AFCON 2017 : Senegal beats Zimbabwe 2-0

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FRANCEVILLE, Jan. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 : Senegal defeated Zimbabwe by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Thursday night at the Stade de Franceville.

All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Mané ('9) and Henri Saivet ('13).

The result put the Senegalese top of Group B with 6 points. Zimbabwe is bottom with one point. In their last game, Senegal will meet third-placed Algeria at the Stade de Franceville on January 23, while Zimbabwe will face Tunisia.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Senegal at the AFCON

  • 14 appearances (first in 1965)
  • 25 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
  • Statistics: Runners-up (2002) Fourth Place (1965, 1990, 2006)

Zimbabwe at the AFCON

  • 3 appearances (first in 2004)
  • 18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1982)
2017 AFCON Poster
Senegal
2:0
Zimbabwe
2:0 (2:0)
  • 19 January 2017
  • 20:00
  • Franceville

Group B

TeamPts
Senegal6
Tunisia3
Algeria1
Zimbabwe1

Matches

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