The favorites for the title in the top match of the two Ex-Champions of Africa against ivory coast. Previously disappointed Tunisia again and played for the second Time at the Africa Cup draw.
Tunisia – Mali 1:1 (0:0)
Three Bundesliga professionals were in this fixture in the squad, but only one played in the second preliminary round game from the beginning: Amadou Haidara (photo above right). The 21-Year-old plays since January of 2019 for RB Leipzig, competed in seven games for the League-the third, twice in the starting lineup and scored a goal.
Against favourites Tunisia, Haidara was initially negative. In the eleventh Minute, he could be after a crude Foul happy to be only with the Yellow card shown a yellow card and not directly from the site sent (11. Minute). Together with his Ex-teammate of RB Salzburg, Diadie Samassekou, saw a Minute later, also Yellow, belongs to “Doudou” of the biggest talents of Mali.
4:1-the success of Mali in the first preliminary round game over Mauritania Haidara had been coming on as a substitute shortly before the final whistle in. Against Tunisia in the FIFA world ranking list at Position 25, Mali to 62 – were the “eagle” while the weaker Team, but still surprisingly in the lead: Samessekou came from the left of a corner, has benefited from a goalkeeping error. Mouez Hassen jumped high to intercept the Ball, could not hold him, however, and the leather popped through his hands into the goal (60.).
The joy did not last all too long. Ten Minute later Tunisia equalised after a deflected free-kick from Wahbi Khazri (70.). The two Tunisian League professionals Marc Lamti (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Mohamed Dräger (SC Paderborn) were not used. A point each means that Mali table leader remains in the group E, since in Tunisia, according to the 1:1 against Angola in the first game, only two points. The two best teams of each group and the four best of the six group, the third to make the leap into the K. o.-round.
Samessekou delivers the corner and the Ball slips through the hands of goalkeeper Hate into the goal
Morocco – Ivory Coast 1:0 (1:0)
The top position in group D, it was in the part of Morocco against the ivory coast. Both Teams will be acted as co-favourites for the title, both won their first preliminary round game. Morocco is qualified by the second success already in advance for the knockout stage.
The only goal scored Youssef En-Nesyri, with Nordin Amrabat had to be at least as large a share of it. The Dutch-Moroccan player took on the left side of the Ball great, went up in pace, dribbling and put the Ball perfectly on En-Nesyri, the squeezing of about ten meters, the Ball directly into the goal (23.).
The Dortmund defender Achraf Hakimi from the delivery, as usual, the left-hand side, diligently. In the 68. Minute the Moroccans invaded in the penalty box, was touched by Ismael Traoré on the shoulder and went to the ground. A penalty it was not, however. Substitute Noussair Mazraoui came in the final seconds with a Chance to increase to 2:0, but the Joker just hit the crossbar. In the case of the Ivorians, the Mainz professional Jean-Philippe Gbamin was not used. For the coach Ibrahim Kamara, it was in the tenth game, the first defeat.
Borussia Dortmund’s attacking defender Achraf Hakimi is for Morocco in the Africa Cup of-use
South Africa – Namibia 1:0 (0:0)
No Chance to enter the K. o.-round Namibia has lost in the last game of the day against South Africa. The German-Namibian player Manfred Starke, recently a contract with third division club 1. FC has signed Kaiserslautern, will probably not keep a good memory of it, cashed it shortly after the mid-term first, a Yellow card (46.) and was in the 76. Minute by Joslin Kamtuka replaced. The only goals Bongani Zungu (68 scored.).