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Mali Downs Malawi 3-1 to Close Each Nation’s ACN

The African Cup of Nations came to a close for both Mali and Malawi after the Malians’ 3-1 win Monday.

A first minute goal from Frederic Kanouté was augmented two minutes later by Seydou Keita.  Russel Mwafulirwa pulled Malawi within one early in the second, but a late goal from Mamadou Bagayoko gave Mali their ultimate [...]

Angola Rebounds, Beats Malawi 2-0

Angola and Manucho rebounded from Sunday by beating Malawi. (Photo: Zumapress)

Second half goals from Flávio and Manucho plus better end-game management from Angola led the Black Antelopes to a 2-0 victory over Malawi, putting the Cup of Nations hosts at the top of Group A.

The first half started with Angola, like Sunday, feeding [...]

Malawi Runs Through Algeria, 3-0, to Open CAN

Elvis Kafoteka scored the second goal in Malawi's 3-0 win over Algeria.

Malawi was considered the weakest side in Group A, while Algeria was a common favorite for being the only team in the quartet to have qualified for the World Cup.  Those descriptions belied a Malawian squad that had shown constant improvement through World [...]