Ebenezer BajelaSenegal will start their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Tanzania in Cairo on Sunday without Liverpool star Sadio Mane, but coach Aliou Cisse is unconcerned. The 27-year-old forward is serving a one-match ban after receiving two yellow cards during his country’s qualifiers for the major tournament. Mane picked up a yellow card in Senegal’s 1-0 victory against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo on November 17, 2018, with the Confederation of African Football also recording another booking in a 2-0 victory over Madagascar on March 23. “We all know that Sadio will have a good Nations Cup. That’s how we’ll get there.”Mane also missed the opening match of the 2015 tournament in Equatorial Guinea against Ghana, owing to a calf injury.

Source: Punch June 23, 2019 02:15 UTC