Morocco to wait for AFCON knockout place after Mali draw

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00:00Let's turn to the Africa Cup of Nations, where host Morocco missed their chance to

00:05guarantee a spot in the last 16, after Lassine Sinayoko's second-half penalty earned Mali

00:11a 1-1 draw with Morocco.

00:13The tie ended Morocco's world-record winning run, which had reached 19 matches after their

00:182-0 victory in the AFCON's opening game against Comoros, but they have yet to confirm a place

00:24in the knockout phase.

00:26For more on the sporting action, let's listen to Selena Sykes, who's on the ground, covering

00:29the AFCON for us.

00:31Things didn't go as planned for Morocco after they were held to a 1-1 draw against Mali.

00:39The Atlas Lions would have qualified with a win, but they'll have to wait now until their

00:44final match.

00:45Brahim Diaz opened the scoring for the Atlas Lions with a penalty converted just before

00:50the break.

00:51But Mali equalised just past the hour mark.

00:55Thanks to Lassine Sinayoko, who also converted a spot kick.

00:59Morocco now have four points after two games and will have to wait until their final match

01:04against Zambia to secure qualification for the knockouts.

01:08Zambia, who played out a goalless draw with Comoros, which leaves both those teams with an uphill

01:14battle if they are to qualify for the knockouts.

01:17In Group B, Egypt are the first team to have secured a qualification as they beat South Africa

01:231-0 thanks to a penalty converted by Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian king, putting the pharaohs

01:29ahead just before the break.

01:32Egypt, who went down to 10 men as Mohamed Hani was sent off after getting a second yellow

01:38card.

01:39But Bofana, Bofana, who felt hard done by, they thought they had a penalty claim late on,

01:45but they struggled.

01:46They failed to get that equaliser against Egypt.

01:50They'll have to wait until their final game now to qualify for the last 16.

01:55Looking ahead to Saturday now, we're in Group C.

01:58Uganda will be taking on Tanzania, while Nigeria will be facing Tunisia in that group showdown.

02:05In Group D, Benin will be up against Botswana.

02:08And the other big tournament favourites, Senegal, will be up against DR Congo.

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