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Mali host South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations on 16 January 2024, Tuesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:00 UK Time.
Mali and South Africa will lock horns in one of the most interesting first-round matches at the 2024 CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday evening at Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
The outcome of this match might have a serious impact on the teams’ progression at the tournament knowing Tunisia are also in Group E.
Mali will go into the game on the back of six wins and a draw in the last seven outings across competitions.
Head coach Eric Chelle can be thrilled with the attacking form shown by his men of late as the Eagles demolished Guinea-Bissau 6-2 in the final test ten days ago.
Mali also bagged at least three goals in three of the previous four matches in all competitions and they fired 15 goals in 6 AFCON qualifying affairs, easing to the top of the group alongside the likes of Gambia, Congo, and South Sudan.
The same can’t be said for South Africans who failed to find the back of the net in successive games against Rwanda (a 0-2 defeat in the second round of the World Cup Qualifications in November) and Lesotho (a goalless draw six days ago in a friendly).
Most South Africans play in domestic league while the team’s main star is former Brighton player Percy Tau who currently plays for Egyptian heavyweights Al Ahly.
Latest Meetings
This will be the fifth head to head encounter between these rivals. Two of the last four games ended in draws as the outfits managed a win each in the remaining two.
South Africa picked up a 2-1 victory in the most recent meeting with Mali in a friendly in 2019.
Each of the last three H2H outings between these rivals saw goals scored at both ends.
Mali have been in a much better rhythm of late and we see big value in backing them to clinch the win on Tuesday night at the 2.00 odds.
The value is also fantastic with the Over 2.5 goals FT bet at the 2.60 odds as Mali bagged three or more goals in all but one of the last four matches.
Mali to win
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Over 2.5 goals
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Exact Score: Mali 3-1
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| Game Played | ||
| Wins | ||
| Draws | ||
| Loss | ||
| Goals For | ||
| Goals Against |
| Game Played | ||
| Wins | ||
| Draws | ||
| Loss | ||
| Goals For | ||
| Goals Against |
|
08.10.25
|
Chad Mali |
0-2 |
|
08.09.25
|
Ghana Mali |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Mali Comoros |
3-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
DR Congo Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
CAR Mali |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Comoros Mali |
0-3 |
|
29.12.24
|
Mali Mauritania |
0-0 |
|
22.12.24
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Mali Eswatini |
6-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Mozambique Mali |
0-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Guinea-Bissau Mali |
0-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Mali Guinea-Bissau |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Eswatini Mali |
0-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
Mali Mozambique |
1-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Madagascar Mali |
0-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Mali Ghana |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Mali Nigeria |
2-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Mali Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
30.01.24
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
24.01.24
|
Namibia Mali |
0-0 |
|
20.01.24
|
Tunisia Mali |
1-1 |
|
16.01.24
|
Mali South Africa |
2-0 |
|
06.01.24
|
Mali Guinea-Bissau |
6-2 |
|
20.11.23
|
Mali CAR |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Mali Chad |
3-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Saudi Arabia Mali |
1-3 |
|
13.10.23
|
Mali Uganda |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Mali South Sudan |
4-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Congo Mali |
0-2 |
|
28.03.23
|
Gambia Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.03.23
|
Mali Gambia |
2-0 |
|
24.01.23
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
16.01.23
|
Mali Angola |
3-3 |
|
16.11.22
|
Algeria Mali |
1-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Mali Zambia |
