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Mali defeated South Africa in the opener of the Africa U20 Championship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Mali got off to a good start at the Africa Youth Championship (AYC) when beating hosts South Africa 4-2 in the opening game of the tournament on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

France-based striker Abdoulaye Coulibaly scored twice to help the Young Eagles to the Group A victory in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Mali passed the ball with much more purpose than their opponents and deservedly took the lead on 12 minutes thanks to Cheick Mohamed Cherif Doumbia’s trademark thunderbolt.<\/p>\n

The Libya-based midfielder picked his spot from 30 yards and let fly from the distance which left South Africa goalkeeper Tawfeeq Salie sprawling.<\/p>\n

The goal resulted in a response from Amajita who equalised in the 20th minute with Lucky Nguzana scoring from a very tight angle.<\/p>\n

But Mali restored their lead two minutes later through a swift counter-attack as Coulibaly powered in a shot from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n

The Paris St. Germain attacker scored his second after rounding Salie through another counter-attack after the South African defence lost concentration.<\/p>\n

The South Africa goalkeeper failed to gather a hopeful free-kick in the 67th minute and Ibrahim Diallo pounced to make it 4-1.<\/p>\n

But the home side fought back and restored some hope when Nguzana connected Jabulani Ncubeni’s cross with a volley that beat goalkeeper Cheick Sy.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Egypt<\/strong> defeated Lesotho<\/strong> 2-0 in the other Group A game in Johannesburg on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Young Pharaohs took the lead in just after the break with a strike from Ahmed Hegazi.<\/p>\n

The north Africans sealed the win after Mohamed Ghaly converted a 63rd minute penalty.<\/p>\n

Mali will be hoping to beat Egypt in their next game on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last four.<\/p>\n

South Africa will revive their chances if they win their next group game with Lesotho in Wednesday’s other game.<\/p>\n

The four semi-finalists of the tournament will qualify for the Under-20 World Cup takes place in Colombia in July and August this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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