Senegal star Sadio Mane . Image: Sunday Alamba Senegal star Sadio Mane . Image: Sunday Alamba LIVERPOOL STAR SADIO Mane ended a 243-minute Senegal goal drought by scoring in a 2-0 win over nine-man Cape Verde in a fiery Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash in Bafoussam.
Bamba Dieng, who replaced Mane, added a second goal two minutes into added time after a breakaway left a single Cape Verde defender facing two Senegalese attackers. Before the kick-off, the teams and match officials stood still and silent in memory of the eight people who died in a crush at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde on Monday before Cameroon defeated the Comoros.
Following a move down the left flank, the ball ran loose in the box and the reigning African Footballer of the Year unleashed a thunderbolt that cannoned off the far post. Despite being numerically disadvantaged, Cape Verde contained Senegalese attacks until Mane came close to breaking the deadlock six minutes before half-time.DIFFERENTLY Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 Membership.A slick exchange of passes inside the box set Mane free, but Vozinha and Steven Fortes combined to block his attempt to score.
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