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Mali

0 — 1 Jan 09, 2026 · 09:30 PM IST

Senegal

Africa Cup of Nations Final Stage · Round 1/4

Venue Grand Stade de Tanger, Tanger

Referee Abongile Tom

Attendance 32,385

Player of the Match Krepin Diatta 8.4 90' played

Match Events

23' Home Yves Bissouma

27' Away ⚽ Iliman Ndiaye — 0-1

29' Away Pape Gueye

45 + 3' Home Yves Bissouma

HT

55' Home ↔ Dorgeles Nene → Amadou Haidara

56' Away Habib Diarra

61' Away Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo

62' Away ↔ Lamine Camara → Pape Gueye

62' Away ↔ Pathé Ciss → Habib Diarra

69' Home ↔ Gaoussou Diakite → Aliou Dieng

75' Away ↔ Ibrahim Mbaye → Iliman Ndiaye

75' Away ↔ Cherif Ndiaye → Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo

82' Home ↔ El Bilal Touré → Lassine Sinayoko

82' Home ↔ Mahamadou Doumbia → Lassana Coulibaly

82' Home ↔ Kamory Doumbia → Mamadou Sangare

83' Away Ibrahim Mbaye

90' Home Hamari Traoré

90 + 3' Away Kalidou Koulibaly

FT

Match Stats

35 65

Ball possession

1.12 1.88

Expected goals (xG)

8 19

Total shots

2 8

Shots on target

11 22

Touches in opposition box

2 2

Big chances

2 1

Big chances missed

197 (73%) 437 (87%)

Accurate passes

1 5

Yellow cards

5 7

Corners

Lineups

Mali (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Tom Saintfiet

Starting XI

16 Djigui Diarra 7.6

2 Hamari Traoré 7.1

5 Abdoulaye Diaby 6.3

25 Ousmane Camara 7

28 Nathan Gassama 7.4

10 Yves Bissouma 5.2

23 Aliou Dieng 6.1

11 Lassana Coulibaly 5.8

20 Mamadou Sangare 6.7

4 Amadou Haidara 5.8

17 Lassine Sinayoko 6.2

Substitutes

7 Dorgeles Nene 6.4

27 Gaoussou Diakite 6.4

19 Kamory Doumbia

8 Mahamadou Doumbia

9 El Bilal Touré

1 Ismael Diawara

22 Mamadou Samassa

3 Amadou Dante

15 Mamadou Fofana

6 Sikou Niakaté

13 Fodé Doucouré

24 Ibrahima Sissoko

12 Mohamed Camara

14 Mamadou Camara

18 Mamadou Doumbia

Senegal (4-3-3)

Coach: Pape Thiaw

Starting XI

16 Edouard Mendy 8.3

15 Krepin Diatta 8.4

3 Kalidou Koulibaly 7.6

19 Moussa Niakhaté 7.4

25 Malick Diouf 7.5

7 Habib Diarra 6.4

5 Idrissa Gana Gueye 7.8

26 Pape Gueye 6.6

13 Iliman Ndiaye 8

20 Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo 6.6

10 Sadio Mané 7.8

Substitutes

8 Lamine Camara 6.8

6 Pathé Ciss 7

12 Cherif Ndiaye 6

27 Ibrahim Mbaye 5.9

23 Mory Diaw

1 Yehvann Diouf

4 Abdoulaye Seck

24 Antoine Mendy

14 Ismail Jakobs

2 Mamadou Sarr

18 Ismaila Sarr

17 Pape Sarr

9 Boulaye Dia

21 Cheikh Sabaly

11 Nicolas Jackson