Senegal and Mali will affray in a Quarter-final at the Grande Stade de Tanger at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 on 9 January, with admission at 17h00 bounded time (16h00 GMT).
Senegal accept played all four of their matches at the affray in Tangier. Mali accept played three amateur in Casablanca, including two accumulation amateur and their Round of 16 clash, and one accumulation bout in Rabat.
This is alone the additional affair amid Mali and Senegal at the AFCON finals. Their alone antecedent appointment came at the 2004 copy during the Accumulation Stage, back they met in their final Accumulation B match. The bold concluded 1-1, with Mali demography the advance through Dramane Traoré in the 34th minute afore Senegal equalised through Habib Beye in first-half abeyance time.
Both teams progressed to the Quarterfinals in 2004 back commutual calm in Accumulation B, with Mali finishing as accumulation winners and Senegal runners-up advanced of Kenya and Burkina Faso.
Overall, the abandon accommodated for the 41st time, with Senegal arch the head-to-head with 19 wins to Mali’s eight, while 13 matches accept concluded in draws.
Senegal accept outscored Mali 61-38 beyond their antecedent 40 meetings.
Senegal able for the AFCON for the aboriginal time in 1965, acquisition Mali in the qualifiers with a 2-0 abroad win and a 3-1 home victory, finishing advanced of Guinea and Mali.
Senegal are best in their aftermost 13 matches adjoin Mali, recording six wins and seven draws.
Mali’s aftermost achievement over Senegal came in a affable bout on 26 November 1997, a 2-1 win in Dakar.
Their best contempo affair was additionally a friendly, played on 26 March 2019 in Dakar. Senegal won 2-1 with goals from Sadio Mané in the 87th and 90th account afterwards Adama Traoré had accustomed Mali the advance in the 72nd minute.
PAST MEETINGS
OVERALL Mali: P40 W8 D13 L19 GF38 GA61 GD-23 Senegal: P40 W19 D12 L8 GF61 GA38 GD 23 * Amateur absitively on penalties recorded as draws. ** African Amateur matches from 1991 advanced not recorded as allotment of head-to-head annal as these were age-group fixtures
AFCON ONLY Mali: P1 W0 D1 L0 GF1 GA1 GD0 Senegal: P1 W0 D1 L0 GF1 GA1 GD0
PAST AFCON MEETINGS 2004 – Accumulation B – 2 February 2004 Senegal 1 (Beye 45 2’) Mali 1 (Traoré 34’)
Mali – Key Statistics
Accomplished the Quarterfinals afterwards acceptable a bold in accessible play, cartoon all four matches Overcame Tunisia in the Round of 16 afterwards abaft 1-0, with the bout catastrophe akin afterwards added time afore acceptable 3-2 on penalties Appearing in the Quarterfinals for the eighth time, afterwards additionally extensive this date in 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2013 and 2023 Accept progressed accomplished the Quarterfinals bristles times: 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012 and 2023 Their alone Quarterfinal defeat came in 2023, a 2-1 accident to Côte d’Ivoire afterwards added time Accept won two Quarterfinals on penalties (2012, 2013) and three in accessible play: 1-0 vs Egypt in 1994, 2-0 vs South Africa in 2002 and 2-1 vs Guinea in 2004 Achievement would booty them to the Semi-finals for the sixth time, afterwards 1972, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012 and 2013 Accept not accomplished the Semi-finals back 2013 In their aftermost bristles AFCON appearances, accept suffered two group-stage eliminations, two Round of 16 exits and one Quarterfinal defeat Accept now progressed from the Round of 16 in alternating tournaments afterwards beforehand eliminations at this date in 2019 and 2021 Their aftermost two knockout matches accept gone to added time: the 2023 Quarterfinal accident to Côte d’Ivoire and the accepted Round of 16 win over Tunisia Three of their aftermost four knockout matches accept gone to added time, additionally accident on penalties to Equatorial Guinea in the 2021 Round of 16 Their alone knockout bout in their aftermost four absitively in 90 account was a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso in the 2023 Quarterfinals Accept played six AFCON matches that went to added time, four of which went to penalties Accept won alone one AFCON bout in added time in accessible play, a 4-3 Semi-final win over DR Congo in 1972, with Fantamady Keïta scoring in the 92nd minute Absent 2-1 afterwards added time to Côte d’Ivoire in the 2023 Quarterfinals afterwards arch from the 71st minute through Dorgeles Néné Accept been complex in four amends shoot-outs at AFCON, acceptable three and accident one Defeated hosts Gabon on penalties in the 2012 Quarterfinals (5-4) afterwards a 1-1 draw Beat hosts South Africa on penalties in the 2013 Quarterfinals (3-1) afterwards a 1-1 draw Absent on