It was a day of 3-1 wins Saturday yestreday. While Southampton trampled Manchesterd City with a 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League matches, it was Mali who thrashed Ghana 3-1 to secure third place in the Africa Cup of Nations football torunmanet being held in South Africa.
While many lamented Burkina Faso qualifying for the final with Ghana being out, Saturday's defeat may silence many a critic who wanted Ghana to play Nigeria in the finals.
Mali took the control of the match right in the 21st minute when Samassa scored the first goal with a powerful header. Then in the 48th minute Mali's captain Seydou Keita doubled their lead.
Ghana made their best to goal, which only came about in the 82nd minute when Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah pulled one back with his shot from distance beating keeper Soumbeyla Diakite.
But that was best Ghana could do as just before the final whistle, when Substitute Sigamary Diarra sealed Mali's victory in injury time with the third and final goal of the match and secure third place for Mali.
Nigeria meet Burkina Faso in Sunday's final of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament to bring an end of a three weeks long spell of exciting and lively matches played on the South African soil.
Movin' Sports provides links to watch the free streaming of the final of Afcon between Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
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