Senegal come from behind to defeat Sudan 3-1 on Saturday and become the first side to book a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals, with midfielder Pape Gueye scoring twice.
Senegal, the 2021 Cup of Nations winners, fell behind following a moment of brilliance from Aamir Abdallah in their last-16 clash at the Grande Stade Tangier before Gueye scored twice while 17-year-old Ibrahima Mbaye added a third 13 minutes from the end.
While Gueye got his name on the board, Sadio Mane played his part as well. The veteran Senegal captain provided two assists – for Gueye’s second goal and Mbaye’s strike – moving him clear at the top of the Afcon all-time assists chart with nine, two more than Ivory Coast great Yaya Toure.
After the win, Gueye said the fightback shown by the team was as valuable as the result.
“I am happy to have won the award and obviously it was the collective team effort that led to the award, so this is for the entire team. I am very happy about our win and most importantly how we reacted after going down 1-0,” he told the Afcon website.
“It
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