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Benni's Kenya hammered by Senegal

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Benni McCarthy's Kenya succumbed to a heavy 8-0 defeat at the hands of Senegal in an international friendly match in Antalya, Turkey on Tuesday.

On-loan Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring 10 minutes after the first whistle, before Malick Diouf doubled the lead three minutes later.

Jackson, who joined Bayern Munich on a season-long loan completed his brace in the 16th minute to make it 3-0.

Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane got on the scoresheet in the 18th minute, before getting his second of the match from the penalty spot two minutes after the half-hour mark.

The Al-Nassr star got secured his hattrick on the stroke of half time. Ibrahim Mbaye also got on the scoresheet in the 49th minute after recording two assists in the first half.

It was Cherif Ndiaye who completed the rout with a penalty in the 81st minute to make it 8-0 for the Lions of Teranga.

Meanwhile, for the Harambee stars, the defeat means they suffered back-to-back defeats in the ongoing FIFA international break as they went down to Equatorial Guinea last Friday.