The Senegalese brought the ball into the opponent’s goal already in the fourth minute, when after a smart pass by the team’s brightest star, Sadio Mane, Marseille “Olympique” midfielder Pap Geys hit the ball accurately.
Shortly before the half-hour mark, The Gambia squandered an opportunity to regain the balance when Turkish Super League regular striker Ali Sova missed a header from close range.
At the end of the half, the chances of the Gambians to take away the points narrowed considerably, as Cardiff “City” midfielder Ebou Adams received a straight red card for a rude lunge against Lamin Kamara.
The 20-year-old midfielder of the “Metz” club was able to continue the game and shined after the break, consolidating the Senegalese advantage in the 52nd and 86th minutes.
The winners of the first two places of all six groups, as well as the four third-placed teams with the highest statistical indicators, will enter the round of 16.
Africa Cup of Nations football, group stage
DateGr.TimeGameResult13.01.A22.00 Cote d’Ivoire – Guinea-Bissau2:0 (1:0)14.01.16.00Nigeria – Equatorial Guinea1:1 (1:1)B19.00Egypt – Mozambique2:2 (1:0)22.00Ghana – Cape Verde1 :2 (0:1)15.01.C16.00Senegal – Gambia3:0 (1:0)19.00Cameroon – GuineaD22.00Algeria – Angola16.01.16.00Burkina Faso – MauritaniaE19.00Tunisia – Namibia22.00Mali – Republic of South Africa17.01.F19.00Morocco – Tanzania 22.00 DR Congo – Zambia 18.01.A16.00 Equatorial Guinea – Guinea-Bissau 19.00 Ivory Coast – NigeriaB22.00 Egypt – Ghana 19.01.16.00 Cape Verde – MozambiqueC19.00 Senegal – Cameroon 22.00 Guinea – Gambia 20.01.D16.00 Algeria – Burkina Faso19.00 .00Mauritania -Angolae22.00 Tuna-Mali21.01.F16.00Maroka-Congo Dr19.00-Tanzania22.00 South African Republic-Namibia22.01.A19.00Ecvatorial Guinea-Co-Divaar19.00 Gwinja-Bissau-Nigerijab22.00 Cabooverde. C19.00Guinea – Senegal19.00Gambia – CameroonD22.00Mauritania – Algeria22.00Angola – Burkina Faso24.01.E19.00South Africa – Tunisia19.00Namibia – MaliF22.00Zambia – Morocco22.00Tanzania – DR Congo
