AFCON 2023: Cote d’Ivoire, down to nine men, dramatically beat Mali 2-1 to qualify for Semi-finals

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Oumar Diakite celebrating the second goal of the match with his shirt off

Cote d’Ivoire once again came back from behind to beat Mali 2-1 on Saturday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.

Nene Dorgeles opened the scoring for Mali in the 71st minute but Simon Adingra scored the equalizer in the 90th minute and Oumar Diakite scored the winner in the 120th minute.

Cote d’Ivoire finished the game with only nine men on the pitch as Odilon Kossounou was sent off in the 41st minute and Oumar Diakite was also shown the red in the 121st minute for removing his Jersey while celebrating the second goal of the match

Cote d’Ivoire will face DR Congo in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

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