{"id":418893,"date":"2017-09-16T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/16\/2017-wafu-cup-mali-dominate-but-draw-0-0-with-nigeria-in-group-a\/"},"modified":"2017-09-16T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T01:00:37","slug":"2017-wafu-cup-mali-dominate-but-draw-0-0-with-nigeria-in-group-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/16\/2017-wafu-cup-mali-dominate-but-draw-0-0-with-nigeria-in-group-a\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 WAFU Cup: Mali dominate but draw 0-0 with Nigeria in Group A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 15 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-15<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505523637_819_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Neither Eagle could soar as Mali and Nigeria played to a goalless draw in the opening Group A match of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Thursday, September 14.<\/p>\n<p>The first shot on goal came in the eighth minute when a goalmouth scramble inside the Nigerian box fell to Mohamed Traore, but the Eagles attacker volleyed over the target from 16-yards out.<\/p>\n<p>Ten minutes later the Super Eagles had their first shot on goal when Uche Akas fired a stinging 22-yard free-kick into the arms of the Malian keeper.<\/p>\n<p>In the 33rd minute Nigeria came close to scoring again when Stephen Eze met a corner-kick with a strong header, but his ten-yard effort was well-saved by the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Neither side could break the deadlock before the half time whistle.<\/p>\n<p>The second half started very slowly with the first attempt on goal only coming on the hour mark when Boubacar Samassekou met a free-kick from the left, but his ten-yard header sailed over the Nigerian goal.<\/p>\n<p>In the 69th minute Moussa Kone was afforded a great chance to score when he drove into the box, but with just Ikechukwu Ezenwa to beat he fluffed his shot and the Super Eagles keeper made a comfortable save.<\/p>\n<p>A minute later Olamileka Aniyikaye came to the rescue for Nigeria when he cleared a 12-yard shot from Mandala Konte off the goalline with his head.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria threw players forward in the final ten minutes of the game and nearly stole the win in the 85th minute when Friday John met a free-kick from the left, but his 14-yard header skimmed the wrong side of the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p>The match ended goalless.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s next Group A match will take place on Saturday, September 16 against Guinea while Mali will face Ghana on the same day.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Mali (0) 0<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Nigeria (0) 0<\/p>\n<p>Teams<\/p>\n<p>Mali coach: Nouhoum Diane<\/p>\n<p>Mali: 16. Diarra, 13. I Samake, 4 Samassekou, 15. I Traore, 14. L Samake, 17. M Traore (2. Bah 64\u2019), 6. Konte, 8. Coulibaly, 7. Malle (10. Niangadou 77\u2019), 11. Kone, 9. Kida (18. Dieng 65\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria coach: Salisu Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria: 1. Esenwa, 2. Okoro, 6. Eze, 5. Ariwachukwu, 3. Akas, 4Aremu, 8. Ifeanyi (17. Ashadi 62\u2019), 10. Ali, 7. John, 14. Gabriel (9. Okpotu 76\u2019), 18. Eduwo (11. 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