"Signing off their pre-tournament preparations with a stunning 8-0 romp against Kenya, Cape Thiaw's side are enjoying what has become quite the purple patch over the past few months. Hitting top gear at a crucial time and cruising their way to next summer's World Cup finals, the African giants have their sights firmly set on mounting a real AFCON title charge over in Morocco."
"As for Botswana, while the Zebras might have made real history last year as they booked their first AFCON adventure since back in 2012, Morena Ramoreboli's side have a huge challenge on their hands over the next fortnight. Pencilled in as a landslide underdog in the race to book a blockbuster ticket out of Group D, the former South Africa coach couldn't have asked for a tougher challenge on Tuesday afternoon."
Senegal begin their AFCON campaign against Botswana at the Tangier Grand Stadium with strong recent form and clear title ambitions. Senegal won six of their previous seven matches, including an 8-0 win over Kenya, a 4-0 victory against Mauritania, and a 3-2 result versus D.R. Congo, while securing World Cup qualification. Botswana return to AFCON for the first time since 2012 but face a difficult task as underdogs. Botswana finished preparations with a 2-1 loss to Tunisia, have failed to win in eight consecutive matches within 90 minutes, and lost previous competitive meetings with Senegal by an aggregate 5-0.
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