The Eagles of Mali secured a 2-0 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a match held on Tuesday night.
Mali took the lead in the 18th minute with a goal from E. Toure, and K. Doumbia sealed the win with a strike in the 84th minute.
This loss marked George Finidi’s first defeat as the interim coach of Nigeria, following Jose Peseiro’s contract expiration.
Finidi had previously won his first game against Ghana’s Black Stars. Ghana’s head coach, Otto Addo, attributed his team’s recent 2-1 loss to Nigeria to bad luck.