2013 African Nations Cup:The hosts,SA knocked out!

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Mali progressed to the semi-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after walloping Bafana Bafana 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out at Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday night.

It was not the first time South Africa has been eliminated in an Afcon quarter-final match against Mali. In 2002, when Mali hosted the continental showpiece, they beat Bafana 2-nil in the quarter-finals.

Bafana were the first to score through pacey striker Tokelo Rantie in the 30th minute following a brilliant combination initiated by midfielder maestro May Mahlangu and Thuso Phala.

In the second-half, Mali was still in control of the match as Bafana were struggling to get each other going forward.The equaliser silenced the home crowd who had been cheering their national team with vuvuzelas.

As the two teams failed to find the back of the net after 90 minutes, the match went to extra time.

The top four/semi-finals will be Ivory Coast/Nigeria and Mali, Burkina Faso/Togo and Ghana.The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF.

All the best!

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