Struggling Sadio Mane is on a quest to earn Senegal’s Afcon redemptionOver two years have passed since the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo, but the wounds probably still feel fresh for some members of the Senegal side that lost to Algeria. The cameras caught a crestfallen Sadio Mane sat on the turf, despondent at the result and an eventuality Senegal dreaded. Despite missing the opening game through suspension, the Liverpool forward was the only Senegal player to score more than once at the finals, racking up three goals. By contrast, Mane enters Afcon 2021 a slightly diminished player whose final-third menace has dipped somewhat in the last 18 months or so. This time around, regardless of the difficulties and a fluctuating star player, Senegal are fuelled by their ambition to right those previous wrongs to secure an elusive African title.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 07, 2022 16:17 UTC