penalties to Equatorial Guinea in the 2021 Round of 16 afterwards a 0-0 draw Won their third AFCON action adjoin Tunisia in the accepted Round of 16 afterwards a 1-1 draw Heaviest knockout defeats were 4-0 losses to Zambia and Morocco in the 1994 and 2004 Semi-finals Currently on a five-match winless run (D4 L1), with their aftermost win advancing adjoin Burkina Faso in the 2023 Round of 16 Their longest antecedent winless run was six matches beyond the 2015 and 2017 accumulation stages This is the aboriginal time Mali accept gone through their aboriginal four matches of an AFCON afterwards a win in accessible comedy Ahead accomplished the Semi-finals in 1972 afterwards acceptable a game, cartoon all three accumulation matches Would become the aboriginal aggregation to ability the Semi-finals afterwards acceptable any of their aboriginal bristles matches in accessible comedy at AFCON Mali accept been complex in 25 draws beyond 63 AFCON matches (W21 L17) Lassine Sinayoko has denticulate three goals at the 2025 AFCON, added than any added Mali amateur Another ambition would accomplish him the third Malian to account four or added goals at an AFCON finals afterwards Fantamady Keïta (1972) and Frédéric Kanouté (2004) Sinayoko’s six AFCON goals rank him third amid Mali scorers abaft Seydou Keïta (8) and Kanouté (7) His six goals accept appear in six altered AFCON matches Mali are best in all six AFCON matches in which Sinayoko has denticulate (W2 D4) Djigui Diarra fabricated bristles saves adjoin Tunisia, the best by any goalkeeper in a bout at the accepted finals It was the aboriginal time he fabricated at atomic bristles saves in an AFCON bout back recording six adjoin South Africa in 2023 Diarra adored two penalties in the action adjoin Tunisia Woyo Coulibaly was beatific off in the 26th minute adjoin Tunisia, the additional Malian red agenda of the affray Mali had aloof 27.8% control adjoin Tunisia Completed alone 140 passes in that match, with Yves Bissouma commutual 19, the best for Mali Sinayoko’s adapted amends was Mali’s alone attempt on ambition adjoin Tunisia Sinayoko has had nine shots at goal, four on target, and has created nine chances, added than any added Mali amateur
Senegal – Key Statistics
Accept won three matches in accessible play, aftermost acceptable four at the aforementioned AFCON in 2019 Accept won their aftermost two matches; aftermost won three in a row at the 2021 AFCON Defeated Sudan afterwards acceptance first, their aboriginal such AFCON win back assault Ghana 2-1 in 2015 Prior to the Sudan win, had bootless to win their antecedent six matches back acceptance aboriginal The Sudan achievement was their aboriginal AFCON knockout win afterwards acceptance aboriginal back assault Guinea 3-2 in 2006 Are best in their aftermost 15 AFCON matches (W10 D5), their longest run in the antagonism Their aftermost AFCON defeat came in the 2019 final adjoin Algeria Accept denticulate in their aftermost eight AFCON matches Aftermost bootless to account in an AFCON bout in the 2021 final adjoin Egypt Accept denticulate in all four matches at the accepted finals Accept never ahead denticulate in bristles after matches at a distinct AFCON copy Are best in accessible comedy in their aftermost nine absolute AFCON knockout matches Aftermost absent a absolute knockout bout in accessible comedy in the 2006 Semi-final adjoin Egypt Best in accessible comedy in their aftermost six knockout matches beyond all stages Are best in their aftermost six knockout matches adjoin West African opponents (W5 D1) This is their 10th Quarterfinal appearance, accepting won at this date in 2002, 2006, 2019 and 2021 Accept absent bristles Quarterfinals, four in accessible comedy and one on penalties All four open-play Quarterfinal defeats were by a single-goal allowance Won Quarterfinals in 2002, 2006, 2019 and 2021 Alone Quarterfinal absitively on penalties was the 2017 accident to Cameroon Alone added Quarterfinal to go to added time was the 2000 defeat to Nigeria Accept won three of their aftermost four Quarterfinals Are best in accessible comedy in their aftermost four Quarterfinals Achievement would booty them to their fifth Semi-final actualization Sadio Mané has contributed to goals in his aftermost three AFCON matches Mané’s three assists are the best at the accepted finals Mané now holds the almanac for best AFCON assists (9) Pape Gueye has denticulate alert at the accepted copy Moussa Niakhaté recorded the best touches, passes and accomplished casual accurateness in the Sudan bout Ismaïla Sarr had nine touches in the action amends breadth adjoin Sudan Senegal accept committed 75 fouls, the best by any aggregation Idrissa Gueye has completed added passes than any added Senegal amateur