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Senegal Reach AFCON Quarter-Finals After 3-1 Comeback Win Over Sudan

Sadio Mané's two assists lifted him to the top of the tournament's all-time assists list.

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Mali v Tunisia - Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco - January 3, 2026 Tunisia's Noureddine Farhati in action with Mali's Abdoulaye Diaby REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Senegal v Sudan - Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier, Morocco - January 3, 2026 Senegal's Pape Gueye and Abdoulaye Seck in action with Sudan's Walieldin Khidir REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Senegal v Sudan - Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier, Morocco - January 3, 2026 Senegal's Habib Diarra in action with Sudan's Ammar Taifour REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Senegal v Sudan - Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier, Morocco - January 3, 2026 Senegal's Ibrahim Mbaye in action with Sudan's Mohamed Saeed Ahmed REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Overview

  • Pape Gueye scored a first-half brace to overturn Aamir Abdallah’s early opener in Tangier.
  • Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye, 17, sealed the victory with a late third for Senegal.
  • Senegal will face Mali in Tangier next Friday after Mali eliminated Tunisia 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
  • Mali advanced despite playing with 10 men from the 26th minute and survived to win the shootout in Casablanca.
  • Sudan exited after a rare run to the knockouts, a notable achievement for a team representing a country in civil war.