Senegal vs Gambia, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsSenegal begin title defence in style with win over 10-man Gambia
Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia helped by Lamine Camara's double.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
- 1': Yankuba Minteh (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Attempt saved. Alasana Manneh (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 3': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
- 4': Goal! Senegal 1, Gambia 0. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 5': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
- 5': Ibou Touray (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Ebrima Darboe (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Habib Diallo (Senegal).
- 7': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
- 9': Ebou Adams (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 9': Abdou Diallo (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Ebou Adams (Gambia).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Hand ball by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 16': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 17': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
- 17': Omar Colley (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Colley (Gambia).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Alasana Manneh (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Pape Gueye (Senegal).
- 24': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (Gambia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alasana Manneh with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Gambia).
- 25': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdou Diallo.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
- 29': Foul by Ebou Adams (Gambia).
- 29': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Delay in match (Senegal).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Pape Gueye (Senegal).
- 34': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Ebou Adams (Gambia).
- 35': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
- 36': Yankuba Minteh (Gambia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 40': Foul by Omar Colley (Gambia).
- 40': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Hand ball by Habib Diallo (Senegal).
- 44': Foul by Ibou Touray (Gambia).
- 44': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Gambia).
- 45': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
- 45'+1': Omar Colley (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Yankuba Minteh (Gambia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alasana Manneh.
- 45'+3': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Saidy Janko.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ebou Adams (Gambia).
- 45'+4': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+6': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ebou Adams (Gambia).
- 45'+7': Ebou Adams (Gambia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Senegal 1, Gambia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Senegal 1, Gambia 0.
- 49': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (Gambia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 50': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Gambia).
- 50': Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Gambia).
- 50': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Goal! Senegal 2, Gambia 0. Lamine Camara (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 53': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 53': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Dangerous play by Lamine Camara (Senegal).
- 56': Ebrima Darboe (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Senegal. Pathé Ciss replaces Abdou Diallo.
- 58': Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Habib Diallo.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
- 60': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Senegal).
- 60': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Gambia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Musa Barrow with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 66': Substitution, Gambia. Hamza Barry replaces Alasana Manneh.
- 66': Substitution, Gambia. Muhammed Badamosi replaces Ali Sowe.
- 67': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Gambia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ebrima Darboe with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Hamza Barry (Gambia).
- 67': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
- 68': Attempt missed. Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 69': Foul by Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia).
- 69': Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia).
- 71': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a through ball.
- 72': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Baboucarr Gaye.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal).
- 75': Substitution, Gambia. Alieu Fadera replaces Ibou Touray.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Delay in match (Senegal).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Senegal. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 78': Substitution, Senegal. Nampalys Mendy replaces Pape Gueye.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Gambia).
- 81': Substitution, Senegal. Abdoulaye Seck replaces Moussa Niakhaté because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Gambia. Abdoulie Sanyang replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 83': Substitution, Gambia. Assan Ceesay replaces Ebrima Darboe.
- 86': Goal! Senegal 3, Gambia 0. Lamine Camara (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 88': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 88': Corner, Gambia. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 89': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Assan Ceesay.
- 90': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Assan Ceesay (Gambia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Musa Barrow following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Abdoulie Sanyang (Gambia).
- 90'+3': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
- 90'+4': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Assan Ceesay.
- 90'+5': Offside, Senegal. Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lamine Camara (Senegal).
- 90'+5': Musa Barrow (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Lamine Camara (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Offside, Gambia. Alieu Fadera is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Senegal).
- 90'+6': James Gomez (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Senegal 3, Gambia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Senegal 3, Gambia 0.
Statistics
 GAM |
SEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.1 | Possession | 68.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 185 | Accurate Passes | 482 |
| 249 | Passes | 549 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.8 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro
Location: Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 7,896
Venue: Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro
Location: Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 7,896
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Gambia | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Senegal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 15 | Krépin Diatta |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo  |
| 26 | Pape Gueye |
| 25 | Lamine Camara |
| 20 | Habib Diallo |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Gambia (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Baboucarr Gaye (GK) |
| 5 | Omar Colley |
| 12 | James Gomez |
| 13 | Ibou Touray |
| 17 | Saidy Janko |
| 8 | Ebrima Adams  |
| 24 | Ebrima Darboe |
| 16 | Alasana Manneh |
| 26 | Ali Sowe |
| 10 | Musa Barrow |
| 20 | Yankuba Minteh |
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