Senegal come from behind to beat Sudan and reach Africa Cup quarter-finals | OneFootball

Senegal, the champion of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, avoided an upset against Sudan this Saturday (3), coming from behind to win 3-1 and become the first team to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

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How the match went

The Sudanese opened the scoring just 6 minutes in with a goal from Aamir Abdallah, giving them hopes of advancing.

But the ‘Lions of Teranga’ responded in the first half with two goals from midfielder Pape Gueye (29′ and 45’+3, from a penalty) and went into halftime with the lead.

In the second half, just three minutes after coming onto the field, Paris Saint-Germain player Ibrahim Mbaye (77′) sealed the victory.

Next opponent

Next Friday, Senegal will face the winner of another round of 16 clash, between Mali and Tunisia, who play this Saturday.

The journey of the ‘Nile Crocodiles’, as the Sudanese team is known, comes to an end after their participation in the competition held in Morocco, aiming to bring some joy to a population marked by nearly three years of civil war.

The bloody conflict between the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April 2023, has already displaced nearly 12 million people and, according to the United Nations, created the world's worst humanitarian crisis, while both sides exchange serious accusations.

* With content from AFP

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