1-0 |
|
22.08.22
|
Mali Guinea |
0-0 |
|
18.08.22
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-1 |
|
15.08.22
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
12.06.22
|
Ecuador Mali |
1-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
South Sudan Mali |
1-3 |
|
04.06.22
|
Mali Congo |
4-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Tunisia Mali |
0-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Mali Tunisia |
0-1 |
|
26.01.22
|
Mali Equatorial Guinea (Penalties:5 - 6) |
0-0 |
|
20.01.22
|
Mali Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
16.01.22
|
Gambia Mali |
1-1 |
|
12.01.22
|
Tunisia Mali |
0-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Mali Uganda |
1-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Rwanda Mali |
0-3 |
|
04.09.25
|
Mali Comoros |
3-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Mali Mauritania |
0-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Mali Eswatini |
6-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Mali Guinea-Bissau |
1-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Mali Mozambique |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Mali Ghana |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Mali Nigeria |
2-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Mali Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
30.01.24
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
16.01.24
|
Mali South Africa |
2-0 |
|
06.01.24
|
Mali Guinea-Bissau |
6-2 |
|
20.11.23
|
Mali CAR |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Mali Chad |
3-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Mali Uganda |
1-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Mali South Sudan |
4-0 |
|
24.03.23
|
Mali Gambia |
2-0 |
|
16.01.23
|
Mali Angola |
3-3 |
|
23.09.22
|
Mali Zambia |
1-0 |
|
22.08.22
|
Mali Guinea |
0-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Mali Congo |
4-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
Mali Tunisia |
0-1 |
|
26.01.22
|
Mali Equatorial Guinea (Penalties:5 - 6) |
0-0 |
|
20.01.22
|
Mali Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Mali Uganda |
1-0 |
|
07.10.21
|
Mali Kenya |
5-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Mali Rwanda |
1-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Mali Chad |
3-0 |
|
07.02.21
|
Mali Morocco |
0-2 |
|
03.02.21
|
Mali Guinea (Penalties:5 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
30.01.21
|
Mali Congo (Penalties:5 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
16.01.21
|
Mali Burkina Faso |
1-0 |
|
13.11.20
|
Mali Namibia |
1-0 |
|
09.10.20
|
Mali Ghana |
3-0 |
|
14.11.19
|
Mali Guinea |
2-2 |
|
20.10.19
|
Mali Mauritania |
2-0 |
|
04.08.19
|
Mali Guinea-Bissau |
3-0 |
|
08.07.19
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
24.06.19
|
Mali Mauritania |
4-1 |
|
23.03.19
|
Mali South Sudan |
3-0 |
|
12.10.18
|
Mali Burundi |
0-0 |
|
21.07.17
|
Mali Gambia |
4-0 |
|
10.06.17
|
Mali Gabon |
2-1 |
|
12.11.16
|
Mali Gabon |
0-0 |
|
08.10.25
|
Chad Mali |
0-2 |
|
08.09.25
|
Ghana Mali |
1-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
DR Congo Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
CAR Mali |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Comoros Mali |
0-3 |
|
22.12.24
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Mozambique Mali |
0-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Guinea-Bissau Mali |
0-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Eswatini Mali |
0-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Madagascar Mali |
0-0 |
|
24.01.24
|
Namibia Mali |
0-0 |
|
20.01.24
|
Tunisia Mali |
1-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Saudi Arabia Mali |
1-3 |
|
18.06.23
|
Congo Mali |
0-2 |
|
28.03.23
|
Gambia Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.01.23
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Algeria Mali |
1-1 |
|
18.08.22
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-1 |
|
15.08.22
|
Mauritania Mali |
1-0 |
|
12.06.22
|
Ecuador Mali |
1-0 |
|
09.06.22
|
South Sudan Mali |
1-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Tunisia Mali |
0-0 |
|
16.01.22
|
Gambia Mali |
1-1 |
|
12.01.22
|
Tunisia Mali |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Rwanda Mali |
0-3 |
|
10.10.21
|
Kenya Mali |
0-1 |
|
06.09.21
|
Uganda Mali |
0-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
Tunisia Mali |
1-0 |
|
11.06.21
|
DR Congo Mali |
1-1 |
|
06.06.21
|
Algeria Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Guinea Mali |
