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Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
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3 - 1
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Sudan
Senegal vs Sudan: match report
Senegal hosted Sudan at Ibn Batouta Stadium on Saturday 3 January 2026, in the Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal are without 1 player (Assane Diao); Sudan have no reported absences. Beida Damane is the referee.
Result and scorers
Senegal 3-1 Sudan. Goals: Aamir Abdallah 6' for Sudan; Pape Gueye 29' for Senegal; Pape Gueye 45'+3' for Senegal; Ibrahim Mbaye 77' for Senegal. Attendance: 30,045.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 6' Goal: Aamir Abdallah (Sudan) 0-1
- 13' Yellow card: Ismail Jakobs (Senegal)
- 29' Goal: Pape Gueye (Senegal) 1-1
- 45'+3' Goal: Pape Gueye (Senegal) 2-1
- 50' Yellow card: Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)
- 70' Yellow card: Sheddy Barglan (Sudan)
- 77' Goal: Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal) 3-1
- 85' Yellow card: Salaheldin Adil (Sudan)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 67.2% | Possession | 32.8% |
| 14 | Shots | 9 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Corners | 4 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Senegal 4-3-3
Coach: Pape Thiaw
- 16 Edouard Mendy GK
- 15 Krepin Diatta DEF
- 4 Abdoulaye Seck DEF
- 19 Moussa Niakhaté DEF
- 14 Ismail Jakobs DEF
- 7 Habib Diarra MID
- 5 Idrissa Gana Gueye MID
- 26 Pape Gueye MID
- 18 Ismaila Sarr MID
- 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD
- 10 Sadio Mané FWD
Bench
- 25 Malick Diouf DEF
- 9 Boulaye Dia FWD
- 8 Lamine Camara MID
- 27 Ibrahim Mbaye FWD
- 6 Pathé Ciss MID
- 23 Mory Diaw GK
- 1 Yehvann Diouf GK
- 24 Antoine Mendy DEF
- 2 Mamadou Sarr DEF
- 22 Ousseynou Niang MID
- 17 Pape Sarr MID
- 21 Cheikh Sabaly FWD
- 12 Cherif Ndiaye FWD
- 20 Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo FWD
- 13 Iliman Ndiaye FWD
Sudan 4-2-3-1
Coach: Kwesi Appiah
- 21 Monged El Neel GK
- 25 Sheddy Barglan DEF
- 3 Mohamed Ereng DEF
- 6 Mustafa Karshom DEF
- 12 Bakhit Khamis DEF
- 2 Abuaagla Abdalla MID
- 13 Ammar Taifour MID
- 26 Aamir Abdallah FWD
- 5 Walieldin Khidir MID
- 10 Mohammed Abdel-Rahman FWD
- 14 Mohamed Eisa FWD
Bench
- 4 Altayeb Abaker DEF
- 15 Salah Adil MID
- 8 Abdelrazig Omer MID
- 22 Al Gozoli Nooh FWD
- 11 John Mano FWD
- 1 Ali Abu-Eshrein GK
- 16 Mohamed Abooja GK
- 18 Awad Zaid DEF
- 17 Mazin Mohamedein DEF
- 24 Mohamed Kesra DEF
- 7 Yaser Awad DEF
- 23 Abdelsamad Manan MID
- 27 Muhammad Tia Asad FWD
- 9 Yasir Mozamil FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Senegal
- Assane Diao injury, back Doubtful
Sudan
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Friday 5 September 2025: Senegal 2-0 Sudan
- Friday 29 August 2025: Senegal 1-1 Sudan
- Tuesday 19 August 2025: Sudan 0-0 Senegal
- Saturday 22 March 2025: Sudan 0-0 Senegal
- Tuesday 16 October 2018: Sudan 0-1 Senegal