INA - SOURCES
Senegal got their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign off to the perfect start, following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Botswana in Group D in Tangier, which was helped mainly by Nicolas Jackson’s first competitive international brace.
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The Lions of Teranga started on the front foot and were almost rewarded with a very early lead on multiple occasions. After just four minutes played, Botswana goalkeeper Goitseone Phoko made a great block to deny Jackson before Pape Gueye blazed the ball over the bar.
60 seconds later, Phoko was forced into urgent action again as he made a smart stop to prevent Sadio Mané’s close-range header from finding the back of the net.
After a quarter of an hour played, it was a case of Botswana just hanging in there as Phoko came to the Zebras’ rescue again with an outstanding save to tip Iliman Ndiaye’s effort around the post.