{"id":18230,"date":"2019-02-17T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=18230"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:40:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:40:24","slug":"caf-u20-afcon-mali-crowned-champions-beating-senegal-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-u20-afcon-mali-crowned-champions-beating-senegal-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF U20 AFCON: Mali crowned champions after beating Senegal on penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mali achieved a historical feat on Sunday when they beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties to claim their first ever U20 Cup of Nations trophy at the Niamey stadium in Niger.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nBoubacar Traore opened the scoring\u00a0for Mali in the 16th minute, the forward dribbled past a defender before brilliantly slotting the ball on the left-hand side of the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal forged ahead for an equalizer before the end of the first 45 minutes but Mali stood their ground with an organized style of play in every department.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FcuGnEoFGA8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Senegal coach Dabo made a lot of attacking changes in the second half as he looked to get back in the game.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nSenegal hard work paid off when\u00a0Souleymane Aw pounced on a rebound to level for his team with an overhead kick in the 75th minute of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides\u00a0had few chances to seal the game but couldn&#8217;t find a breakthrough before the referee ended the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Mali came out victorious in the penalty shoot-out, thanks to their goalkeeper who made an important save to put them in a position to win the prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa emerged as bronze winners on Saturday after beating Nigeria to claim third-place. 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