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Senegal Reaches Africa Cup of Nations Final

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 14 July 2019.

Senegal's journey to the Africa Cup of Nations final was marked by a dramatic own goal from Dylan Bronn, securing a 1-0 win over Tunisia in a tense last-four clash in Cairo on July 14, 2019.

The match, which went into extra time, saw Tunisia's Mouez Hassen push a free-kick against the head of Bronn, resulting in the ball going backwards into the net with 11 minutes gone in extra time.

Senegal will miss star defender Kalidou Koulibaly for the final against Algeria or Nigeria, who meet in Cairo later Sunday, after he was yellow-carded, triggering an automatic one-match suspension.

Senegal's coach, Aliou Cisse, made one change to the team that defeated Benin in the quarter-finals, with 20-year-old forward Krepin Diatta replacing Keita Balde.

The countries were meeting for the sixth time in the Cup of Nations, with each winning one match and the other three drawn.

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