Mali saw their Africa Cup of Nations dreams come to an end in the quarter-finals on January 26, when they suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Equatorial Guinea.

This followed an unbeaten run in the group stages, where they won two and drew one of their three games to collect seven points and finish top of Group F, only above Gambia on goal difference.

Mali will look to pick up where they dropped off in the World Cup qualifiers where they have enjoyed a sensational run, progressing to the playoffs round after finishing top of Group E.

Mohamed Magassouba's men picked up five wins and one draw from six group-stage games to collect 16 points and finish seven points above runners-up Uganda.

Les Aigles are currently unbeaten in 90 minutes in each of their last 11 competitive games across all competitions, claiming eight wins and three draws while conceding just once since a 1-0 loss against Guinea in the AFCON qualifiers back in March 2021.



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1月26日，马里队在四分之一决赛中被赤道几内亚队点球淘汰，非洲杯的梦想就此破灭。

在此之前，他们在小组赛中保持不败，三场比赛中赢了两场，打平了一场，积7分，在F组中排名第一，净胜球差仅高于冈比亚。

马里队希望能在世界杯预选赛中扳回劣势，他们在世界杯预选赛中表现出色，以E组第一的成绩晋级季后赛。

穆罕默德·马加苏巴的男足在小组赛6场比赛中5胜1平，积16分，比亚军乌干达队高出7分。

目前，老鹰队在所有比赛的最后11场比赛中都在90分钟内保持不败，取得8胜3平，自2021年3月在AFCON预选赛中以0比1负于几内亚队以来，只失过一次球。