There have been twenty-matches played between The Black Stars of Ghana and The Eagles Mali with Ghana possessing the better head to head record over their West African counterparts. Eleven wins for the Black Stars whereas Mali have won five times over Ghana.
The two countries meet for the 24th time on Friday in Antalya, Turkey representing the first match of Ghana since C.K Akonnor was appointed head coach back in January this year.
The international friendly also represents the first match of the Black Stars this year after the Covid-19 forced the 2021 AFCON qualifying games against Sudan – slated for March 27th and March 30th – to be suspended.
But international football has bounced back firstly in Europe and now the national teams of Africa starts to get busy as well.
Below is the full history of games played between Ghana and Mali.
Ghana wins eleven whilst Mali have beaten the four-times African champions on five occasions. The other seven matches ended in stalemates.
28 Aug 1960 Mali 1 Ghana 4. International Friendly
01 Jun 1961. Ghana 3 Mali 0. International Friendly
17 Mar 1962. Ghana 0 Mali 0. International Friendly
03 Mar 1963. Ghana 3 v Mali 0. International Friendly
31 Dec 1974. Ghana 4 Mali 0. 1974 Africa Cup of Nations
13 Apr 1975 Mali 3 Ghana 1. Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
31 May 1978. Mali 1 Ghana 1. International Friendly
25 Jun 1978. Ghana 4 Mali 1. International Friendly
17 Jul 1978. Ghana 1 Mali 1. All African Games
31 Jul 1988. Ghana 1 Mali 0. International Friendly
24 Dec 1992. Mali 1 Ghana 1. Black Stars Tournament
01 Jan 1993. Mali 1 Ghana 1. Black Stars Tournament
23 Feb 1994. Mali 0 Ghana 0. International Friendly
03 Dec 1998. Mali 0 Ghana 2. International Friendly
26 Dec 2001. Mali 1 Ghana 1. International Friendly
07 Jun 2009. Mali 0 Ghana 2. 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Kwadwo Asamoah and Mattew Amoah scored the goals for Ghana.
15 Nov 2009. Ghana 2 Mali 2. 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Ghana were held to a home drawn game at the Babayara stadium. The Ghanaian goals were scored by Mattew Amoah and Anthony Annan whilst Lassana Fane and Tenema Ndiaye scored for Mali.
Ghana went on to top the group the qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
28 Jan 2012. Ghana 2 Mali 0. 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Goals from Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew defeated Mali at the Stade de Franceville.
11 Feb 2012. Ghana 0 v Mali 2. 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali got their revenge in the 3rd place match against Ghana as bulky striker Cheick Diabate scored twice.
24 Jan 2013. Ghana 1 v Mali 0. 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Wakaso Mubarak converted a 38th minute penalty and that was enough to win the game for Kwesi Appiah’s Ghana team.
09 Feb 2013. Mali 3 v Ghana 1. 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali repeated the trend of 2012. They lost to Ghana in the group stages but in the 3rd place match they got their revenge as they defeated a low-spirited Ghana team by 3-1 in Port Elizabeth.
31 Mar 2015. Ghana 1 v Mali 1. International Friendly
This friendly took place at the Stade Sébastien-Charléty in Paris. Emmanuel Agyeman Badu scored first for Ghana in the 52nd minute before Bakary Sako equalized for Mali in the 71st minute.
21 Jan 2017. Ghana 1 v Mali 0. 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Asamoah Gyan produced a great game to help Ghana beat the Eagles in this group encounter in Port-Gentil. The striker jumped highest to head home a cross from Jordan Ayew in the 21st minute.
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