US EditionSenegal March on to AFCON Quarters as Mali Beat Tunisia on Penalties
Senegal overcame an early deficit with a brace by Pape Gueye, while Mali advanced after a 3-2 penalty shootout win despite playing with 10 men.
- On Saturday in Tangiers, Senegal national team came from behind to beat Sudan national team 3-1, with Villarreal's Pape Gueye scoring twice to seal a quarter-finals spot.
- An early twist saw Aamir Abdallah, semi-professional , curl a superb opener as Sudan national team reached knockouts for just the second time since 1970 despite civil war.
- In Casablanca, Mali's match swung when full-back Woyo Coulibaly was sent off in the 26th minute, Tunisia led in the 88th, but Lassine Sinayoko equalised in the 96th and Mali won on penalties with Djigui Diarra's saves and El Bilal Toure's decisive kick.
- The match left immediate effects: Mali advanced to the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals for the first time since 2013 despite no regulation-time wins, and Mali coach Tom Saintfiet said `Every player fought for their country and did everything to stay in this competition.`
- They will now remain in Tangiers to face their West African neighbours Mali national team in the last eight next Friday, while the last-16 continues on Sunday in Rabat with Morocco vs Tanzania.
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AFCON 2025: Two quarter-final fixtures confirmed
The first two quarter-final fixtures at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed. This follows the completion of the last-16 matches on Saturday and Sunday. Senegal will take on Mali in the first last-eight clash on Friday, January 9 by 5pm local time. The Teranga Lions fought back from conceding an early goal to thrash Sudan 3-1, while the Eagles needed penalties to see of Tunisia after the game ended 1-1 in 120 minutes. Hosts Morocco…
The first quarter-finalists in the African Cup of Nations were determined on Saturday, with Mali and Senegal securing their place in the final.
Mali's selection qualified to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations after beating Tunisia for penalties in a match played in Casablanca (Morocco). In the ninety minutes they equaled 1-1, but the Malians were imposed in the definition by 3-2. They are among the top eight teams of the competition without having won even one of the four matches they played! Before in the group phase, Mali had equaled 1-1 with Zambia, 1-1 with Morocco and…
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