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Gambia and Mali draw after two late VAR penalties

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January 16, 2022 Mali's Yves Bissouma embraces a pitch invader after the match as members of security try to remove them REUTERS

Two late penalties awarded after intervention by the Video Assistant Referee saw debutants Gambia hold Mali to a 1-1 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations in Limbe on Sunday as the teams stayed joint top of the Group F standings.

Both have four points from two matches with the group’s other sides, Mauritania and Tunisia, meeting later in Limbe in search of their first points.

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