Mali – Senegal. Forecast and announcement for the 1/4 final match of the African Cup of Nations

On January 9, the Ibn Battuta Stadium will host the quarter-final match of the Africa Cup of Nations, in which the national teams of Mali and Senegal will play. The match will start at 18:00 Kyiv time.

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The team has never made it to the World Cup, and in general, even in its best times, was quoted at most as a middle class. It completely failed the recently completed qualifying cycle for the 2026 World Cup, scoring eighteen points, one less than Madagascar, not to mention the leader of that group, Ghana.

Performances at the National Academy of Sciences cannot be called successful either, but the current regulations help here. There were only draws in the group stage, with Zambia, Morocco (1:1 each) and Comoros (0:0). But even this was enough to get a pass to the playoffs. There they exchanged goals with Tunisia, and conceded in the 88th minute, but managed to equalize with a penalty. And then they won the post-match series!

Senegal

The national team as a whole showed its usual high level. She practically did not lose in 2025, and at the African Nations Championship in August, she reached the 1/2, losing only to the future winners, the Moroccans, and only on penalties, after a draw. Well, at the same time, they confidently secured the right to play in the World Cup again – they won seven matches and drew three times.

It is clear that everyone was expecting a bright performance at the Cup as well – but they also remembered the misfires at recent tournaments. So far, problems can be avoided. In the group, after defeating Botswana 3:0, they then drew 1:1 with DR Congo and, in the third round, did not leave any chance to Benin, defeating it 3:0. Well, in the playoffs, the fact that Sudan scored first, already in the sixth minute, didn’t embarrass us – before the break, Guye’s double allowed them to take the lead, and then they finished off the opponent, finishing with a solid 3:1.

Statistics of personal meetings

There were seven head-to-head matches in total. Three times everything ended in a draw, three more times, including in both extreme cases, Senegal won.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 6.51 for Mali and 1.73 for Senegal. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Bookmakers do not believe that the Malians will once again reach the usual draw. Nominal guests will beat a convenient opponent (coefficient – 1.65).