Mali target semi-finals

Mali come up against Burkina Faso tonight as both teams attempt to challenge Senegal at the top of group B. A win for the Burkinabe, who held favourites Senegal to a goalless draw in their first game, would almost guarantee their qualification their passa

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Tottenham Hotspurs' Freddie Kanoute is expected to start after a strong performance against Kenya saw him net two goals. "Burkina are well-organised and it's going to be very hard to find a way through," Kanoute said. "Physically, they're very strong and we've been impressed by what we've seen of them."

Nevertheless Mali can expect a demanding game from their physically strong and well-organised West African neighbours.

TEAMS

Tunisia 2004

No room at the top in Group C

03/02/2004 at 12:22

MALI: 1-Mahamadou Sidibe; 3-Fousseiny Diawara, 4-Adama Coulibaly, 5-Brahim Thiam, 17-Sammy Traore; 11-Djibril Sidibe, 18-Mohamed Lamine Sissoko, 6-Mahamadou Diarra, 8-Bassala Toure; 10-Soumaila Coulibaly, 19-Frederic Kanoute

BURKINA FASO: 16-Abdoulaye Soulama; 2-Moussa Ouattara, 12-Saidou Madi Panandetiguiri, 5-Lamine Traore, 7-Amadou Coulibaly; 6-Rahim Ouedraogo, 8-Mahamaoudou Kere, 13-Bebe Kambou, 18-Amadou Toure; 9-Moumouni Dagano, 11-Tanguy Barro

Referee: Abdelhakim Shelemani (Libya)

Tunisia 2004

Senegal to face music against Tunisia

02/02/2004 at 18:25

Tunisia 2004

Group B: Mali finish top as Kenya win first-ever

02/02/2004 at 16:44