Reigning champions Senegal qualified for the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16.
Called the Lions of Teranga, Senegal beat five-time AFCON winners Cameroon 3-1 in a Group C match at Yamoussoukro’s Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro in the Ivory Coast.
In the 16th minute, Ismaila Sarr put Senegal in front. Habib Diallo doubled the gap in the 71st minute.
Cameroon’s Jean-Charles Castelleto scored a header to narrow the gap with seven minutes to go.
Sadio Mane, the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich star, cemented the win, scoring for Senegal in injury time.
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