Soccer-Last-gasp Mane penalty hands Senegal victory over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe defender Kelvin Madzongwe was penalised for blocking a shot with his hand extended away from his body in the area in a heartbreaking turn of events for his side as they were on the cusp of an upset result at the start of Group B action. Senegal are Africa’s top ranked team but had only 18 players available for their opening group match because of the novel coronavirus and injury and despite a lion’s share of possession and opportunities produced a tepid performance. (Writing by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Senegal's Sadio Mane converted a penalty seven minutes into stoppage time to hand the pre-tournament favourites a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at the start of their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Bafoussam on Monday. Zimbabwe defender Kelvin Madzongwe was penalised for blocking a shot with his hand extended away from his body in the area in a heartbreaking turn of events for his side as they were on the cusp of an upset result at the start of Group B action.
Senegal are Africa’s top ranked team but had only 18 players available for their opening group match because of the novel coronavirus and injury and despite a lion’s share of possession and opportunities produced a tepid performance. Guinea and Malawi meet later on Monday also in Bafoussam in the second Group B match. (Writing by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ken Ferris)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Senegal
- Guinea
- Malawi
- Sadio Mane
- Africa
- Africa Cup
- Zimbabwe
ALSO READ
World Bank releases $57.6M grant to support Malawi affected by food crisis
Papua New Guinea has 'human capital crisis', says World Bank
Malawi court drops corruption charges against vice president
Greater investment in education key to Papua New Guinea’s economic future
Papua New Guinea stick to experience in T20 World Cup 2024 squad