Senegal claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win against Mali in the first Quarterfinal of the AFCON 2025 on Friday (January 9).
Key Match Stats of Mali vs Senegal (AFCON 2025: Quarterfinal)
Match Result: Mali 0 – 1 Senegal
Possession: Mali 35% – 65% Senegal
Passing Accuracy (Opponents’ Half): Mali 73% (58%) – 88% (81%) Senegal
Shots (On Target): Mali 8 (2) – 19 (8) Senegal
Offsides: Mali 3 – 1 Senegal
Yellow Cards: Mali 3* – 5 Senegal
Red Cards: Mali 1 – 0 Senegal
*In Yellow Cards: Mali’s three yellow cards included two yellow cards that converted into one red card.
The Match Data: Mali vs Senegal CAF Official Site
Important Facts of Mali vs Senegal (AFCON 2025: Quarterfinal)
- In the 27th minute, Iliman Ndiaye scored the solitary goal of the match. In the chaos inside the six-yard box, Ndiaye got a free opportunity after the opponent’s goalkeeper failed to hold the ball, and the Senegal winger utilised that chance with a comfortable goal.
- In the stoppage time of the first half (45’+3’), Yves Bissouma from Mali received a red card for getting a second yellow card in the match, while his first yellow card in the game was in the 23rd minute.
- Mali goalkeeper Djigui Diarra was outstanding in the box, as he made seven saves out of eight shots from the opposition. While Mali’s defence wasn’t impactful enough, Diarra himself was a big wall for Senegal.
- 10-man Mali hardly produced chances, and they had only two shots on target.
What does the Mali vs Senegal (AFCON 2025: Quarterfinal) match mean?
Senegal have advanced to the Semifinals of the AFCON 2025, as they will play the first Semi-final of the tournament on January 14 against the winner of the fourth Quarterfinal, where Egypt will face the Ivory Coast.