Sadio Mane drags Senegal into Afcon quarter finals
5th July 2019
Perennial favorites Senegal are through to the quarter finals of the African Cup of nations underway in Egypt.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane opened the scores with a clinical low finish which beat the despairing dive of Uganda goalie Dennis Oyango.
Mane could have added his fourth of the tourney while settling nerves of the supporting cast on the bench and in the stands, after he was cynically brought down by a charged Oyango only to miss the resultant penalty.
The Ugandans mounted a spirited challenge to try and pull parity but could not get past Khalidou Coulibaly and goalie Gomis.
Uganda's build-up to the tie was disrupted by a pay dispute which saw players boycott training on Tuesday.
Emmanuel Okwi and substitute Kateregga, from a late free-kick, both forced saves from Alfred Gomis but Senegal's experience saw them through.
The Taranga lions who are seeking a first Africa Cup of Nations triumph, will meet Benin, surprise winners over Morocco, in the last eight in Cairo on 10 July.