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Senegal Reaches Africa Cup of Nations Semi-Finals

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 11 July 2019.

Published on July 11, 2019, Senegal's Idrissa Gueye scored a crucial goal against Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations, securing his team's spot in the semi-finals.

Everton midfielder Gueye started and finished a move which saw Liverpool's Sadio Mane tee up his team-mate to score in Cairo.

The Video Assistant Referee system was introduced from the quarter-final stage, and Mane had two goals disallowed for offside after VAR checks.

Benin's Olivier Verdon was sent off near the end for a foul on Gueye.

Senegal will meet minnows Madagascar or Tunisia in the semi-finals on Sunday in Cairo.

Aliou Cisse's team will be feeling pretty confident after this performance, and they are two wins from winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

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