In the early morning of January 26, Beijing time, the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals, Senegal against Cape Verde. Unable to break the deadlock, Senegal's mentality began to be impatient, but in the 63rd minute, Mane stepped forward and opened the door to victory for Senegal with a goal, and in the final stage, Senegal scored another goal, 2-0, and won the championship heat Senegal advanced to the quarterfinals.
There is no doubt that Liverpool star Mane is definitely one of the superstars of this Year's Africa Cup of Nations, worth 80 million euros, second only to Liverpool teammate Salah. It is worth mentioning that in addition to Senegal led by Mane, the Egyptian team led by Salah has also reached the round of 16, and the 1/8 final will have a strong dialogue with Côte d'Ivoire.
At Liverpool in the Premier League, Mane and Salah are teammates, but in this Year's Africa Cup of Nations, they are each other's opponents. Before the start of the race, Mane Senegal was at the top of the championship odds list, and Salah's Egypt was in third place. At the same time, Senegal ranks 20th in the world and ranks first in Africa.
In the group stage, Senegal drew 1-0 Zimbabwe, 0-0 with Guinea, 0-0 with Malawi, 1 win and 2 draws to remain unbeaten, qualifying as the head of group B. Entering the round of 16, Senegal's first opponent in the knockout round is Cape Verde, and Cape Verde, who is in Group A, is thrilling to advance to the knockout round as the third in the group.
In terms of strength, Senegal is much stronger than Cape Verde. In the first half, Cape Verde held the score at 0-0, but in the 21st minute, Patrick received a red card. In the second half, Cape Verde received another red card in the 57th minute, and Wozzinia was also red.
In the 63rd minute, Mane highlighted the nature of the superstar, teammates in the penalty area head crossed, Liverpool superstar a push into the upper corner to complete a fatal blow, but then, Cape Verde made a complaint, believing that the Senegalese player who gave Mane the header ferry foul in the penalty area was first, and the referee repeatedly checked the VAR replay and determined that Mane's goal was valid!
In the final stage, Cape Verde frantically counterattacked, taking advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's collective forward pressure, Senegal scored another goal in the 90th minute to kill the game, Dion scored the second goal, 2-0, Senegal eliminated Cape Verde to enter the quarterfinals, continuing to impact the first championship in the history of the team, after the best record of senegal's Africa Cup of Nations was the runner-up in 2002 and 2019.