Mali, across the border to Ivory Coast, will begin their AFCON Group E campaign against South Africa this Saturday amid concerns about the team’s health. To address the concerns of injury the West African football team has named midfielder Boubacar Traore, of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, and striker Sirine Doucoure, FC Lorient, in their squad for this month’s African Cup of Nations finals. VOA Afrique reporter and Malian native Cheick Thiero joined VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart to speak about his predictions for the team.