Africa Cup of Nations

FT Friday, January 9, 2026
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Match Report

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Heartbreak for Mali as errors and cards allow Senegal to advance to AFCON semifinals

Senegal defeated 10-man Mali 1-0 in a tepid Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal in Tanger on Friday to become the first team to seal their place in the last four thanks to some crucial Malian errors.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
7
64.6
Possession
35.4
19
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
437
Accurate Passes
197
500
Passes
270
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.1
38
Long Balls
50
24
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
4
14
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
18
34
Effective Clearances
25
34
Clearances
25

Head to Head

SEN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MLI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Djigui DiarraG
  2. 25Ousmane CamaraCD-L
  3. 5Abdoulaye DiabyCD-R
  4. 28Nathan GassamaLB
  5. 2Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 20Mamadou SangareAM
  7. 23Aliou DiengLM
  8. 10Yves BissoumaRM
  9. 17Lassine SinayokoF
  10. 4Amadou HaidaraAM-L
  11. 11Lassana CoulibalyAM-R

SEN · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 25El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 15Krépin DiattaRB
  6. 5Idrissa GueyeCM
  7. 26Pape GueyeLM
  8. 7Habib DiarraRM
  9. 20Habib DialloF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 13Iliman NdiayeRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Yves Bissouma (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Mali 0, Senegal 1. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 29' Pape Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Second yellow card to Yves Bissouma (Mali) for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Substitution, Mali. Dorgeles Nene replaces Amadou Haidara because of an injury.
  6. 56' Habib Diarra (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Habib Diallo (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Senegal. Pathé Ciss replaces Habib Diarra.
  9. 62' Substitution, Senegal. Lamine Camara replaces Pape Gueye.
  10. 69' Substitution, Mali. Gaoussou Diakite replaces Aliou Dieng.
  11. 75' Substitution, Senegal. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Habib Diallo.
  12. 75' Substitution, Senegal. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  13. 82' Substitution, Mali. El Bilal Touré replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
  14. 82' Substitution, Mali. Kamory Doumbia replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  15. 82' Substitution, Mali. Mahamadou Doumbia replaces Lassana Coulibaly because of an injury.
  16. 83' Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Hamari Traoré (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+3' Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Africa Cup of Nations News

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