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[ad_1] Mali stayed top of Group E and Tunisia clawed back into contention for a last-16 place after a 1-1 draw in a drab Africa Cup of Nations clash that petered out following a lively start on Saturday. Lassine Sinayoko gave Mali an early lead that was cancelled by Hamza Rafia midway through the first half in Korhogo. But the clash of two top 10-ranked teams in Africa provided little other excitement as Mali sought revenge for a 2022 World Cup play-off loss to Tunisia. Mali have four points, Namibia three, Tunisia one and South Africa none, with the two southern Africa nations meeting on...

[ad_1] A Tunisian football club said Tuesday it had suspended activities after 32 of its players illegally emigrated to Europe. "We've halted activities and suspended our matches," the fourth-division Ghardimaou club's president Jamil Meftahi told AFP on Tuesday, blaming "clandestine emigration". Over the past three years, 32 of the club's players have emigrated to Europe, he said. Tunisia is in the grip of a long, worsening economic crisis that has pushed many of its citizens to take desperate measures in search of better lives abroad.The Ghardimaou players, aged between 17 and 22, "either left by sea or went via Serbia then illegally crossed the border into other countries", Meftahi said.Until November last year, Tunisians had been able to travel to Serbia without a visa, giving thousa...