{"id":43128,"date":"2026-01-04T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43128"},"modified":"2026-01-04T04:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:00:51","slug":"mali-edges-tunisia-in-thrilling-afcon-penalty-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43128","title":{"rendered":"Mali Edges Tunisia in Thrilling AFCON Penalty Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mali secured a coveted spot in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Tunisia.<\/strong> The closely contested match concluded with a 0-0 scoreline after both regular and extra time, forcing the teams to decide their fate from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter was characterized by intense competition, with both sides demonstrating tactical discipline and creating scoring opportunities. Goalkeepers on both teams delivered outstanding performances, denying numerous attempts and maintaining a clean sheet throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>As the game progressed into extra time without a breakthrough, the tension mounted. Ultimately, the fate of both teams rested on the nerve-wracking penalty shootout. Malian players displayed remarkable composure and accuracy, converting their penalties with precision. Their success sparked jubilant celebrations among their supporters.<\/p>\n<p>For Tunisia, the defeat marked the end of their AFCON journey, despite a valiant and commendable effort. The Carthage Eagles fought hard but were ultimately unable to overcome the resolute Malian side.<\/p>\n<p>With this hard-fought victory, Mali advances to the quarter-finals, bolstering their aspirations for a strong showing in the tournament. They now await the outcome of other matches to determine their next opponent in the quest for the coveted AFCON title. <em>The Eagles will be looking to build on this momentum as they progress further in the competition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mali secured a coveted spot in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Tunisia. The closely contested match concluded with a 0-0 scoreline after both regular and extra time, forcing the teams to decide their fate from the penalty sp&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43130,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43128\/revisions\/43130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}