"Aamir Abdallah curled home a delightful opener in the opening minutes to give confident Sudan an unlikely lead, but Gueye equalised just before the half-hour mark, before adding another from the edge of the area in first-half stoppage time. As was the case during the group stage, Senegal took their time to find their rhythm from the kickoff, and were duly punished by a hungry Sudan team buoyed by a first appearance in the AFCON knockouts since 2012."
"finding space down Senegal's left after 25 minutes, only for his effort to be palmed away by Mendy. As the half wore on, however, the Teranga Lions grew in confidence and menace as their opponents tired. Nicolas Jackson had forced a fine save from Elneel Monged in the 28th minute as Senegal turned the screw, and moments later they were ahead, as Sadio Mané raced down the right flank and teed up Gueye, who swept beyond the Sudan keeper from the edge of the box."
Senegal recovered from an early Aamir Abdallah strike to defeat Sudan 3-1 in Tanger and progress to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Abdallah curled a sixth-minute opener after Senegal failed to clear, and Sudan created further chances, saved by Édouard Mendy. Nicolas Jackson forced a fine stop from Elneel Monged as Senegal increased pressure. Pape Gueye equalised before the half-hour mark and added a second from the edge of the area in stoppage time. Senegal grew in control as Sudan tired, and Ibrahim Mbaye added a second-half strike to complete the victory.
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