Tanzania’s Taifa Stars will have their goalkeeper Aishi Manula to thank for the saves he made against Senegal despite going down 2-0 to the Lions of Teranga on Sunday in Cairo.
Senegal was dealt a major blow when center-back Salif Sane was injured in the 20th-minute and had to be replaced but Napoli’s Salif Koulibaly ensured that they maintained their shape at the back.
24 -year old M’Baye Niang who plays for Rennes in the French league Ligue-1 missed a lot of chances which he could have been converted but fortunately, Balde and Diatta ensured that the side registered a comfortable win to lead the group.
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20-year-old Krepian Diatta who plays for Belgium side Club Brugge was on the score sheet in the 66th minute with an out of the box stunner-strike outside the after a poorly cleared corner from the Tanzanian side.
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Genk striker and Tanzania side captain Mbwana Samatta was hardly seen through the match thanks to Koulibaly’s defence keeping skills.
Senegal vi
Edouard Mendy (GK), Moussa Wague, Kalidou Koulibaly, Salif Sane, Youssouf Sabaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye (C), Papa N’diaye, Kreppin Diatta, Ismaila Sarr, Balde Diao Keita, Mbaye Niang.
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Aishi Manula (GK), Gadiel Michael, Kevin Patrick Yondani, David Mwantika, Hassan Ramadhan, Feisal Salum Abdalla, Mudathir Yahya Abbas, Himid Mao Mkami, John Raphael Bocco, Mbwana Aly Samatta (C), Saimon HappyGod Msuva