Aliou DiengRM
  11. 25Lassine SinayokoCF-R

RSA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 14Mothobi MvalaCD-L
  3. 5Siyanda XuluCD-R
  4. 6Aubrey ModibaLB
  5. 20Khuliso MudauRB
  6. 13Sphephelo SitholeCM-L
  7. 4Teboho MokoenaCM-R
  8. 12Thapelo MasekoLM
  9. 10Percy TauRM
  10. 9Evidence MakgopaCF-L
  11. 11Themba ZwaneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Sikou Niakaté (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Penalty missed. Percy Tau (South Africa) left footed shot is just a bit too high.
  3. 43' Kiki Kouyaté (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Mali. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Yves Bissouma.
  5. 58' Mothobi Mvala (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Goal! Mali 1, South Africa 0. Hamari Traoré (Mali) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  7. 66' Goal! Mali 2, South Africa 0. Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia with a through ball.
  8. 73' Substitution, South Africa. Zakhele Lepasa replaces Evidence Makgopa.
  9. 73' Substitution, South Africa. Mihlali Mayambela replaces Themba Zwane.
  10. 77' Siyanda Xulu (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Mali. Fousseni Diabaté replaces Aliou Dieng.
  12. 86' Substitution, Mali. Ibrahim Sissoko replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
  13. 87' Substitution, Mali. Nene Dorgeles replaces Sékou Koïta.
  14. 87' Substitution, Mali. Boubacar Traoré replaces Amadou Haidara.
  15. 87' Substitution, South Africa. Thapelo Morena replaces Thapelo Maseko.
  16. 90'+4' Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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