Africa Cup 2019 Qualifiers
Africa Cup 2019 Qualifiers - group stage - 6th Matches - all results

Tanzania beat Uganda to qualify

More
25 Mar 2019
Africa Cup 2015 Key-Player
Keyplayer - Ivory Coast - Boubacar Barry - Nations Cup winning keeper retires from football

Boubacar Barry retires from football

More
5 Mar 2019
Coaches Key-Player National teams Stars in Europe
Africa Cup 2019 Qualifiers - Nigeria - Captain left out of Super Eagles squad

John Mikel Obi captained Nigeria at the World Cup in Russia in 2018

More
5 Mar 2019
Key-Player Stars in Asia
STARS IN ASIA - CAMEROON - Ex-Cameroon skipper Benjamin Moukandjo leaves Jiangsu Suning

Moukandjo captained the Indomitable Lions to their fifth continental title in 2017.

More
4 Mar 2019
National teams Squad Stars in Europe
National Teams - Burundi - Stars in Europe - Saido Berahino included in squad

Berahino has scored five goals in 26 appearances for Stoke City this season

More
3 Mar 2019
Stars in MLS
Stars in MLS - African representation bolstered by new signings

Significant representation for the continent whose numbers have been bolstered by several high profile signings.

More
2 Mar 2019
Coaches Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - Ivory Coast - COACH - Kolo Toure joins Brendan Rodgers' staff at Leicester City

Kolo Toure forms part of Brendan Rodger's new backroom team at Leicester City.

More
1 Mar 2019
Africa Cup 2019 Qualifiers Coaches National teams Squad
NATIONAL TEAM - SENEGAL - Coach Aliou Cisse opts for youth in latest squad

Senegal have already qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

More
1 Mar 2019
African Confederation Cup Coaches
Coaches in Africa - Confed Cup holders Raja Casablanca appoint Patrice Carteron

Raja Casablanca have named Patrice Carteron as their new coach.

More
31 Jan 2019
Africa Cup CAF
Africa Cup 2023 - CAF - Ivory Coast agree to host the Nations Cup in 2023

CAF President Ahmad met the President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, on Tuesday

More
30 Jan 2019
Africa Cup 2019 National teams

NATIONAL TEAMS - SENEGAL - AFRICA CUP 2019 - Sadio Mane suspended for Senegal's opening match

Day 3   
5th match
 
Senegal vs Tanzania -:-
 
 
Sadio ManeEmbed from Getty Images
 
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse confirmed that his Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is suspended for their opening match at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
 
The 27-year-old will miss the Group C fixture against Tanzania on 23 June in Cairo after picking up two yellow cards in Senegal's Nations Cup qualifiers.
 
"His absence should not in any way bother us," coach Cisse told Senegalese media just before they departed their training camp in Alicante in Spain for Egypt.
 
"Certainly the presence of Sadio is beneficial but without him we remain strong.
 
"The CAF [Confederation of African Football] has decided, so we will not linger," Cisse added.
 
Mane was booked in Senegal's 1:0 win away to Equatorial Guinea on 17 November 2018 and also appears to have been cautioned in their 2:0 victory over Madagascar on 23 March 2019, although it is not confirmed on CAF’s match statistics. 
 
CAF has been contacted for verification.
 
The tournament in Egypt, scheduled for 21 June to 19 July, will be Mane's third Nations Cup finals and the second time he will miss Senegal's opening match.
 
He missed the Terranga Lions' opener in the 2015 finals in Equatorial Guinea against Ghana because 
he was still recovering from a calf injury he sustained while playing for his former club Southampton.
 
Mane, who won the Uefa Champions League with Liverpool earlier this month, joined the Terranga Lions training camp in Spain on Thursday before he and his team-mates departed for Egypt on Friday.
 
He is expected to play Senegal's other group matches in Cairo against Algeria on 27 June and Kenya four days later.
 
 
15 Jun 2019
(BBC Sport, Sierra Leone by Mohamed Fajah Barrie)

Related countries
Senegal

Related articles