Senegal 3-0 Botswana: CAN 2025 Match Report

Thank you very much for following this great victory for Senegal on leparisien.fr. We’ll see you this Tuesday evening for the last match of the day between Tunisia and Uganda (9 p.m.).

Four minutes of added time were awarded by the referee. Both teams await the final whistle.

Senegal is sanctioned for a foul by Moussa Niakhaté. However, it seemed that there was a Botswanan hand but the referee believes that the Senegalese foul was made before.

It’s Ismaïla Sarr’s turn to go out, he is replaced by Cheick Sabaly for the last minutes.

Lamine Camara tries to strike from afar, but there is no reason for him to escape Phoko’s saves. His shot was at the Botswana goalkeeper.

Ciss’s cross goes past all the players, including teammates, into the Botswana box.

The Zebras are going all out at the end of the match. Kgamanyane, Modingwane and Baruti enter. Seakanyeng, Mohutsiwa and Cooper come out.

Sadio Mané and double scorer Nicolas Jackson are replaced by Cherif Ndiaye and Pathé Ciss for the remaining ten minutes.

Fourteenth shot and twelfth save for the Zebras goalkeeper since the start of the match. Served behind the penalty point, the former Liverpool player pivots and fires his shot, but it is repelled by Phoko.

Ohh Nicolas Jackson misses the ball for 3-0 and the hat-trick! At the penalty point, he controls the ball to escape from the field of defenders but he does not even manage to get on target.

Since the second goal, Botswana’s hopes of snatching a draw point seem almost nil. Pape Thiaw’s men multiply dangerous opportunities on Phoko’s goal.

The young PSG player, Ibrahim Mbaye, makes his CAN debut. He replaces Iliman Ndiaye. The Monegasque Lamine Camara also enters in place of Pape Gueye.

Ismaïla Sarr is mowed down by Mohutsiwa, already sanctioned with a yellow card. He appears to be in pain and remains on the ground for a few minutes.

Served by Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson does not play the one-two and wants to score a hat-trick but this time he comes up against Phoko.

Kebatho, warned, and Orebonye gave way to Sesinyi and Maponda for the last half hour of play.

Iliman Ndiaye, again but this time on the right, pushes his ball too far. Phoko will recover the ball.

Sadio Mané quickly plays it for two… No success for Senegal, who must pass through their goalkeeper Mendy in the action.

Iliman Ndiaye barely recovers the ball on the goal line, he tries to cross but it is repelled by a Botswana player.

Sadio Mané crosses to try to find Nicolas Jackson at the far post but he does not measure well and the ball flies out of the goal.

Kebatho’s foot was much too high and reached Kalidou Koulibaly’s head.

The Lions of Teranga will have to be more efficient than in the first period to take cover once and for all.

Gana Gueye is penalized for a foul upon returning from the locker room. The Botswana free-kick goes out for a corner, ultimately directly into the arms of Édouard Mendy.

The second half kicks off with the Botswana Zebras.

The free kick is hit by Sadio Mané who concedes the corner, but it does nothing for Botswana.

As we enter the minute of added time, the Zebras obtain a very good set piece at the entrance to the Senegalese area.

Yellow card for the Monegasque for his foul on Mohutsiwa.

The Zebras are trying to exist a little in the Senegalese camp, but it’s difficult. The good news for them is that the Senegalese are still unable to open the score and endanger goalkeeper Phoko, who is systematically well placed on their shots.

It is for the Botswanan Mohutsiwa who involuntarily pushed and caused Pape Gueye to fall in the central circle.

Iliman Ndiaye is at fault on Velaphi in the Botswana half.

Sadio Mané tries to strike from a distance from outside the area but it is again repelled with both fists by Phoko. We have just passed the half hour of play and Botswana is still holding on to its draw against the 2022 champions.

The Lions of Teranga will have a good opportunity to open the scoring for this foul by Kebatho on Koulibaly. Already eleven shots for Senegal and still no goal.

It’s Sadio Mané’s turn to stumble on Goitseone Phoko’s foot with his long-range shot. The Senegalese are multiplying their opportunities, but for the moment they are unable to avoid the Zebras goalkeeper.

Ismaïla Sarr’s cross is pushed back for a corner by the Botswana defense. Phoko comes out well on the corner and recovers the ball. Despite their clear domination, the Lions of Teranga are still held in check.

Oh Nicolas Jackson’s acrobatic recovery passes just above Phoko’s goals! The Bayern Munich player takes Iliman Ndiaye’s cross at the far post with his shin.

Despite his pain, the Botswana goalkeeper is still well placed on this umpteenth Senegalese strike from Iliman Ndiaye directly on him.

While it was still raining heavily, the game was stopped for a few minutes because the Botswana goalkeeper was still suffering after having already signaled at the very start of the match.

The former Neapolitan is again sanctioned by the referee for a push on Seakanyeng, but still no card.

Pape Gueye’s cross is cleared for a corner, but the action does nothing for the Senegalese, who dominate but are unable to open the scoring for the moment.

Sadio Mané collapses in the Botswana area but the referee doesn’t flinch… and neither does the player. The game continues.

New opportunity for the Senegalese on the goals of Phoko, who releases fists. It still holds for now for Botswana.

Unsurprisingly, the Lions of Teranga took up residence in the last few meters of Botswana. This match should be a formality for them, but be careful all the same, you never know!

Iliman Ndiaye crosses back, Sadio Mané takes a header and bounces the ball on the ground. But Phoko extends to push back for a corner! We’ve been playing for barely five minutes and Senegal has already created two big chances on the opponent’s goals.