AFCON round-up: Angola beat Mauritania in five-goal thriller, Tunisia and Mali share the spoils

Gelson Dala's brace helped secure Angola a memorable 3-2 win over Mauritania at the Stade de la Paix in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Dala broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with an audacious scissor-kick, but Mauritania hit back in some style shortly before half-time.

Sidi Bouna Amar scored a stunning individual goal with a mazy run past a string of Angolan defenders before smashing a ferocious finish past Neblu.

But Angola did not have to wait long to restore their advantage thanks to Dala's second of the game with a clinical finish off the post, before Gilberto added a second with a fine strike to make it 3-1.

However, a pulsating contest took another twist when Aboubakary Koita halved the deficit with a stunning long-range effort that nestled into the top corner.

Angola now top Group D heading into the final round of group-stage matches and know that a win over Burkina Faso will seal them a place in the knockout stages, while Mauritania face a huge battle to qualify and must beat Algeria to avoid finishing bottom.

Tunisia and Mali battled to a hotly-contested 1-1 draw in a Group E clash in Korhogo.

Both goals were scored in the first half, as Hamza Rafia earned Tunisia a point after cancelling out Lassine Sinayoko's opener.

Eric Chelle’s Mali took the lead when Sinayoko latched onto Kamory Doumbia's pass and unleashed a fine finish into the bottom corner.

Rafia then struck following a brilliant run into the box to covert Ali Abdi’s precise cut-back.

Mali were left to bemoan some sloppy finishing after the break, as both Hamari Traore and Sinayoko saw golden opportunities go begging.

Chelle's side remain tantalisingly close to securing a place in the last 16, while Tunisia must beat South Africa to have any chance of progression.

Meanwhile, Saturday's other match saw Algeria strike late on to seal a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso.

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