Defending champions Senegal completed the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a clean ecord after winning all three matches.
The Lions of Teranga have thus qualified to the next stage of the competition, with nine points after beating Guinea 2-0 in the last group of matches.
Two second half goals from Abdoulaye Seck and Iliman Ndiaye secured the Lions of Teranga a 2-0 victory in Bouake.
Abdoulaye Seck broke the dead-lock after the hour mark, from a Krepin Diatta assist.
Guinea, seeing that their chance of a place in the round of 16 was in jeopardy with Cameroon and The Gambia playing in a simultaneous fixture, went in desperate search of the equalizer but were met by a tactically sound Senegalese defense.
The defending champions scored the second goal in the 90th minute following a Sadio Mane assist that was finished off by Marseille forward, Ndiaye who doubled and sealed the victory for the Teranga Lions.
Senegal Coach Aliou Cissé in a post match conference said “I am very satisfied with our players. We had good preparations since camping in December. We were in a tough group of death with strong opposition and won all three which makes me really satisfied.
“When we lost the final in 2019 to Algeria we learnt a lot from that defeat, which allowed us to win the title two years later in Cameroon.
“So far, we have scored eight goals in three matches. We will rest a little, and we have 5 days to play the round of 16,” he stated
