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Mali 2–0 South Africa

Tuesday 16 Jan 2024 · Korhogo, Ivory Coast (neutral)

Mali2–0South Africa

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Traoré Sinayoko

60′1–0Hamari Traoré Mali
66′2–0Lassine Sinayoko Mali

Line-ups

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

Mali

Came on

11Lassana Coulibaly↑58′
19Fousseni Diabate↑78′
9Ibrahima Sissoko↑86′
24Boubacar Traoré↑87′
27Nene Dorgeles↑87′

South Africa

Came on

17Zakhele Lepasa↑73′
21Mihlali Mayambela↑73′
23Thapelo Morena↑87′

Elo

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

Mali: 1741 → 1764
South Africa: 1596 → 1573

Expected score for Mali: 69.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 2002–2024.

Mali wins: 2
Draws: 1
South Africa wins: 2

Form either side

Mali

Before

1–0 v Uganda 13 Oct 2023 · Friendly
3–1 v Saudi Arabia 17 Oct 2023 · Friendly
3–1 v Chad 17 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
1–1 v Central African Republic 20 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
6–2 v Guinea-Bissau 6 Jan 2024 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Tunisia 20 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
0–0 v Namibia 24 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
2–1 v Burkina Faso 30 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
1–2 v Ivory Coast 3 Feb 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
2–0 v Mauritania 22 Mar 2024 · Friendly

South Africa

Before

0–0 v Eswatini 13 Oct 2023 · Friendly
1–1 v Ivory Coast 17 Oct 2023 · Friendly
2–1 v Benin 18 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
0–2 v Rwanda 21 Nov 2023 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
0–0 v Lesotho 10 Jan 2024 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Namibia 21 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
0–0 v Tunisia 24 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
2–0 v Morocco 30 Jan 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
0–0 v Cape Verde 3 Feb 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024
1–1 v Nigeria 7 Feb 2024 · African Cup of Nations 2024

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Mali	3	1	2	0	+2	5
2South Africa	3	1	1	1	+2	4
3Namibia	3	1	1	1	-3	4
4Tunisia	3	0	2	1	-1	2

Road through the tournament

Mali

2–0 v South Africa Group stage
1–1 v Tunisia Group stage
0–0 v Namibia Group stage
2–1 v Burkina Faso Round of 16
1–2 v Ivory Coast Quarter-final

South Africa

0–2 v Mali Group stage
4–0 v Namibia Group stage
0–0 v Tunisia Group stage
2–0 v Morocco Round of 16
0–0 v Cape Verde Quarter-final
1–1 v Nigeria Semi-final
0–0 v DR Congo Third-place play-off

Every Mali v South Africa match5

From Mali's side.


16 Jan 2024	South Africa	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2024	Group stage
13 Oct 2019	South Africa	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
14 Jan 2015	South Africa	0–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
2 Feb 2013	South Africa	1–1 (won on pens)	Away	African Cup of Nations 2013	Quarter-final
3 Feb 2002	South Africa	2–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 2002	Quarter-final

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