After round one of Group B's football finished last night, Mamady Sidibe's Mali are now joint-top of the table ahead of their tasty clash with Nigeria on Friday.

Mali won their game with Benin last night 1-0 thanks to a Freddi Kanoute penalty after 49 minutes.

Sidibe came onto the field after 55 minutes but was substituted himself with a minute remaining as the Eagles looked to secure the victory with an extra defender.

Nigeria, meanwhile, were on the wrong side of a 1-0 scoreline with the Ivory Coast as Chelsea's Saloman Kalou grabbed the only goal of the game.

Going into Friday's games, the Group B standings look as follows:

1 Ivory Coast P1 W1 F1 A0 GD 1 Pts 3
2 Mali P1 W1 F1 A0 GD 1 Pts 3
3 Benin P1 L1 F0 A1 GD -1 Pts 0
4 Nigeria P1 L1 F0 A1 GD -1 Pts 0

January 25, 2008
Ivory Coast vs Benin - 5.00pm GMT
Nigeria vs Mali - 7.30pm GMT

Every game is shown on BBCi and Eurosport, with a highlights package available on BBC THREE every night at 7.00pm.