Heavyweights Senegal failed to fire again and were fortunate not to concede a penalty in a 0-0 draw with unfancied Malawi on Tuesday but they still finished in top spot in Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Malawi were left fuming when Cameroon referee Blaise Ngwa cancelled a late penalty he initially awarded them at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam, after Gomezgani Chirwa was brought down in the box by defender Bouna Sarr. Senegal had newly crowned FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy back in the team after he missed their first two matches due to COVID-19, and he was arguably the busier of the glovemen, certainly in the first half.
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