Overview
- Senegal beat Sudan 3-1 after Aamir Abdallah’s sixth-minute opener, with Pape Gueye scoring twice before halftime and 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye adding a 77th-minute clincher.
- Sadio Mané created two goals for Senegal, supplying assists for Gueye’s second and for Mbaye to close out the Round of 16 tie.
- Mali eliminated Tunisia after a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 shootout, surviving from the 26th minute with 10 men following Woyo Coulibaly’s red card.
- Tunisia led in the 88th minute through Firas Chaouat, but Lassine Sinayoko equalised from the spot in stoppage time before Djigui Diarra saved two penalties and El Bilal Touré converted the decider.
- The results confirm a Senegal–Mali quarter-final in Tangier next Friday, with Sudan’s first AFCON knockout appearance since 2012 ending against one of the tournament favourites.