According to the Daily Mail, in the early morning of January 31, Beijing time, the last match of the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals ended, and Senegal defeated Equatorial Guinea 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals. Mane, who had to stay in the hospital for five days due to a serious head injury, still started and played 90 minutes.
In the previous quarter-final against Cape Verde, Mane was knocked down by goalkeeper Wozinha. After that, Mane still played about 10 minutes and opened the scoring for Senegal before being replaced due to dizziness and immediately taken to hospital. Although Liverpool wanted the 29-year-old striker not to play, Senegal refused.
Before the game, including former Premier League Golden Boot Chris Sutton, there were many who called for Mane to rest. Sutton said: "If Mane does play, it proves that in football the results take precedence over the players. That's how football treats a player with a head injury. ”
In this match, Farmara Dijediu broke the deadlock, Jannik Buira equalized for Equatorial Guinea, after which midfielder Kuyat, who played for Crystal Palace, and Sal, who played for Watford, made two consecutive cities to ensure Senegal's reach the final four.
(Felix Cat)
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