Senegal underlined their credentials as contenders at the Africa Cup of Nations by advancing to the last 16 as Group D winners on Tuesday, while the Democratic Republic of Congo were left facing a daunting knockout assignment and Tanzania made history by reaching the tournament’s elimination phase for the first time.
African champions in 2022, Senegal completed the group stage unbeaten with a convincing 3-0 victory over Benin in Tangier. Goals from Abdoulaye Seck and Habib Diallo either side of half time put Pape Thiaw’s side in control before captain Kalid
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