Mali v Tunisia: Africa Cup of Nations last 16 – live

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Mali: Diarra; W.Coulibaly, Diaby, O.Camara; Bissouma, Dieng; Sangare, L.Coulibaly, Doumbia; Sinayoko.

Subs: Diaware, H.Traoré, Dorgeles, Bilal Touré. Mo.Camara, Doucoure, Ma.Camara, Fofana, M.Doumbia, K.Doumbia, Samassa, Sissoko, Diakite, Gassama.

Tunisia: Dahmen; Valery, Talbi, Bronn, Abdi; Skhiri, Mejbri, Gharbi; Sassi, Mahmood, Mastouri.

Subs: Farhati, Meriah, Ben Romdhane, Achouri, Saad, Maaloul, Ben Ali, Ghandri, Chaouat, Ben Ounes, Ben Said, Sliti, Arous, Tounekti, Jaziri.

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Hello and invited to different of our 2025 AFCON (now being played successful 2026) minute-by-minute unrecorded blogs. We’re into a caller twelvemonth and a caller shape of nan tournament, arsenic nan last-16 begins. Well, it begun earlier connected erstwhile Sengal played Sudan but Mali v Tunisia is nan attraction of this evening’s coverage.

Neither broadside ripped it up successful nan group stages, some finishing 2nd successful their respective groups pinch conscionable 1 triumph from their corporate six games – that was a 3-1 triumph for Tunisia successful their opener against Uganda. Having said that, Mali drew each 3 of their group games truthful nan teams person only mislaid erstwhile betwixt them excessively – Tunisia’s 3-2 reverse to Nigeria – 1 of nan tourney favourites.

After truthful galore drawn games we mightiness expect different tight title astatine Mohammed V Stadium tonight… but it’s AFCON truthful you ne'er rather know. We’re building towards a 7pm kick-off (GMT), which is 8pm section clip successful Casablanca. Let’s go!

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