With Mali content to sit deep, Senegal’s attacking shape often resembled a 3-2-5, with Ndiaye hugging the right touchline. His relationship with right-back Krepin Diatta proved key to unsettling a stubborn Mali defence, as Diatta’s underlapping runs repeatedly created space for Ndiaye to drive inside.

Recalled striker Iliman Ndiaye scored in the first half to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over 10-man Mali in Tangiers on Friday in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final.Pape Gueye, who scored twice for Senegal in the last-16 victory over Sudan,

Senegal moved into the last four at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night following a gritty 1-0 win over Mali in Tangier.

Mali advanced to an AFCON quarter-final against Senegal despite not winning a game in normal time during their stay in Morocco.

Senegal national team forward Sadio Mane has revealed the challenge they are anticipating when they take on Mali in the quarterf-inal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco on Friday.

Lee James is joined by John Bennett and the former South Africa captain Dean Furman to reflect on a dominant 2-0 win for hosts Morocco against Cameroon in Rabat. Isaac Fanin joins from Tangier to look back on Senegal's 1-0 victory over Mail.

Díaz extended his Moroccan record by scoring in a fifth straight game at the tournament when he ushered in with his groin Ayoub El Kaabi’s header from a corner in the 27th minute.

The Senegal national team confirmed their favoritism and secured a spot in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Mali 1-0. In a match marked by physical balance, the individual talent of the "Lions of Teranga" made the difference in the final score.

Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half strike was enough for Senegal to beat 10-man Mali 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Friday. Ndiaye poked the ball home from close range in the 27th minute after Mali 'keeper Djigui Diarra let Krépin Diatta’s cross slip through his fingers to land at Ndiaye’s feet.

Senegal overcame the Malian team 1-0 on Friday, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tangier, Morocco. As the first team to qualify for the final four, Senegal will face either Egypt or Côte d'Ivoire.

Mali and Senegal face off in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on January 9.

Senegal's comeback win over Sudan carried a deeper historical meaning, linking the present to a teenage milestone first established by Nigeria two decades ago.African football added a new footnote to its long history at the weekend in Tangier,