Ten-man Mali rode their luck to beat Tunisia 3-2 on penalties and reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Mali were a man down for more than 90 minutes after Woyo Coulibaly was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Hannibal Mejbri.
Tunisia went ahead with two minutes of regulation time through Firas Chaouat’s header but Mali sent the game to extra time when Lassine Sinayoko converted a stoppage-time penalty.
The shootout was full of drama as Mali captain Yves Bissouma fired over and team-mate Nene Dorgeles hit the post with his effort.
El Bilal Toure netted the decisive spot-kick after Ali Abdi blazed over the bar and Eagles goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved Tunisia’s fourth and fifth strikes from Elias Achouri and Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.
Mali will travel north to Tangier to face 2021 champions Senegal, who beat Sudan earlier, in the last eight on Friday.
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