Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering sports and football.
Marrakech, Morocco - A pleasant day to you and welcome to Legit.ng's coverage of the international friendly match featuring the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Les Aigles of Mali at the Grande Stade de Marrakech in Morocco.
The two nations last met in May 2016, also in an international friendly. At the time, a second-half strike from Kelechi Iheanacho handed the Super Eagles a one nil victory.
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Mar 27 12:15 AM
Nigeria vs Mali: Super Eagles lose
It's full-time in Marrakech.
The loss will surely elicit various reviews among Nigerian social media users.
Thanks for joining us. These were the updates from Morocco.
Mar 26 11:57 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Les Aigles seal it
The Malians have scored again.
The goal effectively put the game beyond the AFCON 2023 finalists.
Kamory Doumbia with the goal in the 87th minute.
Mar 26 11:48 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: 10 minutes left
The clock is ticking on this fixture.
The much-vilified Alex Iwobi has played well in the game. However, not many of his compatriots have been at his level tonight.
Mar 26 11:43 PM
Friendly match: Malian goalkeeper makes a superb save
Iheanacho with a brilliant attempt; forces the Malian goalie to make a superb save.
Improved second-half performance from the Super Eagles.
Mar 26 11:35 PM
Nigeria vs Mali score: Still 1-0 after Dessers's notable miss
What a miss from Cyril Dessers! A chance to equalise was skied: it was Nigeria’s best chance of the match so far.
Game continues. About 22 minutes left on the clock.
Check out the miss below:
Mar 26 11:26 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Half an hour left to play
It's 60 minutes on the clock and Nigeria are still trailing their opponent.
There are signs of a Super Eagles comeback but there is nothing favourable to show on the scoreboard yet for Finidi's men.
Mar 26 11:16 PM
Nigeria vs Mali FIFA-grade friendly match: Second half commences
The second period of the match is underway.
It remains to be seen whether the Super Eagles will come back to win.
Mar 26 10:56 PM
Nigeria vs Mali friendly match: End of first half
A first half the Super Eagles would not be pleased with as they go into the break behind.
Finidi George's team must now step up in the second half.
The Malians have been the better side so far.
Mar 26 10:46 PM
Nigeria vs Mali today: Moses Simon injured, substituted
One of the Super Eagles' most experienced players, Moses Simon, is badly injured.
The Nantes forward was stretched out of the pitch after colliding with the Malian goalkeeper.
He has been replaced by Cyriel Dessers who netted in Nigeria's last match.
40 minutes played in the match.
Mar 26 10:36 PM
Nigeria match: Mali scores
El Bilal Toure opens the scoring in Marrakesh after a defensive mistake by the Super Eagles.
Toure scored in the 18th minute.
Check out the goal below:
Mar 26 10:24 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Nwabali with a good save
In the 14th minute, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali made a brilliant save to deny the Malians.
Nwabali kept his place between the sticks as talks of Ojo Olorunleke making his debut faded.
Mar 26 10:20 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Goalless after 10 minutes
10 minutes gone, and neither side has been able to register an early goal.
Mali has been dominating though.
Mar 26 10:00 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Match starts
The match between the two Eagles has kicked off in Morocco.
It is the Super Eagles' second international friendly match in four days.
Mar 26 9:20 PM
International friendly: Auxerre star forward leads Mali frontline against Nigeria
Mali's line up tonight versus Nigeria has been unveiled.
Head coach of the Malian national team, Éric Sékou Chelle, named a fairly strong side.
Lassine Sinayoko, who plays as a forward for French club Auxerre, leads the attacking line.
Mar 26 9:07 PM
Nigeria vs Mali match today: Iheanacho leads line for Super Eagles
The starting II is out.
Leicester City's Iheanacho leads the attack as Kenneth Omeruo returns as stand-in captain.
Check out the line up below:
Mar 26 7:14 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Streamlive
The match is expected to be shown via an online channel.
The link to watch was provided before kick-off.
Alternatively, the match can be watched on Facebook as the Mali Football Federation (Femafoot) are streaming the game on the platform.
Link here.
Mar 26 6:59 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Bassey, Onyeka out
The Super Eagles duo of Frank Onyeka and Calvin Bassey have left Morocco for their various clubs after sustaining injuries.
Legit.ng understands that Bassey, who was impressive at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, has already returned to England.
Mar 26 6:53 PM
Nigeria vs Mali: Super Eagles players speak ahead of match
Super Eagles’ Nathan Tella, Alex Iwobi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Olorunleke Ojo, and Benjamin Tanimu, all spoke about how they are going to approach the Mali game.
Watch the video below:
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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.
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