Bunch E Mali v South Africa : Realities and Figures

January - 17 - 2024

Mali will start their TotalEnergies CAF Cup of Countries crusade on Tuesday when they play South Africa in their Gathering E on Tuesday at the competition in Cote d'Ivoire. In front of the match, CafOnline.com investigates a few fascinating raw numbers of the different sides beneath:

● This will be the third experience among Mali and South Africa at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries. The two past gatherings saw Mali win, the twice in the quarter-finals: 2-0 in the 2002 version and on punishments in 2013 (1-1 after extra-time, 3-1 on punishments).

● This is Mali's thirteenth support in the CAF Africa Cup of Countries, remembering their 10th for a column; no side has played however many games as Mali (54) at AFCON while always losing the prize. Their best presentation traces all the way back to 1972 - Mali lost 3-2 in the last against Congo.

● Mali have never lost their initial game at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries (W7 D5). In any case, they have likewise always lost continuous matches at a solitary competition beginning around 2004.

● Just Nigeria (22) scored a bigger number of objectives than Mali (15) in the qualifiers during the current year's CAF Africa Cup of Countries while just Tunisia (1) yielded less (2 pour les Aigles).

● Four of Mali's last nine objectives at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries have been scored from the punishment spot. The last three punishments were undeniably changed over by Ibrahima Koné in the 2021 version.

● This is Mali's thirteenth support in the CAF Africa Cup of Countries, remembering their 10th for a line; no side has played however many games as Mali (54) at AFCON while always losing the prize. Their best presentation traces all the way back to 1972 - Mali lost 3-2 in the last against Congo.

● Mali have never lost their initial game at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries (W7 D5). In any case, they have likewise always lost continuous matches at a solitary competition beginning around 2004.

● Just Nigeria (22) scored a bigger number of objectives than Mali (15) in the qualifiers during the current year's CAF Africa Cup of Countries while just Tunisia (1) yielded less (2 pour les Aigles).

● Four of Mali's last nine objectives at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries have been scored from the punishment spot. The last three punishments were completely changed over by Ibrahima Koné in the 2021 release.

● This is South Africa's eleventh cooperation in the CAF Africa Cup of Countries, and their first beginning around 2019. Their main AFCON title traces all the way back to 1996, as hosts.

● South Africa arrived at the last four of the CAF Africa Cup of Countries in every one of their initial three cooperations (first in 1996, second in 1998, third in 2000). From that point forward, they have never advanced farther than the quarter-finals, winning just three of their last 20 matches (D7 L10).

● South Africa have never scored more than one objective in their last nine matches at the CAF Africa Cup of Countries. The last time they did was against Morocco in the 2013 gathering stages (2-2).

● Among the 24 groups that will highlight in Côte d'Ivoire, none surrendered a bigger number of objectives per game than South Africa in CAF Africa Cup of Countries 2023 qualifiers (1.5 per game, 6 of every 4  games). 

● Moussa Doumbia has helped Mali's last three objectives scored in open play at the African Cup of Countries. He's scored six objectives for the Mali public group, more than some other player in the crew for the 2023 AFCON.

● South Africa supervisor Hugo Broos is participating in his second CAF Africa Cup of Countries as administrator - he drove Cameroon to the prize in 2017.