Madar (Bamako) - Mali beat Rwanda 3-2 on Friday, 13 November 2026, at the 26 March Stadium in Bamako in the third round of qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, according to the Malian news agency AMAP.
According to the agency, the Eagles now have 9 points and sit alone at the top of Group K, ahead of Rwanda (6 points) and Cape Verde (3 points), while Liberia are bottom without a point after three defeats.
Before this round, both teams had 6 points each, but Rwanda led the group on goal difference, having scored five goals to Mali's four.
The visitors went ahead in the 29th minute through Kwizera Jojea, before Kamory Doumbia equalised in the 43rd minute after the Rwandan goalkeeper failed to clear a ball struck by Daouda Guindo.
In the second half, Doumbia hit the crossbar and then the post, before centre-back Kavita Phanuel Mabaya restored Rwanda's lead with a header from a corner in the 54th minute.
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo levelled in the 62nd minute, and Mamadou Camara sealed the win with a header from a Guindo corner in the 85th minute.
In the same group, Cape Verde won 4-2 at home against Liberia, the agency said.
