Mali v Benin, 22 June 1997
| Score | 3-1 to Mali |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Group 2 |
| Venue | Bamako |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Mali v Benin head to head
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Mali
Manager: Mamadou Keita
Goals:
| Brehima Toure | 12 |
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| Soumaila Coulibaly | 68 |
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| Sadio Traore | penalty | 77 |
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Substitutions:
| Harouna Diarra for Soumaila Coulibaly | 0 |
| Yahaia Mamadou Dissa for Fernand Coulibaly | 0 |
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Benin
Goals:
| Michel Dossou-gbete | 42 |
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Substitutions:
| Pamphile Winsavi for Rogatien Abbey | 0 |
| Pierre Luc Tolly for Pamphile Kolimin | 0 |
| Bio Ibrahim Kpasso for Laurent Djaffo | 0 |
| Jonas Eustache Bide for Comlan AM Sodjinou | 0 |