1-0 |
|
24.01.21
|
Zimbabwe Mali |
0-1 |
|
20.01.21
|
Cameroon Mali |
1-1 |
|
17.11.20
|
Namibia Mali |
1-2 |
|
17.11.19
|
Chad Mali |
0-2 |
|
13.10.19
|
South Africa Mali |
2-1 |
|
21.09.19
|
Mauritania Mali |
0-0 |
|
05.09.19
|
Saudi Arabia Mali |
1-1 |
|
27.07.19
|
Guinea-Bissau Mali |
0-4 |
|
02.07.19
|
Angola Mali |
0-1 |
|
17.11.18
|
Gabon Mali |
0-1 |
|
16.10.18
|
Burundi Mali |
1-1 |
|
09.09.18
|
South Sudan Mali |
0-3 |
|
11.11.17
|
Gabon Mali |
0-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Zimbabwe South Africa |
0-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
South Africa Nigeria |
1-1 |
|
05.09.25
|
Lesotho South Africa |
0-3 |
|
18.08.25
|
South Africa Uganda |
3-3 |
|
15.08.25
|
Niger South Africa |
0-0 |
|
11.08.25
|
South Africa Guinea |
2-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Algeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
15.06.25
|
Angola South Africa |
3-0 |
|
13.06.25
|
South Africa Comoros |
3-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
South Africa Mozambique |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
South Africa Mauritius |
0-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
South Africa Zimbabwe |
2-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
South Africa Tanzania |
0-0 |
|
04.06.25
|
South Africa Mozambique |
0-1 |
|
11.05.25
|
South Africa Malawi |
2-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Malawi South Africa |
1-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Benin South Africa |
0-2 |
|
21.03.25
|
South Africa Lesotho |
2-0 |
|
09.03.25
|
Egypt South Africa |
1-3 |
|
02.03.25
|
South Africa Egypt |
1-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
South Africa South Sudan |
3-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Uganda South Africa |
0-2 |
|
15.10.24
|
Congo South Africa |
1-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
South Africa Congo |
5-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
South Sudan South Africa |
2-3 |
|
06.09.24
|
South Africa Uganda |
2-2 |
|
02.07.24
|
South Africa Eswatini |
1-0 |
|
29.06.24
|
South Africa Botswana |
0-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
South Africa Mozambique |
1-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
South Africa Zimbabwe |
3-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Nigeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Algeria South Africa |
3-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
Andorra South Africa |
1-1 |
|
10.02.24
|
South Africa DR Congo (Penalties:6 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
07.02.24
|
Nigeria South Africa (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
03.02.24
|
Cape Verde South Africa (Penalties:1 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
30.01.24
|
Morocco South Africa |
0-2 |
|
24.01.24
|
South Africa Tunisia |
0-0 |
|
21.01.24
|
South Africa Namibia |
4-0 |
|
16.01.24
|
Mali South Africa |
2-0 |
|
10.01.24
|
South Africa Lesotho |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Rwanda South Africa |
2-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
South Africa Benin |
2-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
South Africa Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
South Africa DR Congo |
1-0 |
|
09.09.23
|
South Africa Namibia |
0-0 |
|
16.07.23
|
Malawi South Africa (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
14.07.23
|
South Africa Zambia |
1-2 |
|
11.07.23
|
South Africa Eswatini |
2-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
South Africa Nigeria |
1-1 |
|
18.08.25
|
South Africa Uganda |
3-3 |
|
11.08.25
|
South Africa Guinea |
2-1 |
|
13.06.25
|
South Africa Comoros |
3-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
South Africa Mozambique |
2-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
South Africa Mauritius |
0-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
South Africa Zimbabwe |
2-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
South Africa Tanzania |
0-0 |
|
04.06.25
|
South Africa Mozambique |
0-1 |
|
11.05.25
|
South Africa Malawi |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
South Africa Lesotho |
2-0 |
|
02.03.25
|
South Africa Egypt |
1-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
South Africa South Sudan |
3-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
South Africa Congo |
5-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
South Africa Uganda |
2-2 |
|
