Ibrahima Cissé misses out on U23 AFCON final

Ibrahima Cissé and the Malia national team narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. The team including the FC Schalke 04 centre-back lost 4-3 on penalties to tournament hosts Morocco in the semi-final on Tuesday 4th July. The score was 1-1 after regular time and ended 2-2 after extra time.

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05.07.23, 16:50

Unlike in the three group matches, the Royal Blues’ number 22 did not play the full game. Cissé was in the starting eleven, but was substituted off after 77 minutes.

Mamady Diambou (66’) and Issoufi Maiga (116’) scored the two goals for Mali, while Zakaria El Ouahdi (14’) and Amine El Ouazzani (108’) got on the score sheet for Morocco.

Individual award for the Schalke centre-back

In the third-place play-off, Mali will play Guinea on Friday 7th July, with the final between Morocco and Egypt taking place the next day.

After the group stage, the African Football Federation (CAF) announced the “Eleven of the Group Stage”. Cissé was one of the two centre-backs named, recognition for consistent performance at the U23 AFCON.

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