African Cup of Nations 1972 · Semi-final

Mali 4–3 DR Congo

Thursday 2 Mar 1972 · Douala, Cameroon (neutral) · after extra time

Mali4–3DR Congo

Goals7

0′45′90′105′120′N'Tumba Traoré Keita Etepé Touré Ngassebe Keita

6′0–1Jean Kalala N'Tumba DR Congo
17′1–1Adama Traoré Mali
48′2–1Fantamady Keita Mali
61′2–2Kakoko Etepé DR Congo
68′3–2Bako Touré Mali
78′3–3Gary Ngassebe DR Congo
92′4–3Fantamady Keita Mali

Elo

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

Mali: 1547 → 1583
DR Congo: 1718 → 1682

Expected score for Mali: 27.2% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 8, 1967–2025.

Mali wins: 3
Draws: 3
DR Congo wins: 2

Form either side

Mali

Before

3–1 v Guinea 27 Oct 1971 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1971
1–4 v Senegal 19 Dec 1971 · Friendly
3–3 v Togo 24 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
1–1 v Kenya 26 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
1–1 v Cameroon 28 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972

After

2–3 v Congo 5 Mar 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
2–1 v Nigeria 22 Nov 1972 · Friendly
0–3 v Nigeria 4 Dec 1972 · Friendly
1–1 v Sierra Leone 31 Mar 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
4–2 v Sierra Leone 28 Apr 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973

DR Congo

Before

1–2 v Zambia 13 Oct 1971 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1971
3–0 v Zambia 27 Oct 1971 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1971
1–1 v Sudan 25 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
2–0 v Congo 27 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
1–1 v Morocco 29 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972

After

2–5 v Cameroon 4 Mar 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
0–0 v Togo 6 Jun 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
4–0 v Togo 20 Jun 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
6–0 v Guinea 2 Jul 1972 · Friendly
1–0 v Cameroon 4 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Road through the tournament

Mali

3–3 v Togo Group stage
1–1 v Kenya Group stage
1–1 v Cameroon Group stage
4–3 v DR Congo Semi-final
2–3 v Congo Final

DR Congo

1–1 v Sudan Group stage
2–0 v Congo Group stage
1–1 v Morocco Group stage
3–4 v Mali Semi-final
2–5 v Cameroon Third-place play-off

Every Mali v DR Congo match8

From Mali's side.


5 Jun 2025	DR Congo	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2021	DR Congo	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
28 Jan 2013	DR Congo	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Group stage
17 Nov 2010	DR Congo	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
18 Aug 2004	DR Congo	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
28 Mar 1994	DR Congo	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1994	Group stage
2 Mar 1972	DR Congo	4–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1972	Semi-final
10 Aug 1967	DR Congo	2–2	Away	Friendly	—

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