Namibia: Zambia strike late to hold Mali in AFCON opener – Sport

Leicester City striker Patson Daka headed home in injury time as Zambia held Mali to a 1-1 draw in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game on Monday.

Daka, who has scored just once for Leicester in the English Championship this season, threw himself at a Mathews Banda cross in the second added minute at the end of the game to earn the Chipolopolo an unlikely point.

Mali dominated much of the Group A encounter but saw El Bilal Toure squander a penalty late in the first half at the…