AFCON: Mali set up exciting quarter-final clash with Ivory Coast

Mali reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time since 2013 after Burkina Faso 2-1 on Monday to set up an exciting fixture against host nation Ivory Coast for a place in the semi-finals. An own goal from Edmond Tapsoba gave the Eagles a third-minute lead, an

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