A priest who promised AFCON 2025 title to Mali has been arrested. Source: UGCMali were eliminated from AFCON 2025 after they lost to Senegal 1-0 at the quarter-final stage. Sinayogo had collected over 33,500 euros (KSh 5 million) from fans, promising to deliver the AFCON title to Mali. Mali at AFCON 2025Mali exited AFCON 2025 without winning a single game in regulation time. Of all the teams that qualified for this year's quarter-finals, only Mali haven't won an AFCON title before.

Source: Daily Nation January 13, 2026 17:17 UTC