Match Report
Mali went into the game 1st in the table on 14 points; Swaziland sat 4th on 2 — a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Eswatini: only 41st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Mali ran at 1.67 scored and 0.17 conceded, Swaziland at 0.33 and 2.17.
Mali carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. 10 games without a win framed Swaziland's arrival. From the last five rounds, Mali held 11 points of 15 and Swaziland 2.
The match was played at Stade 26 Mars in Bamako (capacity 55,000). Mali led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 6-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mali: Nene Dorgeles (77'), Mamadou Doumbia (89'), El Bilal Touré (7'), Nene Dorgeles (17'), Nene Dorgeles (23'), Kamory Doumbia (42')