In the early morning of January 15, Beijing time, the African Cup of Nations played several more rounds of matches, including 2 matches in Group B, Senegal and Guinea drew 0-0, while Malawi beat Zimbabwe 2-1, retaining their hope of qualifying. In the final round, Senegal, the number one favourite in the African Cup, will play against Malawi, and if it loses, it is likely to be eliminated.
In this Africa Cup of Nations competition, Senegal, which ranks 20th by FIFA, is seen as the number one favourite to win the championship. However, due to the infection of the virus, a number of players in the Senegalese team were unable to play in the first two matches, including Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy and Napoli centre-back Koulibaly. In such a situation, Senegal can only rely on Mane, Liverpool's 8,000W superstar to support.
In the first round, Senegal faced the weak zimbabwe with a difficult time, relying on a 97-minute penalty shootout to barely score three points. And in the early hours of the morning, they drew 0-0 with Guinea. In the original plan, as long as Senegal can win, it can lock in the top spot. But after the draw, they can only participate in the life-and-death battle of the group in the final round.
In the third round, Senegal's opponent is Malawi, who wins in the early morning, and whoever wins is sure to qualify. Once Senegal loses, they can only hope that Guinea will lose a bigger score, but the latter is unlikely to lose.
In the early morning match with Guinea, Mane alone was obviously alone. With 90 minutes played, Mane had just one shot on goal and 36 touches, which is definitely not the performance of a team superstar. If the team-mates in the final round of the group could not stand up, then Senegal's promotion actually had to be marked with a question mark.
Although it is a traditional team in the African region, Senegal has not won the African Cup of Nations in history. In this competition, Mane and other superstars risked infection to compete in the competition, and the goal was only for the honor of the national team. If Senegal cannot break through from the group, this is believed to be the biggest upset of the African Cup of Nations.
Of course, for many Liverpool fans, they should psychologically hope that Senegal will suffer a upset. In the absence of Mane and Salah, the recent performance of the Premier League powerhouses has also been bumpy. Without these 2 super strikers, Uncle Scum's team has also entered a hibernation period, and they urgently need the return of African Gemini.