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Mali v South Africa
Mali and South Africa have met 5 times since 2002: Mali lead 3–2.
3Mali wins
0draws
2South Africa wins
Goals: Mali 6, South Africa 6 · 5 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 3 February 2002: Mali 2–0 South Africa in Kayes.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 16 January 2024: Mali 2–0 South Africa (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Mali's biggest win: Mali 2–0 South Africa, 2002.
- South Africa's biggest win: Mali 0–3 South Africa, 2015.
- 3 of the 5 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
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| 2024 | ||
| 16 Jan | Mali 2–0 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations · Korhogo, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Mali |
| 2019 | ||
| 13 Oct | South Africa 2–1 Mali Friendly · Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
South Africa |
| 2015 | ||
| 14 Jan | Mali 0–3 South Africa Friendly · Libreville, Gabon (neutral) |
South Africa |
| 2013 | ||
| 2 Feb | South Africa 1–1 Mali (pens) Africa Cup of Nations · Durban, South Africa |
Mali |
| 2002 | ||
| 3 Feb | Mali 2–0 South Africa Africa Cup of Nations · Kayes, Mali |
Mali |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.