Nigeria beat Mali 4-1 to book a place in AFCON final

[Folami David]

Nigeria charged into the Africa Cup of Nations final with a crushing 4-1 win over Mali in their semifinal clash in Durban on Wednesday.
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Elderson Echiejile, Brown Ideye and Emmanuel Emenike were all on target in a riverting first 45 minutes, and Ahmed Musa scored on the hour mark to stretch the advantage.
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Cheick Fantamady pulled one back for Mali with 15 minutes left, but it was little more than a consolation effort.
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Nigeria will meet either Burkina Faso or Ghana, who square off in Wednesday's later match in Nelspruit, in Sunday's final.