Chelsea and Liverpool to be without Edouard Mendy and Sadio Mane longer as Senegal scrape into Afcon knockout stages
PREM stars Edouard Mendy and Sadio Mane extended their stay at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Chelsea and Liverpool will be without two of their key players for a while longer as Senegal booked a spot in the knockout rounds.
The duo both played the full 90 minutes as Senegal were held to a 0-0 draw by Malawi on Tuesday.
The result saw them secure top spot in Group B by just a single point.
And Senegal’s stars now await their fate in the next round.
Liverpool will also have to make do without Naby Keita.
His Guinea side finished second in the group despite losing 2-1 to Zimbabwe.
Keita struck a brilliant solo wondergoal to rescue Guinea’s goal difference, putting them on equal terms with Malawi.
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And it was Guinea who went through on head-to-head, having beaten Malawi 1-0 on Matchday One.
Cameroon picked up seven points from their three group games to finish top of Group A.
Meanwhile, Burkina Faso pipped Cape Verde to second on their head-to-head record.
But Arsenal will be boosted by Thomas Partey’s early return after Ghana’s shock exit.
The four-time champions were stunned 3-2 by Comoros and finished bottom of Group C with just a single point.
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