Senegal vs Cameroon LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations result as Sadio Mane sends champions into next round
Senegal 3-1 Cameroon: Sarr, Diallo and Mane all scored to secure qualifiction for the knockout rounds as the Lions of Teranga defeated Cameroon
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Your support makes all the difference.Senegal secured their place in the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with an impressive win over Cameroon during their Group C clash.
The Liones of Teranga started the match as the better side and dominated the first half with a controlled and clinical tempo that saw Ismaila Sarr’s deflected strike give them the lead.
A second goal after the break, supplied by Sarr and tapped in by youngster Habib Diallo, seemingly was enough to earn them the win but a blockbuster last 10 minutes from Cameroon threatened an upset.
Jean-Charles Castelletto turned up the heat, pulling a goal back before whipping cross after cross into the box. The Indomitable Lions should have scored an equaliser but were punished after a missed effort. Senegal swept down the pitch and Sadio Mane converted the chance for his first goal of the tournament.
Relive the action below plus get the latest Afcon odds and tips right here:
Senegal 0-0 Cameroon
12 mins: Moumi Ngamaleu is down on the ground in a bit of discomfort. He was clipped on the ankle by Ismail Jakobs but it seems to be a knock he could walk off.
Sadio Mane wins a throw in for Senegal as the game is paused so that Ngamaleu can receive a bit of treatment.
Senegal 0-0 Cameroon
9 mins: Pape Sarr feeds the ball out to the right wing where Ismaila Sarr takes over. He brings the ball up alongside the penalty area before his attempted cross is blocked and turned behind for a corner.
Again, Senegal’s set piece doesn’t amount to much.
Senegal 0-0 Cameroon
6 mins: Ismail Jakobs drifts out wide and pushes up the pitch. A diagonal pass comes over to him and he brings the ball under control before whipping in an early cross.
The ball is turned behind for a corner but Cameroon defend it well and earn themselves a goal kick.
Senegal 0-0 Cameroon
3 mins: Georges-Kevin N’Koudou nicks the ball away from Kalidou Koulibaly and bursts into the box. He looks to thread a pass across goal but Pape Matar Sarr sprints back and turns the ball out for a corner.
Cameroon knock it short and float a cross into the penalty area but Edouard Mendy gets out quickly and punches the ball away.
Kick off! Senegal 0-0 Cameroon
Senegal get the match underway and work the ball down to the defence before feeding it back to Edouard Mendy. Mendy works it across to the left side of the pitch where the reigning champions look to drive forward.
Cameroon win possession and seek to break on their own.
Senegal vs Cameroon
Cameroon have drawn each of their last three matches in all competitions and have only managed just two wins from their last 10 games.
They’ve drawn five and lost three during that run including a 1-0 defeat to Senegal back in mid-October.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah suffers injury for Egypt at Africa Cup of Nation
Mohamed Salah handed Liverpool an injury scare playing for Egypt before his country rallied to secure a 2-2 draw against Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Featuring for the Pharaohs, Salah was forced off on the stroke of half-time with a suspected hamstring problem.
Salah was seen clutching the back of his left leg and cut a frustrated figure after embracing teammate Ahmed Hegazi and handing him the captain’s armband.
Salah would then leave the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny pitch in Abidjan, with Mostafa Fathi replacing him. And the Liverpool star could then be seen sitting on the turf by the dugout to watch the closing moments of the first half.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah suffers injury at AFCON
The 31-year-old was forced off against Ghana in Abidjan clutching his left hamstring
William Troost-Ekong leads by example with winning penalty for Nigeria
A William Troost-Ekong penalty gave Nigeria a 1-0 victory over hosts Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.
The Nigeria captain struck from the spot early in the second half in Abidjan as the Super Eagles claimed their first victory of the tournament and leapfrogged the Ivorians in Group A.
Ivory Coast spurned a host of chances and paid the price after Ola Aina was adjudged to have fouled Victor Osimhen in the area following a review by VAR.
The result meant Nigeria drew level with Equatorial Guinea on four points in the group, while Ivory Coast have three with one game to play.
Captain William Troost-Ekong leads by example with winning penalty for Nigeria
Ivory Coast 0-1 Nigeria: The closely fought encounter was decided by a spot kick
Afcon schedule, fixtures, results and start times
The Africa Cup of Nations is back as Ivory Coast play host for the second time in the competition’s history.
Of the 24 nations taking part in Afcon, Senegal have been installed as the pre-tournament favourites, with a raft of top players including Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Nicolas Jackson.
But the reigning champions will face stiff competition for the trophy from the team they beat in the final shootout three years ago, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt, as well as Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon and hosts Ivory Coast.
Afcon schedule, fixtures, results and start times
Ivory Coast host the rearranged 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as Senegal aim to defend their crown
Last time out: Cameroon
Cameroon got their first points on the board with a fortunate 1-1 draw against Guinea.
The National Elephants got the better of the Indomitable Lions in the first half and looked and took the lead early in the game. However, Francois Kamano was shown a red card in first-half stoppage time and their hopes of a famous victory over Cameroon quickly faded.
Toulouse attacker Frank Magri levelled before the hour-mark but the 2017 champions never looked likely to go on to win the match and had to settle for a point.
They’ll need to improve drastically if they have any ideas of beating Senegal today.
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