AFCON 2012 Qualifiers : Mali beats Cape Verde 3-0
BAMAKO, Sep. 3, 2011 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 (Qualifiers) : Mali defeated Cape Verde by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night.
The result put the Malians top of Group A with 9 points. Cape Verde is second with 7 points. In their last game, Mali will meet Liberia on October 8, while Cape Verde will face Zimbabwe.
Fixtures and Results : Group A
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Overview
Mali at the AFCON
- 6 appearances (first in 1972)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1972) Fourth Place (1994, 2002, 2004)
Cape Verde at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Mali
3:0
Cape Verde
3:0 (2:0)
- 3 September 2011
- 19:00
- Bamako
Group A
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Mali | 9 |
| Cape Verde | 7 |
 Zimbabwe | 5 |
 Liberia | 4 |
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