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Algeria’s forward #8 Youcef Belaili fights for the ball Angola’s defender #3 Jonathan Buatu during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group D football match between Algeria and Angola at Stade de la Paix in Bouake on January 15, 2024. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Sadio Mane's Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for their Gambian neighbours, who played the whole second half with 10 men.
Lamine Camara scored a stunning brace as Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday, but fellow heavyweights Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches. Sadio Mane's Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for their Gambian neighbours, who played the whole second half with 10 men. Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye swept home an assist by Mane to give the Lions of Teranga the lead inside four minutes in Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro.
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Scenes from the opening ceremony of the 13th Africa Cup of Nations, which were held in Libya. Nigeria went into the tournament as defending champions but crashed out in the group stage. Photo: CAF
Things to know about the Africa Cup of Nations before the 2024 tournament kicks off on Saturday with a Group A clash between hosts Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau (22:00 SA time).
Senegal defeated Egypt to win the AFCON title in Cameroun
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