Mali vs Cape Verde, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Mali

5': Ange Tia
39': Nene Dorgeles
51': Nene Dorgeles

FT
3 - 1

Cape Verde

10': Sidny Lopes Cabral

About

Mali are hosting Cape Verde at Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

5': Ange Tia (Mali) Goal at 5'
10': Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde) Goal at 10'
39': Nene Dorgeles (Mali) Goal at 39'
47': Pico Lopes (Cape Verde) Yellow Card at 47'
51': Nene Dorgeles (Mali) Goal at 51'
58': Kevin Pina (Cape Verde) Yellow Card at 58'
61': Aliou Dieng (Mali) Substitution at 61'
61': Daouda Guindo (Mali) Substitution at 61'
67': Telmo Arcanjo (Cape Verde) Substitution at 67'
67': Jovane Cabral (Cape Verde) Substitution at 67'
67': Nuno da Costa (Cape Verde) Substitution at 67'
71': Gaoussou Diarra (Mali) Substitution at 71'
71': Lassana Coulibaly (Mali) Substitution at 71'
82': Aliou Dieng (Mali) Yellow Card at 82'
84': Djé (Cape Verde) Substitution at 84'
85': Sekou Koita (Mali) Substitution at 85'
86': Ayoni Santos (Cape Verde) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

CPV		MLI
16	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
45.9	Possession	54.1
4	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
375	Accurate Passes	450
435	Passes	509
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	13
18	Tackles	26
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
16	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Stade du 26 Mars
Location: Bamako, Mali

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Rwanda	2	+3	6
2	Mali	2	+3	6
3	Cape Verde	2	-3	0
4	Liberia	2	-3	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Mali (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Djigui Diarra (GK)
14	Nathan Gassama
25	Ousmane Camara
2	Hamari Traoré
19	Adama Camara
10	Kamory Doumbia
4	Amadou Haidara
8	Mamadou Sangare
17	Lassine Sinayoko
7	Nene Dorgeles
12	Ange Tia

Mali Substitutes:

Aliou Dieng, Sekou Koita, Mamadou Samassa, Gaoussou Diarra, Cheick Keita, Daouda Guindo, Lassana Coulibaly, Emile Doucouré, Ousmane Diakite, Mamadou Doumbia, Issa Djiguiba, Modibo Sagnan.

Cape Verde (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Vozinha (GK)
3	Diney Borges
4	Pico Lopes
6	Kevin Pina
13	Sidny Lopes Cabral
2	Wagner Pina
10	Jamiro Monteiro
14	Deroy Duarte
20	Ryan Mendes
11	Garry Rodrigues
9	Gilson Benchimol

Cape Verde Substitutes:

Djé, Kelvin Pires, João Paulo, Jorge Xavier, Dailon Livramento, Márcio Rosa, Telmo Arcanjo, Nuno da Costa, Ayoni Santos, Logan Costa, CJ dos Santos, Jovane Cabral.

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