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Mali 1-4 Nigeria · Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Mali lost to Nigeria 1-4 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Mali and Nigeria met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 at Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako on Wednesday, 6 February 2013.

Goalscorers

Mali: C. Diarra 75'. Nigeria: E. Echiéjilé 25'; B. Ideye 30'; E. Emenike 44'; A. Musa 60'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Mali, 1 for Nigeria).

Line-ups

Mali started in a 4-3-3: Mamadou Samassa, Adama Tamboura, Mahamadou N'Diaye, Molla Wagué, Fousseni Diawara, Seydou Keita, Kalilou Mohamed Traore, Mohamed Sissoko, Modibo Maiga, Mamadou Samassa, Mahamane Traore.

Nigeria started in a 4-4-2: Vincent Enyeama, Elderson Echiéjilé, Godfrey Oboabona, Kenneth Omeruo, Efe Eric Ambrose, Victor Moses, Sunday Mba, John Obi Mikel, Ogenyi Onazi, Brown Ideye, Emmanuel Emenike.

More from this competition: Africa Cup of Nations 2025 fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 25'Goal! Mali 0-1 Nigeria. E. Echiéjilé (Nigeria) scores.
  2. 30'Goal! Mali 0-2 Nigeria. B. Ideye (Nigeria) scores.
  3. 44'Goal! Mali 0-3 Nigeria. E. Emenike (Nigeria) scores.
  4. 45'Half-time. Mali 0-3 Nigeria.
  5. 60'Goal! Mali 0-4 Nigeria. A. Musa (Nigeria) scores.
  6. 75'Goal! Mali 1-4 Nigeria. C. Diarra (Mali) scores.
  7. 90'Full-time. Mali 1-4 Nigeria.
Full commentary (19 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Mali vs Nigeria.
  2. 25'Goal! Mali 0-1 Nigeria. E. Echiéjilé (Nigeria) scores.
  3. 26'Yellow card for E. E. Ambrose (Nigeria).
  4. 30'Goal! Mali 0-2 Nigeria. B. Ideye (Nigeria) scores.
  5. 38'Yellow card for M. Maiga (Mali).
  6. 44'Goal! Mali 0-3 Nigeria. E. Emenike (Nigeria) scores.
  7. 45'Half-time. Mali 0-3 Nigeria.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Substitution, Mali: C. Diarra comes on for M. Maiga.
  10. 53'Substitution, Nigeria: A. Musa comes on for V. Moses.
  11. 56'Substitution, Mali: C. Diabaté comes on for M. Sissoko.
  12. 60'Goal! Mali 0-4 Nigeria. A. Musa (Nigeria) scores.
  13. 66'Substitution, Mali: S. Sow comes on for M. Traore.
  14. 69'Yellow card for S. Sow (Mali).
  15. 71'Substitution, Nigeria: C. E. Uzoenyi comes on for B. Ideye.
  16. 75'Goal! Mali 1-4 Nigeria. C. Diarra (Mali) scores.
  17. 81'Substitution, Nigeria: J. Yobo comes on for E. E. Ambrose.
  18. 84'Yellow card for F. Diawara (Mali).
  19. 90'Full-time. Mali 1-4 Nigeria.
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