Match Report
Mali went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; South Sudan sat 4th on 3 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed South Sudan no better than 36th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Mali ran at 2.5 scored and 0.33 conceded, South Sudan at 0.83 and 2.17.
South Sudan had been beaten in three straight games.
Stade 26 Mars in Bamako, capacity 55,000, hosted the game. Mali led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.