It will be the second meeting between the two African nations in the space of three days, the first match ended 1-0 in favour of Mali courtesy of El Bilal Toure’s 6th-minute goal.
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Mali will host Zambia in an international friendly at Stade du 26 on Monday. It will be the second meeting between the two African nations in the space of three days, the first match ended 1-0 in favour of Mali courtesy of El Bilal Toure’s 6th-minute goal. The hosts have made a strong start to their 2023 AFCON qualifiers, winning both of their opening two games, while Zambia have registered one win and a defeat thus far. Zambia were denied a place in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations Championship back in July.
Félicitations aux #Aigles 💪🏿🦅 pour cette victoire. Un vrai match test ! pic.twitter.com/30DiMd3Jh5
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Mali began their 2023 AFC qualifiers with a dominant 4-0 win over Congo in a group stage fixture on June 5, before getting the better of South Sudan 3-1, four days later. Against South Sudan, Mohamed Camara, Sekou Koita and Aliou Dieneg netted for Les Aigles to secure all three points. After that, Mali went on to participate in three friendlies in August, two of them were against Mauritius, while one was against Guinea. Zambia, on the other hand, kicked off their AFCON qualifying campaign with a 3-1 defeat to Ivory Coast on June 4 before securing a narrow 2-1 win over Comoros three days later. After that, the Copper Bullets participated in the COSAFA Cup in July, in which they reached the final and lost 1-0 to Namibia.
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RB Leipzig’s Amadou Haidara and Monaco’s Camara are some of the key players in the Mali squad. Tottenham man Yves Bissouma is likely to be deployed behind centre-forward Toure. Olympiacos midfielder Diadie Samassekou could partner Mamadou Fofana in the engine room. As for Zambia, head coach Aljosa Asanovic has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming friendlies. Leicester City’s Patson Daka is likely to spearhead the attack.
Mali probable starting lineup: Diawara, Dante, Fofana, B Kouyate, Ha Traore, M Camara, Samassekou, K Coulibaly, Bissouma, A Haidara, Toure
Zambia probable starting lineup: Klaumba, Chamanga, Kalipa, Chepesh, Phiri, Kapumbu, Kampamba, Mutale, Sautu, Daka
The international friendly match between Mali and Zambia will take place at Stade du 26 mars Tuesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Mali vs Zambia | Key details |
| Date | September 26 (Mali) |
| Venue | Stade du 26 mars |
| Kickoff time in Mali | 7:00 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in Zambia | 9:00 pm (Monday) |
Unfortunately, there is no concrete information on live streaming or telecast of the international match between Mali and Zambia. We will update the viewers as and when any information about the streaming of the match becomes available.
