GAMBIA, Mali and Tunisia have all gone through as AFCON’s Group F concludes.
Next in the knockout stage, Tunisia face Nigeria, Burkina Faso take on Gabon and Mali meet Equatorial Guinea in some mouth-watering ties.
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That’s all from Cameroon
Gambia defeated Tunisia 1-0 in a dramatic encounter at the Limbe Stadium that saw both teams qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations’ Last 16.
The Eagles of Carthage missed a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the first half after 43 minutes when Pa Modou Jagne fouled Seifeddine Jaziri in his own area.
Jaziri took on the spot-kick but his poor shot was blocked by Gambian goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye, who lunged to his bottom right corner.
Tempers flared at half-time and the referee showed a red card to Tunisia’s reserve goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Nothing really changed in the second half until stoppage time when Musa Barrow delivered a fantastic cross from the left flank and found Ablie Jallow on the far post.
Jallow then delivered a powerful shot and sent the ball to Bechir Ben Said’s top left corner in the third minute of stoppage time to win the game with the final kick.
Mali also beat Mauritania 2-0 thanks to Massadio Haidara as well as Ibrahima Kone’s goals and topped Group F.
Gambia finished second whereas Tunisia made it through as one of four best third-placed teams from the group stage.
That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great night!
GETTY IMAGES What’s next?
As mentioned earlier, Mali, Gambia and Tunisia have all qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations’ Last 16.
As it stands the Tunisians will meet Nigeria on January 23 at the Roumde Adija Stadium
Gambia, on the other hand, will lock horns with Guinea on January 24 at the Kouekong Stadium.
And finally, Mali will take on Equatorial Guinea on January 26 at the Limbe Stadium
Mejbri situation
It looks like Tunisia and Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri was just shown a yellow card.
Mejbri was cautioned for a rough foul during stoppage time and his team-mate Mohamed Drager was also booked for protesting.
There was a little mix up as the referee also pulled out a red card but the Africa Cup of Nations’ official page doesn’t show anyone getting sent off.
Shortly after, Gambia broke the deadlock and scored with Ablie Jallow
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Final table
Mali finished top of Group F with the same points as the Gambia.
Therefore, those two teams have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations’ Last 16.
Tunisia will join them as one of four of the best third-placed teams in the Copa Africa.
More below:
Stats
Tunisia dominated a whopping 70 per cent of possession and still lost to the Gambia.
The Eagles of Carthage registered a total of 19 shots, three of which were on target.
Gambia, on the other hand, only needed 10 shots, three of which were on target, to seal qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations’ Last 16.
The Tunisians’ passing was far more effective as they had a success rate of 82 per cent, compared to the Scorpions’ 59 per cent
Mali 2-0 Mauritania
Mali also picked up a major win against Mauritania at the Douala Stadium.
The Malians opened the scoring just after two minutes with Massadio Haidara.
They then started the second half in the exact same way as Ibrahima Kone made it two from the penalty spot on 49 minutes.
Mali have just punched their ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations’ Last 16 while Mauritania finished last
GETTY IMAGES FT: Gambia 1-0 Tunisia
Gambia defeated Tunisia in a dramatic encounter at the Limbe Stadium.
The Eagles of Carthage had a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the first half after 43 minutes when Pa Modou Jagne fouled Seifeddine Jaziri in his own area.
Jaziri took on the spot-kick but his poor effort was blocked by Gambian goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye, who lunged to his bottom right corner.
Tempers flared at half-time and the referee sent Tunisia’s reserve goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha off for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Nothing really changed in the second half until stoppage time when Musa Barrow delivered a fantastic cross from the left and found Ablie Jallow on the far post.
Jallow then delivered a powerful shot and sent the ball to Bechir Ben Said’s top left corner in the third minute of stoppage time to win the game on the final kick.
During the closing moments, it seemed like the referee had sent Tunisia and Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri off but that may have not been the case – we will keep you updated
GETTY IMAGES FT: Gambia 1-0 Tunisia
And that’s full-time in Cameroon!!!!
Gambia 1-0 Tunisia
90+3 GOAL for Gambia!!!!!
They did it! With the final kick of the game!
Musa Barrow delivers a crisp cross from the left and finds Jallow on the other side who fires a shot that hits Ben Said’ top right corner
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
90+2 Yellow card
Tunisia and Man Utd ace Mejbri is booked and will be suspended for the next game!
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
90 Three more minutes of stoppage time to go!
This is going to be dramatic, I think…
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
90 Nothing ccomes off the free-kick as the ball hits the wall.
Gambia are holding up for second place, whereas Tunisia are trying to overtake them!
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
90 Yellow card
Gambia ace Gomez gets booked and Tunisia gets a free-kick from a very promising position
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
85 Substitution
Gambia make another change as Jobe replaces Modou Barrow
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
83 Chance
Tunisia captain Skhiri delivers a long-range shot but gets a deflection and sees it go out for a corner-kick.
Nothing comes of the set-piece
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
80 Man Utd ace Mejbri just picked up his 11th cap with Tunisia and second appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The midfielder has been impressive so far against Gambia and almost scored a goal
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79 Chance!
Tunisia and Man Utd youngster Mejbri almost breaks the deadlock!
The midfielder picks the ball up on the edge of the box and delivers a powerful low shot that Gaye blocks
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
77 Yellow card
Tunisia’s assistant coach gets booked, that is the second card the Eagles of Carthage’s bench receives
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
77 The crowd has come even more alive after Musa Barrow’s missed chance.
You would think that Tunisia’s crossbar is still rattling after that amazing shot!
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
74 What a chance!
The Gambia come extremely close to an opener and a wondergoal!
Musa Barrow takes on a free-kick from quite a distance and rattles Ben Said’s crossbar!
Only missed by a few inches in Tunisia’s top left corner!
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
72 Chance
The Gambia get a free-kick from a promising position on the right flank but Jallow sends it way over the crossbar
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
70 Tunisia ace Rafia, who was just replaced by United’s Mejbri, is icing his left knee.
At first it looked like the Tunisian was dealing with fatigue but it now seems like he picked up a knock ahead of the Last-16
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
68 Substitution
Tunisia make another switch with Manchester United youngster Mejbri replacing Rafia, who told his manager he can’t continue
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
67 Chance
The Gambia register a shot on target as Musa Barrow shoots from a tight angle down the left but his effort is comfortably saved by Ben Said
Gambia 0-0 Tunisia
65 Gambia manager Sainfiet is reading the game well as his team is keeping Msakni quiet.
The Tunisian is his team’s most creative threat but isn’t seeing much of the ball
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