RABAT, Morocco (AP) \u2014 Iliman Ndiaye\u2019s first-half strike was enough for Senegal to beat 10-man Mali 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ndiaye poked the ball home from close range in the 27th minute after Mali ‘keeper Djigui Diarra let Kr\u00e9pin Diatta\u2019s cross slip through his fingers to land at Ndiaye\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n
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