Senegal beat Sudan to reach AFCON quarterfinals as Pape Gueye grabs brace

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Senegal travel from down to easiness past Sudan 3-1 ⁠and publication their ‍place successful the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals.

Published On 3 Jan 2026

Pape Gueye scored twice, and teen Ibrahim Mbaye grabbed the victor 4 minutes aft coming disconnected the seat to clinch a 3-1 triumph for Senegal implicit Sudan successful Tangier successful the archetypal Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.

Rattled by an aboriginal Aamir Abdallah extremity for Sudan connected Saturday, Senegal recovered to pb 2-1 astatine half-time done Pape Gueye’s goals. Mbaye past enactment the result beyond uncertainty aft 77 minutes.

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Former champions Senegal volition look Mali oregon Tunisia, who conscionable successful Casablanca aboriginal connected Saturday, successful the quarterfinals.

It was predicable effect arsenic Senegal are 99 places higher successful the satellite rankings than Sudan, who were representing a state ravaged by civilian warfare since April 2023.

Senegal made six changes to the squad that started a 3-0 triumph implicit Botswana successful their last radical match. A notable absentee was suspended skipper and centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.

Ghana-born Sudan manager Kwesi Appiah retained lone 1 of the squad that began a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Burkina Faso – guardant Abdallah.

It was the archetypal gathering of the countries astatine an AFCON tournament. They were successful the aforesaid 2026 World Cup qualifying group, though, with Senegal winning astatine location and drafting away.

Sudan rocked Senegal by taking a sixth-minute pb done Abdallah, a semi-professional who plays for an Australian second-tier nine successful Melbourne.

It was a superb extremity arsenic the Sudan striker took possession conscionable wrong the country and curled the shot implicit erstwhile Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and into the net.

Sudan had qualified for the knockout signifier arsenic 1 of the champion 4 third-placed nations contempt failing to people successful 3 radical matches. An ain extremity brought triumph implicit Equatorial Guinea.

A brave prevention from Monged Abuzaid connected 29 minutes foiled Nicolas Jackson, who is connected indebtedness to Bayern Munich from Chelsea, but Senegal equalised astir instantly after.

Former African subordinate of the twelvemonth Sadio Mane acceptable up Pape Gueye, who equalised with a debased changeable into the country of the net.

Senegal were attacking continuously portion Sudan had small to connection going guardant successful a lucifer watched by Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe from South Africa.

The Mauritanian referee pointed to the punishment spot aft Ismaila Sarr was fouled by Abuzaid. However, the determination was reversed aft a agelong VAR reappraisal revealed a Senegalese subordinate was offside successful the buildup.

Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace past scored, lone to beryllium ruled offside successful different let-off for the Sudanese.

Abuzaid was perpetually successful enactment and did good to propulsion distant a Pape Gueye changeable with an outstretched close manus arsenic half-time approached.

There was inactive clip for Pape Gueye to people again, however, and springiness Senegal a half-time vantage successful the Mediterranean city.

The extremity was brilliantly executed by the midfielder from La Liga nine Villarreal 3 minutes into added time. He utilized his near ft to side-foot a transverse into the nett past Abuzaid.

Senegal introduced Mbaye midway done the 2nd fractional arsenic they sought the security of a 3rd goal. He made an contiguous impact, latching connected to a agelong walk and beating Abuzaid astatine his adjacent post.

The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain guardant represented France astatine age-limit levels earlier switching his planetary allegiance to Senegal, wherever his begetter was born.

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