African Cup of Nations 2013 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Ghana 1–0 Mali

Thursday 24 Jan 2013 · Port Elizabeth, South Africa (neutral)

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Wakaso

38′1–0Mubarak Wakaso Ghana · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ghana

Came on

7Christian AtsuMF↑71′
9Derek BoatengMF↑77′
14Solomon AsantéMF↑84′

Mali

Came on

10Modibo MaïgaFW↑46′
18Samba SowMF↑68′
15Mamadou SamassaFW↑76′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Ghana: 1787 → 1808
Mali: 1725 → 1704

Expected score for Ghana: 58.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 18 of 24, 1960–2025.

Ghana wins: 13
Draws: 7
Mali wins: 4

Form either side

Ghana

Before

1–0 v Malawi 13 Oct 2012 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2012
1–0 v Cape Verde 14 Nov 2012 · Friendly
3–0 v Egypt 10 Jan 2013 · Friendly
4–2 v Tunisia 13 Jan 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v DR Congo 20 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013

After

3–0 v Niger 28 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
2–0 v Cape Verde 2 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–1 v Burkina Faso 6 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–3 v Mali 9 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
4–0 v Sudan 24 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Mali

Before

0–1 v Benin 3 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–1 v Algeria 10 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
3–0 v Botswana 8 Sep 2012 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2012
4–1 v Botswana 13 Oct 2012 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2012
1–0 v Niger 20 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013

After

1–1 v DR Congo 28 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–1 v South Africa 2 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–4 v Nigeria 6 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
3–1 v Ghana 9 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
2–1 v Rwanda 24 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Ghana	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Mali	3	1	1	1	0	4
3DR Congo	3	0	3	0	0	3
4Niger	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

Ghana

2–2 v DR Congo Group stage
1–0 v Mali Group stage
3–0 v Niger Group stage
2–0 v Cape Verde Quarter-final
1–1 v Burkina Faso Semi-final
1–3 v Mali Third-place play-off

Mali

1–0 v Niger Group stage
0–1 v Ghana Group stage
1–1 v DR Congo Group stage
1–1 v South Africa Quarter-final
1–4 v Nigeria Semi-final
3–1 v Ghana Third-place play-off

Every Ghana v Mali match24

From Ghana's side.


8 Sep 2025	Mali	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
6 Jun 2024	Mali	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
9 Oct 2020	Mali	0–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
21 Jan 2017	Mali	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2017	Group stage
31 Mar 2015	Mali	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2013	Mali	1–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Third-place play-off
24 Jan 2013	Mali	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Group stage
11 Feb 2012	Mali	0–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2012	Third-place play-off
28 Jan 2012	Mali	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2012	Group stage
15 Nov 2009	Mali	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
7 Jun 2009	Mali	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
25 Dec 2001	Mali	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
3 Dec 1998	Mali	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
23 Feb 1994	Mali	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jan 1993	Mali	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
31 Jul 1988	Mali	1–0	Neutral	Tournament Burkina Faso 1988	—
17 Jul 1978	Mali	1–1	Neutral	All-African Games 1978	—
13 Apr 1975	Mali	1–3	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1975	—
30 Mar 1975	Mali	4–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1975	—
3 Mar 1963	Mali	4–0	Home	Friendly	—

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