AFCON 2000 Qualifiers : Mali beats Cape Verde 3-0
BAMAKO, Aug. 2, 1998 (AMP) — Ghana Nigeria 2000 (Qualifiers) : Mali defeated Cape Verde by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 3-0), in the first leg of a AFCON qualifier tie on Sunday.
The second leg between Mali and Cape Verde will be played on Sunday August 16, 1998 in Praia.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
Mali at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 1972)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1972) Fourth Place (1994)
Cape Verde at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Mali

3:0

Cape Verde
3:0 (3:0)
- 2 August 1998
- Bamako
AFCON History

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