Senegal and Mauritania laid out to book their area in the last four of the 2023 African Nations Championship in Friday’s experience at Stade 19 Mai 1956.
Awaiting the champion of this tie in the semis is just one of Madagascar or Mozambique, who are likewise arranged to go head-to-head in the quarter-finals.
Match preview
Senegal finished up their group-stage campaign on a high courtesy of a persuading 3-0 success over the Leopards of Congo DR on Sunday night.
Ousmane Diouf’s first-half strike placed Pape Thiaw’s guys in the driving seat prior to Pape Diallo’s 74th-minute effort as well as a Baggio Siadi very own objective placed the game to bed.
Consequently, the Lions of Teranga have ended up top of Group B with six points from three matches, two factors free from closest oppositions Cream color Coastline.
Awaiting them next is the job of challenging versus an opposing clothing who have been beaten in 2 of the previous three meetings between the teams across all competitors.
Off the rear of a group-stage exit in their last CHAN look, Senegal currently have a golden possibility to equal their fantastic performance at this level.
Mauritania repelled the risk of Mali to protect their area in the knockout stages of the African Nations Champion following a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Mamadou Sy was the match-winner for Amir Abdou’s males as his 53rd-minute opener verified to be the necessary moment at the Miloud Hadefi Arena.
With four factors accumulated from their 2 group involvements, the Lions of Chinguetti unsurprisingly completed top of Team D, two factors clear of Angola.
Having prevented a very early CHAN leave for the first time in their history, Mauritania will certainly currently be intending to go one much better at this year’s event.
Team News
Senegal’s Libasse Ngom was suspended for the success over Congo DR, however he is currently in line to make his return to activity in Friday’s contest.
Despite stopping working to score for a 3rd straight video game last time out, Cheikh Diouf is set to retain his location in strike, but Maodo Mbaye could drop to the bench for this one.
Mamadou Sy came off with an injury scare last time out, as well as the 31-year-old’s schedule for Mauritania is presently hanging in the balance.
Must Sy be deemed unfit to take part, midfielder Yacoub Sidi will certainly anticipate to be handed a beginning function for the very first time since December.
Senegal possible starting lineup:
Sy; Mamadou, O. Diouf, Ndiaye, Sidibe; Kane, Cisse, Camara; Diallo, Mbaye, C. Diouf
Mauritania possible starting lineup:
Diaw; Nouh, Beibou, Mhemid, Amar; Denine, Mousine; Sy, Bessam, Mohamed; Tanjy
Senegal 1-0 Mauritania
Only Algeria have videotaped extra clean sheets than Senegal as well as Mauritania at the 2023 CHAN, so we anticipate a low-scoring affair here. That said, we can additionally see Senegal getting the job done come the end of the 90 mins.
Last Updated: 26 January 2023
