by The Africa Cup had its second day of competition with the debut of the current champion, Senegal, beating Gambia 3-0 at the Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro. Sadio Mané was a starter for the ‘Lions of Teranga’, and the Al Nassr footballer was decisive in opening the scoring. An assist from him helped Pape Gueye open the scoring with his left foot to make it 1-0.
In the second half, Lamine Camara contributed to finish the victory with his double, leaving the current champion as leader of Group C, taking advantage of Cameroon’s setback against Guinea.
The ‘indomitable lions’ could not get ten points against a Guinea with ten players since the end of the first half, when Kamano saw a straight red card. Mohamed Bayo put the Guinean team ahead in the 10th minute and his team defended that advantage until the 51st minute., when Frank Magri scored the equalizer with a pass from N’Koudou. The Cameroonians could not count on André Onana, while the Guinean team had Ilaix Moriba as their starter.
Finally, in the last match of the day, Algeria drew 1-1 against Angola in Bouaké. Riyad Mahrez started for the Algerian team, which took the lead thanks to Bounedjah’s goal in the first stage. Mabululu came off the bench to tie the match and save a point for the Angolans.
