In the early morning of January 26, Beijing time, Senegal, ranked 20th in the world and ranked 1st in Africa, achieved a big rebound, and won a strong 2-0 victory over Cape Verde in the 1/8 final of the African Cup of Nations, getting rid of the embarrassment of winning a 0-0 draw in the last two rounds of the group stage. In the group stage, Senegal was very depressed, scoring only one goal, beating Zimbabwe 1-0, Guinea 0-0 and 0-0 Malawi. Reaching the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal regained the strength of The First place in Africa, and Mane began to dominate the game.
In this match against Cape Verde, Senegal maintained the state of total victory in the previous four games against Cape Verde. Senegalese manager Aliou Cisse sent the strongest starter 11 people, led by Mane, Dia, Geye, Koulibaly and others, and the luxurious starting line-up was worth 231 million euros; Cape Verde's starting line-up was worth only 13.78 million euros, dooming the game to be one-sided.
In the game, Senegal controlled the rhythm of the game as scheduled, but was stubbornly resisted by Cape Verde, who once dragged Senegal through a tangled kick, making the first 60 minutes of the game still 0-0, but the cost was heavy, Andre Verde received 2 red cards. In the 20th minute of the match, Patrick Andrade stepped on Pap Guyer while grabbing the ball, and was immediately sent off by the referee for a direct red card, and Cape Verde played one less person.
In the 56th minute of the match, Eduardo Mendy launched a long pass to find Mane, goalkeeper Wozynia came out to bring Mane down, the referee sent the goalkeeper red card, and Cape Verde played 2 less.
In the 62nd minute of the match, Senegal attacked through a corner kick, Mane scored the ball on the left side of the box to complete the second attack, he directly shot at the goal, leading Senegal to a 1-0 lead. In the 69th minute of the game, Mane was replaced early due to injury, but Mane walked off the field normally, the injury was not serious, and it was likely that it would not affect the next game.
In the 90+1 minute of the match, Senegal killed the suspense of the game, Jeffrey Forts made a fatal mistake in midfield, Senegal broke the ball to complete the two-on-one counterattack, Diyediu assisted Dion to complete the one-knife push to break the goal, Senegal won the game 2-0.
Statistics show that Senegal has 62% of the ball, 16-2 with Cape Verde's shots, 4-1 with a positive shooting contrast, and finally won 2-0, creating a 6-year miracle, the last 6 consecutive 4 times against Cape Verde, Senegal miraculously won all 2-0 victories. Winning this campaign, the "German turn" superstar Mane, who is worth up to 80 million euros, became the MVP, he almost dominated the game, completely rose in the African Cup of Nations, and made 6 goals, Senegal's recent 8 goals in the African Cup, of which 6 goals were made by Mane, 5 goals and 1 assist, which is equivalent to carrying the Senegalese impact championship trophy for two consecutive African Cups.
Reaching the top 8 of the African Cup of Nations, Senegal has also set a 6-year grand situation, that is, the recent three consecutive African Cup of Nations to reach the top 8, and now as the first in Africa to enter the top 8, Senegal ushered in the opportunity to impact the first crown of the African Cup of Nations, in history, Senegal has not yet touched the African Cup of Nations championship trophy.