Franck Kessie scored the winning penalty as hosts Ivory Coast sent holders Senegal tumbling out of the Africa Cup of Nations, sparking wild celebrations in Yamoussoukro.Kessie, who had coolly dispatched an 86th-minute spot-kick past Edouard Mendy to earn a 1-1 draw and send the round-of-16 tie to extra time, delivered again with the crucial kick to seal a 5-4 shoot-out win after Moussa Niakhate ...Full Story »

Marseille striker Ismaila Sarr starred as defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal eased their way into the last 16 with a 3-1 win over Cameroon.Sarr’s deflected strike gave his side a 16th-minute lead and it was he who set up fellow frontman Habib Diallo after the break before Sadio Mane cemented victory at Stade Charles Konan Banny in stoppage time to guarantee his side’s ...Full Story »

Lamine Camara’s double helped Senegal get their Africa Cup of Nations title defence off to a winning start as they recorded a comprehensive 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia.Pape Gueye put the 2021 champions ahead just four minutes in, while Gambia were reduced to 10 men when Cardiff midfielder Ebou Adams was sent off on the stroke of half-time.Camara doubled their lead – seven minutes ...Full Story »

FORMER Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has married a woman thought to be his long-term girlfriend in a secret ceremony in Senegal. Al-Nassr star Mane, 31, is preparing to captain Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast this month. But just days before their campaign gets underway, the ex-Bayern Munich man has tied the knot with Aisha Tamba. It was originally reported that his new b...Full Story »

Joshua Kimmich has defended Sadio Mane after the attacker decided to bring his disappointing one-year stay at Bayern Munich to an end. WHAT HAPPENED? Mane looks set to leave the Bundesliga champions for Al-Nassr. The Saudi Arabian side - who boast Cristiano Ronaldo among their ranks - will pay Bayern up to £35 million ($45m), according to reports, while Mane's annual salary will amount t...Full Story »

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse knows his side must be prepared for a totally different type of football after securing their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Ecuador.The Africa Cup of Nations champions – without injured star forward Sadio Mane – needed to win to make it through from Group A, while a draw would have been good enough for Ecuador.After se...Full Story »

Kalidou Koulibaly scored a second-half winner as Senegal beat Ecuador 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium to finish second in Group A and book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup.Watford forward Ismaila Sarr kept his cool to slot in a penalty spot just before half-time, but Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo equalised in the 68th minute.Senegal, though, were soon back in front when ...Full Story »

Ecuador coach Gustavo Alfaro is confident captain and talisman Enner Valencia will be fit and firing for his side’s decisive final World Cup group game against Senegal.Former West Ham and Everton striker Valencia has scored all three of Ecuador’s goals in the tournament so far but is carrying a knee injury.The 33-year-old struck twice in the 2-0 opening-night win over hosts Qatar and...Full Story »

Qatar are heading out of their own World Cup following defeat by Senegal in their second game.The hosts were beaten 3-1 by the African champions at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium on Friday and their exit was later confirmed when Group A rivals Netherlands and Ecuador played out a 1-1 draw.Qatar still have a game against the Dutch to come but, after losing their opener to the South Americans, th...Full Story »

Match report as Senegal claim first World Cup victory to leave hosts Qatar facing group-stage elimination; Qatar will be first nation eliminated if Netherlands avoid defeat against Ecuador in Friday's other Group A game Qatar's Ismail Mohamad reacts after his shot is saved by Senegal's Edouard Mendy Hosts Qatar stand on the brink of elimination just two games into the World Cup after a 3-1 def...Full Story »

The Netherlands seized the advantage in World Cup Group A as goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen sealed a 2-0 win over African champions Senegal.The Lions of Teranga are missing their talisman, Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane, at this tournament and though they battled hard, could not find a way past the debutant Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert.The win puts the Oranje, three times World Cup f...Full Story »

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse admits it will be difficult to replace Sadio Mane having built the whole team around him.The Bayern Munich forward, who was instrumental in their Africa Cup of Nations win in February, was ruled out after having surgery to reattach a tendon to the head of his right fibula having originally been named in the World Cup squad.“Obviously it is a great shame for S...Full Story »

Bayern Munich star and former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is now officially out of this year’s World Cup, it has been confirmed. The 30-year-old is a big loss for Senegal and for the tournament as a whole, as he’s been one of the very finest attacking players in world football in the last five years or so. Mane made a name for himself at Liverpool before joining Bayern Munich th...Full Story »

Sadio Mane suffered a knee injury during Bayern Munich's 6-1 demolition of Werder Bremen on Tuesday night, and now reports are emerging that he will miss World Cup 2022 because of the knock he sustained. Mane went down injured 20 minutes into the match due to an innocuous-looking challenge, and was subsequently substituted for Leroy Sane. Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said that Man...Full Story »

The star will leave Merseyside after six years to join the Bundesliga champions Sadio Mane is set to join Bayern Munich after the German champions reached a €41 million (£35m/$43m agreement with Liverpool - with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirming the forward is on his way to the Bundesliga champions. Liverpool will receive a €32m (£27m/$34m) fixed fee for t...Full Story »

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Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   SENEGAL WIN THEIR FIRST AFCON TITLE     Barca fans during the Atletico game:     The real Chelsea FW     Serie A title     Congratulations Senegal         Meanwhile in Bundesliga...       Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomo...Full Story »

Sadio Mane went from villain to hero as he broke club-mate Mohamed Salah’s heart by firing Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations Cup glory for the first time.Liverpool striker Mane, who had seen his seventh-minute spot-kick saved by goalkeeper Gabaski, nervelessly converted the decisive penalty in a 4-2 shoot-out victory over seven-times winners Egypt at the Stade d’Olembe in Yaounde afte...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal pulled off two spectacular saves as Egypt edged hosts Cameroon 3-1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final of Africa Cup of Nations following a goalless draw after extra time on Thursday. Cameroon converted only one of their four spot-kicks, with Abou Gabal blocking two of the strikes before Clinton Njie missed his attempt. Egypt converted all three of their kic...Full Story »

Sadio Mane’s late goal helped Senegal through to their third Africa Cup of Nations final after overcoming Burkino Faso 3-1.Senegal were denied two penalties by the VAR, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi injured in the first of those incidents and Farid Ouedraogo having to come off the bench to replace him in goal.All the goals came in the second half as Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Guey...Full Story »