Sadio Mane Scores Winner as Senegal Beat Five Time African Champions Cameroon in Friendly

• Al-Nassr star Sadio Mane scored the winner as Senegal beat Cameroon
• The African champions have started preparations ahead of the defence of their title
• Senegal will begin their World Cup qualifiers next month against South Sudan

Sadio Mane inspired Senegal to victory in their international friendly against Cameroon after netting the only goal of the game at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

The Al-Nassr star converted from the spot in the first-half to hand the Teranga Lions a morale-boosting win ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers.

Mane joined his teammates in France after playing a role in the 2023 AFCON draw held in Abidjan last Thursday.

The 31-year-old was named in a strong starting line-up by Aliu Cisse as the African champions begin preparations ahead of the defence of their title.

Having dominated the early exchanges, Senegal were awarded a penalty in the 33rd minute. Mane elected himself for the spot kick, sending Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana the wrong way.

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Cameroon with Vincent Aboubakar leading the attack struggled to break the defence of Senegal, as captain Khalidou Koulibaly marshalled a three-back which included Cheikhou Kouyate and Moussa Niakhate.

The AFCON 2021 champions will face South Sudan in the first game of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on November 13 in Dakar.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Al Nassr star, Sadio Mane joined global music icon Akon in performing a popular Senegalese dance on the stage for the Africa Cup of Nations draw in Abidjan.

Akon, a Senegalese-American singer, was the host of the draw at the Parc Des Expositions in Abidjan on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

Mane was part of the players selected to assist in conducting the draw.

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The former Chelsea star was joined by reigning African player of the year Mane, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations draw in Abidjan last Thursday.

Meanwhile, Salah joined his Egypt teammates for the international friendly against Zambia on Thursday. A game they won 1-0, with Hamdy Fathy netting the winner.