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Stade Malien defeated Yeleen Olympique 3-0 on Friday (September 11, 2020) to claim the Mali Premier League title for the 19th time in their history and for the fifth time in a row.
The third day of the “Ligue 1 Carré As”, as the final format of this season’s league was called, played at the March 26 stadium in Bamako, saw the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup champions, Stade Malien, producing an incredible second half to score three goals through Mamadou. Traoré (60), Bakary Samake (87) and Saouti Traoré (90).
It was the Stade Malien’s third victory in as many games, bringing their score to nine points, six more than their direct pursuers Yeelen Olympique. The title fits well with the club that this year celebrates its 60th anniversary.
The title is the fifth in a row for Stade Malien, winning the championship in the last five contested seasons despite a three-year hiatus between 2016 and 2019 – the 19th league title out of 35 originally completed editions, six more than its archrival Djoliba who has 13 titles. in your name. Real Bamako has three.
The “Carré As” form brings together three clubs, namely Stade Malien, Yeelen Olympique and Real in a free-for-all format to determine the representatives of Mali Champions and Ligue 1 in the 2020-21 CAF Interclub season.
Stade Malien will now represent Mali in the season’s Total CAF Champions League, while Yeelen and Real are still chasing second place and the qualifying ticket for the Total CAF Confederation Cup.
