Senegal book World Cup ticket

Senegal hermetic a lapse to a FIFA World Cupâ„¢ for a initial time given their 2002 entrance interjection to a 2-0 win over South Africa in World Cup subordinate African Group D.

Diafra Sakho scored a opener for a visitors in Polokwane, before a rather felicitous Thamsanqa Mkhize possess idea hermetic a 3 points for a Teranga Lions. The visitors are now 5 points forward of nearest Group D challengers Burkina Faso with one diversion remaining.

Senegal dumbfounded a universe by violence World Cup holders France in their initial ever diversion during a tellurian finals in 2002, and if they are to furnish performances to compare that during Russia 2018, it is expected that Liverpool’s Sadio Mane will be a catalyst.

Unsurprisingly, Mane was constituent to a feat that requisitioned their World Cup return, with a splendidly satirical by round teeing adult Sakho for a opener, while he was concerned in a mixed of bodies that led to a second.

2010 World Cup hosts South Africa played their partial – and even dominated possession for spells – in a sharp-witted match, with Lebogang Manyama attack a crossbar, though a second idea only before half-time knocked a breeze out of their sails. 

Head manager Aliou Cisse was a Senegalese captain during their 2002 debut, that saw them follow adult that conspicuous opening win opposite France to strech a quarter-finals. The former midfielder will be anticipating he can enthuse them to grasp likewise greatest heights subsequent year in Russia.

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