The Scorpions of Gambia are unbeaten in their first two appearances of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Gambia fought back to hold the Mali national team to a 1-1 draw in Group F at the Limbe Omnisport Stadium.
The debutants hit the wood-work twice in the first half of the game with all coming as a freekick.
It was hard for one side to open the scoreline but Mali piled more pressure on the Scorpions and got a penalty after Yves Bissuouma was fouled in the box. Ibrahima Kone then stepped up and fired past Jobe from the spot-kick to hand Mali a well-deserved 1-0 lead in the 78th minute.
The Scorpions rally to fight back for the leveller through a penalty converted by Musa Barrow at the last minute of the encounter to share the spoils with the Eagles.
After the final whistle, the debutants were so excited to have a remarkable performance in their first ever AFCON going unbeaten in two games.
The 1-1 draw leaves both sides at the first and second place in Group F with 4-4 points.
