Categories: Sports

Sissako Own Goal Gifts Tunisia Victory Over Mali

A screengrab showing Tunisian players.

 

Mali defender Moussa Sissako conceded an own-goal and was sent off within four minutes as they lost 1-0 to Tunisia in Bamako on Friday in a World Cup play-off first leg.

Under pressure from Seifeddine Jaziri, Sissako pushed the ball toward his own goal on 36 minutes, unaware that goalkeeper Ibrahim Mounkoro had strayed off his line, and the ball landed in the net.

When Sissako committed a last-defender foul on Jaziri soon after he was shown a red card and although Mali created the better second-half chances, they failed to convert any into goals.

AFP

Emmanuel Egobiambu

Disqus Comments Loading...
Share
Published by
Emmanuel Egobiambu

Recent Posts

Navy Discovers Illegal Fuel Depot In Lagos, Arrests Five Suspects

The total products discovered is about 65,000 litres of AGO which is estimated to be…

8 hours ago

NSCDC Arrests Five For Rustling, Recover 48 Cattle In Niger

The arrest was made with support from Nigeria Hunters Association in Niger State.

8 hours ago

Court Detains Suspected Nigerian ISIS Member For 60 Days

Justice Ekwo gave the order following a motion ex-parte filed by the Department of State…

9 hours ago

South Africa’s Parliament Speaker Resigns Over Graft Probe

Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting hefty amounts in bribes from a former military contractor during…

9 hours ago

Kaduna Govt Refutes Claims Of New Multi-Million Dollar Foreign Loan

The state's Commissioner of Finance said the claims are from some mischievous people aiming to…

9 hours ago

Governor Otu Denies Taking Fresh Loans

The Governor's reaction follows the figures presented on the spreadsheet of the Debt Management Office…

9 hours ago