Marseille striker Ismaila Sarr starred as defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal eased their manner into the final 16 with a 3-1 win over Cameroon.
Sarr’s deflected strike gave his aspect a Sixteenth-minute lead and it was he who arrange fellow frontman Habib Diallo after the break earlier than Sadio Mane cemented victory at Stade Charles Konan Banny in stoppage time to ensure his aspect’s development from Group C.
Cameroon responded belatedly when Jean-Charles Castelletto powered house a header from Olivier Ntcham’s 83rd-minute cross and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou has responsible of a obvious miss earlier than Mane scored, however Rigobert Music’s males will head into Tuesday’s closing group fixture in opposition to Gambia with only a single level to their title.
Ismaila Sarr
With a aim and an help Ismaila Sarr is known as the TotalEnergies Man of the Match #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #SENCMR | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/yc1bT3qP9L
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Senegal went forward after the Cameroon defence did not cope with Pape Sarr’s Sixteenth-minute nook.
The ball was fed again in to Sarr after goalkeeper Andre Onana had punched it to the sting of the field and he drilled in a low right-footed shot which took a slight deflection off Frank Anguissa and flew into the web.
The Indomitable Lions didn’t muster a single try on aim within the opening 45 minutes and might need fallen additional behind six minutes earlier than the break however for Enzo Tchato’s block after Lamine Camara had put Mane in on aim.
FULL-TIME!
Senegal with a efficiency and three⃣ targets catch the essential three factors! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #SENCMR pic.twitter.com/Mr2PxGiQdE
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Aliou Cisse’s males continued to make the operating after the restart, however Olivier Kemen received a sight of aim on the different finish, solely to loop his Fifty fifth-minute header from a deep free-kick excessive over.
Cameroon’s fortunes took an extra flip for the more serious with 19 minutes remaining when Sarr turned supplier with a low cross for Habib Diallo to make it 2-0 from shut vary.
Castelletto gave Music’s aspect hope with seven minutes remaining and they need to have been degree when Nkoudou headed inexplicably huge in harm time earlier than Mane wrapped up the factors.