02.07.24
|
South Africa Eswatini |
1-0 |
|
29.06.24
|
South Africa Botswana |
0-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
South Africa Mozambique |
1-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
South Africa Zimbabwe |
3-1 |
|
10.02.24
|
South Africa DR Congo (Penalties:6 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
24.01.24
|
South Africa Tunisia |
0-0 |
|
21.01.24
|
South Africa Namibia |
4-0 |
|
10.01.24
|
South Africa Lesotho |
0-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
South Africa Benin |
2-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
South Africa Eswatini |
0-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
South Africa DR Congo |
1-0 |
|
09.09.23
|
South Africa Namibia |
0-0 |
|
14.07.23
|
South Africa Zambia |
1-2 |
|
11.07.23
|
South Africa Eswatini |
2-1 |
|
08.07.23
|
South Africa Botswana |
2-1 |
|
05.07.23
|
South Africa Namibia |
1-1 |
|
17.06.23
|
South Africa Morocco |
2-1 |
|
24.03.23
|
South Africa Liberia |
2-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
South Africa Angola |
1-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
South Africa Mozambique |
2-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
South Africa Botswana |
1-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
South Africa Sierra Leone |
4-0 |
|
17.07.22
|
South Africa Botswana |
2-1 |
|
13.07.22
|
South Africa Mozambique (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
South Africa Guinea |
0-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
South Africa Zimbabwe |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
South Africa Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
06.09.21
|
South Africa Ghana |
1-0 |
|
18.07.21
|
South Africa Senegal (Penalties:5 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
16.07.21
|
South Africa Mozambique |
3-0 |
|
14.07.21
|
South Africa Zambia |
0-0 |
|
13.07.21
|
South Africa Lesotho |
4-0 |
|
08.07.21
|
South Africa Eswatini |
1-0 |
|
06.07.21
|
South Africa Botswana |
1-0 |
|
10.06.21
|
South Africa Uganda |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
Zimbabwe South Africa |
0-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Lesotho South Africa |
0-3 |
|
15.08.25
|
Niger South Africa |
0-0 |
|
08.08.25
|
Algeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
15.06.25
|
Angola South Africa |
3-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Malawi South Africa |
1-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Benin South Africa |
0-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Egypt South Africa |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Uganda South Africa |
0-2 |
|
15.10.24
|
Congo South Africa |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
South Sudan South Africa |
2-3 |
|
07.06.24
|
Nigeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Algeria South Africa |
3-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
Andorra South Africa |
1-1 |
|
07.02.24
|
Nigeria South Africa (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
03.02.24
|
Cape Verde South Africa (Penalties:1 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
30.01.24
|
Morocco South Africa |
0-2 |
|
16.01.24
|
Mali South Africa |
2-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Rwanda South Africa |
2-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-1 |
|
16.07.23
|
Malawi South Africa (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Liberia South Africa |
1-2 |
|
15.07.22
|
Madagascar South Africa |
1-2 |
|
09.06.22
|
Morocco South Africa |
2-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
France South Africa |
5-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Ghana South Africa |
1-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Ethiopia South Africa |
1-3 |
|
03.09.21
|
Zimbabwe South Africa |
0-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Sudan South Africa |
2-0 |
|
16.11.20
|
Sao Tome and Principe South Africa |
2-4 |
|
14.11.19
|
Ghana South Africa |
2-0 |
|
28.07.19
|
Lesotho South Africa |
3-2 |
|
10.07.19
|
Nigeria South Africa |
2-1 |
|
06.07.19
|
Egypt South Africa |
0-1 |
|
24.06.19
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-0 |
|
15.06.19
|
Ghana South Africa |
0-0 |
|
24.03.19
|
Libya South Africa |
1-2 |
|
16.10.18
|
Seychelles South Africa |
0-0 |
|
01.09.17
|
Cape Verde South Africa |
2-1 |
|
14.07.17
|
Botswana South Africa |
0-2 |
|
13.10.2019
|
South Africa Mali |
2-1
|
|
15.01.2014
|
South Africa Mali |
1-1
|
