Afcon 2013 Preview: Bamako expects experienced Mali team to go far

From Africa is a Country Sun Jan 20 2013, 03:00:28

Guest Post by Samira Sawlani* We won't be surprised if Malians don't care much for football right now as conflict ravages through the country's north and east (separatists and Islamists are occupying much of the north of Mali, engaged in a standoff with French and Malian government troops). So I asked a friend who lives [...]

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