Mali capable of packing a powerful bunch

[Folami David]

Mali have a habit of punching above their weight at the Africa Cup of Nations and there is no reason to doubt they could d so again at the 2013 tournament.
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The Eagles have been runners-up once, third once and fourth three times in seven appearances - a record many more - established football countries would gladly settle for.
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A draw that placed the Malians in Group B with former champions Ghana and the Democractic Republic of Congo and Niger gives the landlocked West African State a good chance of making the quaterfinals.
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Mali and Ghana clashed twice at the 2012 Cup of Nations in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea with the Eagles losing a group game 2-0 and winning by the same score in the third-place play off.