Mali beats Botswana to reach AFCON quarterfinals

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Posted on 1 February 2012 21:00

LIBREVILLE, Feb. 1, 2012 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 : Mali defeated Botswana by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Wednesday night. Mali advance to the Quarterfinals. Botswana is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group D

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Overview

Botswana at the AFCON

First appearance
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)

Mali at the AFCON

7 appearances (first in 1972)
22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
Statistics: Runners-up (1972) Fourth Place (1994, 2002, 2004)

Botswana

1:2

Mali

1:2 (0:0)

1 February 2012
19:00
Libreville

Group D

Team	Pts
Ghana	7
Mali	6
Guinea	4
Botswana	0

Matches

Ghana 1-0 Botswana (24 Jan. 2012)
Mali 1-0 Guinea (24 Jan. 2012)
Botswana 1-6 Guinea (28 Jan. 2012)
Ghana 2-0 Mali (28 Jan. 2012)
Botswana 1-2 Mali (1 Feb. 2012)
Ghana 1-1 Guinea (1 Feb. 2012)

AFCON History

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