Ndiaye netted after 27 minutes, taking advantage of a goalkeeping howler to put Senegal ahead in a tense quarter-final against their West African neighbours. Mali were reduced to 10 men for the second half after captain Yves Bissouma was sent off for a second caution on the stroke of halftime. "It was not an easy match because we played against a very talented Mali team but we achieved our objective," said Senegal coach Pape Bouna Thiaw. But that doesn't take away the fact that my players played gallantly and played very well," he said. Senegal will take on the winner of Saturday’s clash between Egypt and defending champions Ivory Coast.

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2026 05:55 UTC