This past weekend had many exciting sports moments. There were surprising results and important wins. The Mali football team, called "The Eagles," won a tough penalty shootout. They beat Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations. Now, Mali will play in the quarterfinals. In England, Arsenal is still leading the Premier League. Aston Villa is also trying hard to win the league title.
The Mali vs. Tunisia game was very exciting. It ended 1-1 after regular time. Then, they had to use penalties to decide the winner. Tunisia scored late in the game. However, Mali played with only ten men for most of the match. Lassine Sinayoko scored a penalty in extra time. This brought Mali back into the game. Goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved two penalties. El Bilal Toure scored the final penalty for Mali. They won the shootout 3-2.
In another AFCON game, South Africa won their first match. They beat Angola 2-1. This was a good start for them. Earlier, they lost to Egypt. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal in that game. South Africa will play Cameroon next. This game should be interesting. There has been some confusion with Cameroon's coaches.
The Premier League title race is also very close. Arsenal won a exciting game against Bournemouth. The score was 3-2. Arsenal had an early setback with an own goal. But they fought back strongly. Declan Rice scored two goals to win the game. Arsenal had previously beaten Aston Villa. Aston Villa also won their game against Nottingham Forest. They are still strong contenders for the title.