Mali v Cape Verde Islands, 02 August 1998
| Score | 3-0 to Mali |
| Referee | Idrissa Seck |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary round 1st leg |
| Venue | Bamako |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
View Mali v Cape Verde Islands head to head
3
Mali
Manager: Christian Sarramanga
0
Cape Verde Islands
Manager: Oscar Duarte
Goals:
| Mamadou Dissa Yaya | 23 |
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| Harouna Diarra | 40 |
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| Brehima Traore | 69 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mahamadou Sidibe
Defender
Abdoulaye Camara
Defender
Daouda Diakite
Defender
Boubacar Diarra
Midfielder
Soumaila Coulibaly
Midfielder
Harouna Diarra
Substitutions:
| Bassala Toure for Sadio Traore | 46 |
| Brehima Traore for Lamine Traore | 68 |
| Boubacar Nientao for Harouna Diarra | 77 |
Substitutions:
| Manuel Mendes for Humberto Lopes | 46 |
| Armando Spencer for Pedro Brito | 77 |
| Jose Cabral for Jose Luis Mota | 84 |