Senegal’s Sadio Mane celebrates scoring a goal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Photo: EPA/Backpage pix
Uganda 0-1 Senegal: Mane goal and penalty save – as it happened
Sadio Mane scored and had a penalty saved as Senegal beat Uganda to book their spot at the quarterfinals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Senegal’s Sadio Mane celebrates scoring a goal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Photo: EPA/Backpage pix
Sadio Mane became the leading scorer in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Friday when he scored the goal that gave Senegal a 1-0 win over Uganda in a feisty last-16 clash.
The Liverpool star struck on 15 minutes with a close-range shot after a passing move carved open the Ugandan defence in Cairo.
Mane later missed a penalty — the second time he has fluffed a spot-kick in as many matches — but his three-goal tally from three matches moved him ahead of 11 scorers with two each.
In the quarter-finals, Senegal will face fellow west Africans Benin, who stunned Morocco earlier, winning a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw following extra time.
A fiery start at the Cairo International Stadium to the second last-16 match saw two Ugandans and one Senegalese yellow-carded within 10 minutes of the kick-off.
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Additional reporting by AFP.
