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Senegal have become the first to qualify for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, after their precious 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau on Sunday in the fourth round of Group IX qualifying.
The Senegalese team reached 12 points with the total of winning the four rounds of the tie to lead the group by six points, ahead of the Congo team, which is invited by the Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) team, which is at the bottom of the standings without points, tomorrow Monday in the same round.
Senegalese star Sadio Mane, the Liverpool star, led his country to the African Nations Finals after scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute of the game.
Senegal is runner-up in the last edition of the African Cup of Nations, after losing to Algeria with an unanswered goal in the final that was played at the Cairo Stadium.
The Teranga Lions have participated in 14 previous editions of the African Cup of Nations and their best results were twice runners-up in 2002 and 2019.