Highlights: Senegal 4-1 Sudan | Africa Cup of Nations 2026-28 – 5 goals
Senegal beat Sudan 4-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations after the teams were level 1-1 at half-time.
Senegal beat Sudan 4-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2026-28 season. The match kicked off at 19:00 on 12 November 2026, with Senegal listed as the home team and Sudan as the away team. Five goals were scored in total, and the score was 1-1 at half-time.
How the match unfolded
Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring for Senegal in the 31st minute.
Sudan drew level in the 45th minute through Abuaagla Abdalla, who was assisted by Walieldin Khidir. The teams went into half-time at 1-1.
Three of the five goals came after the break, all of them for Senegal. Boulaye Dia put Senegal back in front in the 61st minute to make it 2-1, with El Hadji Malick Diouf providing the assist.
In the 64th minute, Ibrahim Mbaye scored from an Iliman Ndiaye pass to make it 3-1.
Pathe Mboup added a late goal in the 86th minute, set up by Pape Matar Sarr, to complete the 4-1 scoreline.
Cards
Both sides were shown 2 yellow cards each.
Match statistics
Senegal had 66% of possession to Sudan's 34%. They also had more of the attempts, with 16 shots to Sudan's 4. Of those, 8 Senegal shots were on target, compared with 2 for Sudan.
Senegal won 7 corners and Sudan won 3. The dangerous attacks count finished 55-15 in Senegal's favour.
Next matches
The two teams meet again on 16 November 2026.
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