Comoros v Mali preview
Comoros v Mali staff information
Mali are aiming to remain within the two computerized qualification positions for the final 16 on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when Tom Saintfiet’s facet play their Group A decider towards Comoros in Casablanca on Monday.
Lassine Sinayoko’s penalty earned the Eagles a notable draw towards Morocco of their second match of the finals on Tuesday, ending the host nation and match favourites’ document 19-match successful run in worldwide soccer.
“It gained’t be simple,” stated Saintfiet, expressing pleasure in his squad and suggesting Mali ought to have had a late penalty towards Morocco and had sufficient possibilities to beat Zambia of their opening 1-1 draw.
“Comoros are a very good staff however I’ve confidence in my gamers. We performed them twice this 12 months in World Cup qualifiers and gained each 3-0, however each recreation is totally different. We all know we have now to win and do every thing for a victory.”
Comoros carried out respectably of their 2-0 defeat to Morocco within the opening match of the match and shared the one 0-0 of the finals thus far with Zambia of their second recreation, having a objective by striker Myziane Maolida dominated out for a foul.
“Mali are a particularly bodily staff,” stated coach Stefano Cusin. “You must be bodily sturdy… if we’re as much as the duty bodily, which we lacked within the qualifiers, we have now the means to place them in problem and key gamers who can put them in peril.
“I do know the Malian mentality, I do know the gamers individually. They’ve a powerful way of thinking and so they have technical high quality and bodily depth.”
Comoros should win to undergo, whereas a draw would probably put Mali in a powerful place to qualify as one of many 4 greatest third-placed groups from the six teams.
Comoros v Mali: AFCON staff information
Comoros made 4 like-for-like modifications towards Zambia, changing defender Yannis Kari, midfielders Bendjaloud Youssouf and Iyad Mohamed and winger Faiz Selamani with Stated Bakari, Yacine Bourhane, Akim Abdallah and Maolida.
Goalkeeper Yannick Pandor saved a penalty as a part of a formidable show on his AFCON finals debut towards Morocco.
Midfielder Aliou Dieng, who captained Mali towards Zambia, was one in all eight gamers within the squad to be booked towards Morocco, main Saintfiet to counsel that avoiding potential suspensions will form his staff choice towards Comoros.
Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma missed the primary recreation by means of harm however began towards Morocco, enjoying for 57 minutes.
Auxerre’s Sinayoko additionally scored towards Chipolopolo, who denied Mali victory by means of a 92nd-minute equaliser.
Comoros v Mali: AFCON 2025 predicted line-ups
Comoros beginning XI: Yannick Pandorl, Kenan Toibibou, Ahmed Soilihi, Ismael Boura, Stated Bakari, Yacine Bourhane, Zaydou Youssouf, Akim Abdallah, Myziane Maolida, Youssouf M’Changama, Rafiki Stated
Mali beginning XI: Djigui Diarra, Woyo Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Diaby, Ousmane Camara, Nathan Gassama, Mamadou Sangare, Lassana Coulibaly, Aliou Dieng, Mahamadou Doumbia, Yves Bissouma, Lassine Sinayoko
Easy methods to watch Comoros v Mali: TV channel, reside on-line stream
Kick-off on Monday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). Within the UK, reside AFCON 2025 protection is on Channel 4’s 4seven, All 4 and YouTube channel. Within the USA, beIN Sports activities is the match broadcaster.
On-line reside streaming is obtainable on an enormous vary of units by means of Channel 4’s web site and app and the beIN Sports activities app.
Comoros v Mali: AFCON 2025 stats
Comoros’ clear sheet towards Zambia was their first AFCON shut-out of their fifth match on the finals
Their three-matches winless AFCON run is their longest sequence with out victory on the match
A 3–2 win over Ghana despatched them to the final 16 of their solely earlier third group-stage match in 2021
For a second version in a row, Comoros have failed to attain of their opening two matches. In 2021, they misplaced 1–0 and a couple of–0 towards Gabon and Morocco
The sport towards Zambia marked the primary time in six AFCON matches that Comoros didn’t face a shot on the right track.
Mali’s whole of 14 attracts from their 27 AFCON matches for the reason that 2013 version (W8 L5) is the second-highest whole behind DR Congo
They’re now 12 AFCON group matches unbeaten (W5 D7), final dropping such a recreation of their second match of the 2017 match towards Ghana
A 0–0 draw towards Namibia of their remaining group recreation in 2023 is the one time when Mali have failed to attain in simply one in all their final seven AFCON matches
They haven’t misplaced their remaining group match of their final eight AFCON participations (W4 D4) and have solely misplaced such a recreation twice: 1–0 towards DR Congo in 1994 and three–0 towards Ivory Coast in 2008
Having drawn all three of their group matches in 2015, Mali have been eradicated by the drawing of heaps, ending degree on three factors with Guinea on all tie-breaking standards
