The Digest:
Host nation Morocco missed the chance to secure an early place in the AFCON knockout stages after a 1-1 draw with Mali halted their historic 19-match winning streak.
Key Points:
- The match was decided by two penalties, with Brahim Diaz scoring for Morocco and Lassine Sinayoko equalizing for Mali.
- The draw ended Morocco's world-record winning run of 19 consecutive matches.
- Morocco remains atop Group A with 4 points, but has not yet mathematically qualified.
- Mali is second with 2 points, level with Zambia after their draw with Comoros.
- Moroccan captain Achraf Hakimi remained an unused substitute as he recovers from injury.
- Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé was in attendance, reportedly wearing a Morocco shirt in support of his friend Hakimi.
- The home crowd jeered at the final whistle after Mali held on through ten minutes of stoppage time.
Sources: Channels Television, AFP
