African Cup of Nations 2013 · Semi-final

Mali 1–4 Nigeria

Wednesday 6 Feb 2013 · Durban, South Africa (neutral)

Mali1–4Nigeria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Echiéjilé Ideye Emenike Musa Diarra

25′0–1Elderson Echiéjilé Nigeria
30′0–2Brown Ideye Nigeria
44′0–3Emmanuel Emenike Nigeria
60′0–4Ahmed Musa Nigeria
75′1–4Cheick Fantamady Diarra Mali

Line-ups

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

Mali

Came on

7Cheick Fantamady DiarraFW●↑46′
9Cheick DiabateFW↑56′
18Samba SowMF↑66′

Nigeria

Came on

7Ahmed MusaFW●↑53′
18Ejike UzoenyiFW↑71′
2Joseph YoboDF↑81′

Elo

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

Mali: 1698 → 1664
Nigeria: 1772 → 1807

Expected score for Mali: 39.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 13, 1960–2016.

Mali wins: 4
Draws: 3
Nigeria wins: 6

Form either side

Mali

Before

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
0–1 v Ghana 24 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
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

After

3–1 v Ghana 9 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
2–1 v Rwanda 24 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–1 v Rwanda 9 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–2 v Benin 16 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–1 v Libya 27 Aug 2013 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

0–0 v Cape Verde 9 Jan 2013 · Friendly
1–1 v Burkina Faso 21 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–1 v Zambia 25 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
2–0 v Ethiopia 29 Jan 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
2–1 v Ivory Coast 3 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013

After

1–0 v Burkina Faso 10 Feb 2013 · African Cup of Nations 2013
1–1 v Kenya 23 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–2 v Mexico 31 May 2013 · Friendly
1–0 v Kenya 5 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–1 v Namibia 12 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Road through the tournament

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

Nigeria

1–1 v Burkina Faso Group stage
1–1 v Zambia Group stage
2–0 v Ethiopia Group stage
2–1 v Ivory Coast Quarter-final
4–1 v Mali Semi-final
1–0 v Burkina Faso Final

Every Mali v Nigeria match13

From Mali's side.


27 May 2016	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Feb 2013	Nigeria	1–4	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Semi-final
25 Jan 2008	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2008	Group stage
13 Feb 2004	Nigeria	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2004	Third-place play-off
9 Feb 2002	Nigeria	0–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 2002	Third-place play-off
24 Jan 2002	Nigeria	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 2002	Group stage
18 Dec 1983	Nigeria	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jul 1978	Nigeria	1–3	Neutral	All-African Games 1978	—
5 Sep 1975	Nigeria	4–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Dec 1972	Nigeria	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
22 Nov 1972	Nigeria	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Oct 1960	Nigeria	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
1 Jun 1960	Nigeria	3–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN