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Angola squander 4 goal lead against Mali

Published on Jan 11th, 2010, No Comments

mali-angola-africa-cup-of-nationsMali stunned Angola in the opening game of the 2010 Oramge Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday by coming back from a 4 goal deficit to draw the game 4 – 4.

The hosts appeared set for the best possible start when a first half double from Flavio Armado and penalties from Gilberto and Manucho had them celebrating a famous victory.

With only 16 minutes left on the clock, Mali looked down and out.

But a double from Seydou Keita and contributions from Frederic Kanoute and Mustapha Yattabare gave them an improbable draw.

This Nations Cup curtain raiser began with a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of Friday’s deadly gun attack on the Togo team bus in Cabinda.

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