Senegal vs Sudan: AFCON prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds | OneFootball

The first AFCON round of 16 tie pits pre-tournament favourites Senegal against Sudan

Senegal, the AFCON 2021 winners, were one of the pre-tournament favourites to go all the way in Morocco and eased through their group with two victories and a draw.

Though, they were made to sweat over sealing top spot in Group D and did so by virtue of a superior goal difference to DR Congo.

Sudan, meanwhile, qualifed for the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams as their 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in Group E proved to be vital.

A quarter-final place will be the reward for the winner where they will face either Mali or Tunisia in Tangier.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Senegal vs Sudan is scheduled for a 4pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

The match will take place at the Tangier Grand Stadium.

Where to watch Senegal vs Sudan

TV channel: Every match of the tournament will be broadcast across Channel 4’s network.

The game will be broadcast on 4seven, with coverage starting at 3.55pm GMT ahead of kick-off at 4pm.

Live stream: UK viewers will be able to stream the game on All 4.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog!

Senegal vs Sudan team news

The big news from a Senegal perspective is captain Kalidou Koulibaly is suspended after being shown a straight red card in the 3-0 win over Benin.

Such is the strength of Pape Thiaw’s squad that there are several options to step in for the central defender, including Chelsea’s Mamadou Sarr - who is on loan at Strasbourg.

Lamine Camara is a doubt after picking up a knock against Benin, but Ismaila Sarr and Nicolas Jackson are expected to return to the starting XI after being rested for the final group game.

Salaheldin Adil is Sudan’s one injury concern after being replaced late on in the 2-0 defeat against Burkina Faso.

Suspended: Kalidou Koulibaly

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Senegal vs Sudan prediction

Sudan should not pose too much of a threat to Senegal here. The Falcons were hammered 3-0 by Algeria in their opening game of the tournament and are quite fortunate to have progressed with a -4 goal difference.

Provided Sadio Mane and company remain professional, Senegal should avoid a shock to seal a quarter-final place.

Senegal to win 3-0.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

These two nations will be familiar with each other having been in the same World Cup qualification group and Senegal took four points off Sudan across the two meetings, conceding no goals in the process.

Senegal wins: 5

Sudan wins: 0

Draws: 2

Senegal vs Sudan match odds

Senegal to qualify: 2/13

Sudan to qualify: 22/1

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).