Senegal tops the group with a tough draw against Malawi

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Senegal tops the group with a tough draw against Malawi

Malawi draw with Senegal

On Tuesday, Senegal snatched the top spot in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations, currently being held in Cameroon, despite its goalless draw with Malawi.

Senegal took advantage of Guinea’s 1-2 loss to Zimbabwe, to take the lead in the group.

Malawi is waiting for the opportunity to climb into the top 4 teams occupying third place.

Senegal’s tally rose to 5 points in the first place, a point ahead of Guinea, runners-up, and Malawi, third.

Zimbabwe is bottom of the group with 3 points.

The Senegalese team did not offer the expected offer. Although it is one of the candidates to win the continental title.

Match Events

The first half witnessed great control by the Senegalese team, which supported its ranks with the return of the duo Eduardo Mindo and Kalidou Coulibaly. But the danger was on the part of Malawi, whose attacks constituted a great danger to Senegal’s goal.
Sadio Mane was the source of danger for the Senegalese lions and missed the opportunity to score the first goal at the beginning of the match before the attacking effectiveness of the Senegal players disappeared

In the second half, the situation changed, with Senegal controlling the course of things, but the rush to end the attacks did not help them score the goal, amid a defensive retreat from Malawi to get the equalizer point.

Senegal coach Aliou Cissé tried to revitalize the attacking side by involving Ahmadi Deng instead of Habib Diallo. Then the duo Bab Gay and Famara Dibdhoo. And the Malawi coach resorted to securing the midfield by involving Chester and Mbulo instead of Michian and Mubaba

The referee of the match, Cameroonian Plessy Ngoa, covered a penalty kick for Malawi after resorting to video technology

The Senegalese team tried in the minutes to score the winning goal and avoid the surprises of Malawi. But the situation remained as it is.

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