Monday, July 01, 2019

African Nations Cup: Senegal Clinch Round-of16 Berth; Ivory Coast Still Alive

Four more games were played in the group stage of the African Nations Cup in Egypt on Monday.

GROUP C:

At June 30 Stadium, Cairo:

Sadio Mane scored twice (71', PK-78') scored twice as Senegal secured a berth in the knockout stage by eliminating Kenya 3-0.

At Salam Stadium, Cairo:

Adam Ounas scored twice (39', 45'+1) as Algeria dominated Tanzania 3-0.

Final Group C Standings:

1. Algeria (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Senegal (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Kenya (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
4. Tanzania (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)

Algeria and Senegal advanced to the knockout stage.



GROUP D:

At Salam Stadium, Cairo:

Mbark Boussoufa came through for Morocco in the 90th minute as the Atlas Lions defeated South Africa 1-0.

At June 30 Stadium, Cairo:

Sereso Geoffrey Gonzaroua Die scored the winning goal in the 58th minute as Ivory Coast dominated Namibia 4-1.

Final Group D Standings:

1. Morocco (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Ivory Coast (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. South Africa (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Namibia (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Morocco and Ivory Coast advanced to the knockout stage; South Africa can still advance as one of the four third-placed teams with the best records.

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