The round of 16 matches for the Africa Cup Of Nations continued today with Senegal taking on Cape Verde and so far, all the matches have seen at least a red card in them. That however didn’t stop in the match between Senegal and Cape Verde as just 21 minutes into the first half, Cape Verde was reduced to 10 men following a bad tackle from Andrade. Senegal looked threatening after that but struggled in front of the goal as the halftime break ended 0-0.
It was until Cape Verde got a second red card in the match that Senegal finally got a goal in the match. Despite being reduced to 9 men, Cape Verde managed only to concede a goal to Senegal.
For Senegal, they are now through to the round of 16 and for the highlights of the match, it was about Sadio Mane. Despite scoring the winning goal for his country, Mane shouldn’t have been allowed to continue playing and here’s why.
In the 57th minute, Sadio Mane collided with the Cape Verde goalkeeper, Jose Vizinha. That collision was checked by VAR which got him sent off. From the images in the challenge, the keeper was struggling to walk straight and Mane looked knocked out.
Instead of being substituted by the Senegalese manager, after the horrible challenge, Sadio Mane continued playing. In the 63rd minute, Mane then went on to score a superb goal to put Senegal 1-0 up against 9-man Cape Verde and in the end, that went on to be the winning goal. For a head injury, Mane should have been subbed off immediately as it looked reckless and dangerous leaving him out on the pitch especially how he landed and was in distress. The player’s safety should always come first no matter what.
After Mane couldn’t play on, he was finally substituted in the 70th minute and helped off the pitch by the Senegalese medical team.
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