AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : Senegal defeats Egypt 2-0
DAKAR, Sep. 5, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : Senegal defeated Egypt by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar.
The result put the Senegalese top of Group G with 3 points. In their next game, Senegal will meet Botswana at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium on September 10, while Egypt will face Tunisia.
Fixtures and Results : Group G
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Overview
Senegal at the AFCON
- 12 appearances (first in 1965)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (2002) Fourth Place (1965, 1990, 2006)
Egypt at the AFCON
- 7 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
- 22 appearances (first in 1957)
- 29 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) Runners-up (1962) Third Place (1963, 1970, 1974) Fourth Place (1976, 1980, 1984)
Senegal
2:0
Egypt
2:0 (2:0)
- 5 September 2014
- 20:00
- Dakar
Group G
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Senegal | 3 |
 Botswana | 0 |
 Tunisia | 0 |
| Egypt | 0 |
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