Senegal vs Gambia – Africa Cup of Nations: Live rating and updates

Commentary is again on Sky. Nice.

Senegal are actually placing stress on for extra objectives now. The Sky commentator – I’m unsure who it’s however let’s give them credit score, it has been a tricky day – has made the purpose that some third place groups will qualify from their teams so it might be harm limitation.

Badamosi, the person who scored the objective that took Gambia to this event, is approaching, as is Barry.

Going off are Manneh and Sowe.

A few modifications for Senegal, each Diallo making manner. Ciss and Nicolas Jackson are on.

More firepower added to Senegal’s assault.

A Gambia header goes extensive on the different finish.

I really feel like I’ve simply practically seen essentially the most psychological objective ever.

Minteh drills it throughout his personal field after dispossessing Mane however Diallo is there. Luckily for the Gambia defender he was virtually too near his personal objective and his goalkeeper gathers.

And that, I might think about, is the sport.

Sarr is the creator, feeding Camara as he runs into the best facet of the realm.

It’s a tricky angle, however he will get his shot away, firing throughout Gaye and into the again of the web to provide his facet a two-goal cushion.

Oh, that could be a golden probability for Gambia. Barrow shoots from distance and Mendy parries. It’s out to I feel Sowe, who shoots off balanced, however he skies it.

They’re not going to get many higher probabilities that that.

HOLD ON! GOAL!

Oh my God we’re again. Everyone keep calm

Still no commentary however the feed is there.

Thank you on your service, Alasdair.

We are again underway for the second half!

The feed continues to be down however reporters within the floor are doing their finest to maintain folks up to date. Long dwell Alasdair.

Here are a few probabilities for Senegal earlier than the break from beIN Sports. A satellite tv for pc challenge, they report.

And when the web will get maintain of one thing, it’ll do what it does.

Here are some extra snaps from the primary half.

Eventful stuff.

Sky Sports News presenter Vicky Gomersall has given an replace, stating: ‘We are having a couple of technical points with this sport however we’ll get it again to you as quickly as we will.’

We’ll see what the second half brings I assume.

Well I can inform you is that it’s now half time.

Senegal pushed for a second – as I’m led to consider by my new mate Alasdair – but it surely’s nonetheless simply the one on the break.

Pape Gueye with the objective, however Gambia have actually had their probabilities, and I used to be going to say that if the remainder of the tourament to date is something to go by then this one is much from over.

That was till the purple card simply earlier than the break.

We have our first purple card of the event.

Ebou Adams has been despatched off for Gambia moments earlier than the break.

It was a studs-up problem and the referee makes the choice after a VAR test.

Gambia’s job simply bought an entire lot more durable.

Sky Sports’ soccer channel has modified their protection to an interview with Chris Hughton.

He’s wearign a Brighton coaching equipment so it is in all probability from about 45 years in the past however feels related with him as Ghana supervisor.

Main Event have gone to Sky Sports News, I consider.

Even Flashscore is misplaced.

I feel we’re having a VAR test for a purple card…

Freelance journalist Alasdair Howorth is proving to be an absolute life saver over on X.

‘Welcome to the brand new dwell feed,’ he is posted. Too proper.

Senegal have gone near a second. They’ve undoubtedly been on prime right here, however nerves I think about will improve the longer the rating stays the identical.

Here are some extra footage of the improbable followers inside the bottom.

I’m wondering in the event that they realise they’re in a choose group of individuals that may really see what is going on on.

Probably not. They appear like they’re in their very own worlds and completely loving it.

At least it is happening effectively with the viewers…

Sounds prefer it’s a problem with the world feed.

At least this bunch can see the motion.

Senegal supporters are among the finest on the planet and they’re making themselves loud and proud at the moment, with their group successful on the sphere too.

I’m led to consider that there is round 35 minutes gone and the gamers have simply had a drinks break.

So far at the moment we have had anthems reduce out and now the protection has too.

I’m unsure if the 2 are associated but it surely appears the world are in blackout proper now. Unless you are within the floor you in all probability do not know what’s occurring.

Another good probability for Senegal as a free header from a nook goes simply extensive.

In different information, Sky’s protection has gone down. I’d like to inform you what is going on on however I haven’t got a clue.

Believe it or not, I’m not physcially within the Ivory Coast to cowl this one.

Andre Onana, contemporary from taking part in in Manchester Uniteds’ 2-2 draw with Tottenham yesterday, has arrived in Yamoussoukro forward of Cameroon vs Guinea tonight.

Time will inform if he performs. I feel he’ll at the very least be on the bench.

Mane tries to go on a little bit of a run and tries to play a one-two however there’s little success, earlier than the previous Liverpool man overhits a go meant for Jakobs.

Senegal are probing right here. There are extra objectives on this for them.

Gambia are beginning to get pleasure from slightly bit extra possession now and win a free kick on the sting of the field.

The referee is not comfortable about one thing however finally the free kick is taken. Barrow takes, right-footed, however hits the facet netting.

Just a few respectable efforts for Gambia now.

Senegal go shut once more by Habib Diallo.

Good work down the best and the angle is tight, however he tries to squeeze it in – assume Bernardo Silva’s objective towards Newcastle on the weekend.

Abdou Diallo is booked for a nasty-looking problem on Adams in the midst of the pitch.

Well that did not take lengthy.

I used to be about to say the favourites had gone shut with a cross from a brief nook, however earlier than I may end the sentence Pape Gueye places senegal forward.

Mane picks up the help, exhibiting good composure on the sting of the field to pick his team-mate to fit dwelling.

It felt like all of Gambia’s gamers have been within the six-yard field. He has a lot time.

He celebrates with the bench and the remainder of his group and Senegal lead.

Senegal attempt to work the ball down the left and win a nook. They go brief, and… WAIT! GOAL!

Early possession for Senegal, with it trying just like the sample of play will likely be Gambiasitting of their form.

Koulibaly offers away an early foul nevertheless and Mendy is known as into motion on the different finish. A dupping effort from Manneh is straight at him, however he opts to punch away.

The first whistle is blown and we’re underway in Yamoussoukro.

Mane will get us began.

I feel Senegal’s nationwide anthem might have simply reduce out in direction of the top… Nonetheless, the gamers and coaches carried on singing, palms throughout their chests.

It reduce out for Gambia’s too I feel. Anyway, kick off is on the best way…

The groups are on their methods out to the sphere, led out by Kopuliaby and Colley.

Time for the anthems.

Kick off is simply moments away now. The stadium is not the fullest to be truthful, however followers have been singing inside the bottom as if the sport has been underway for the final hour.

The gamers have warmed up and will likely be out in a matter of moments.

Fans are eagerly awaiting kick off on the Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro, which is in round 10 minutes.

The floor, named after former Ivory Coast prime minister Charles Konan Banny, holds 20,000 followers and opened in 2022. It will host all Group C video games – bar one.

There’s an ideal ambiance constructing within the floor.

Senegal are one of many favourties to win the event subsequent month – up there with Morocco and Ivory Coast – however head coach Aliou Cisse is not worrying concerning the expectations on his facet.

The stress that exists is a optimistic stress which motivates us to win, however I’ve a variety of expertise becuase I’ll have my fourth expertise with Senegal as a coach throughout AFCON

More images of Mane’s marriage ceremony day emerged on Wednesday final week.

The pair married on January 7 in a non-public ceremony, making their relationship public after tying the knot.

The Senegal star was launched to Aisha after his agent met her building boss father.

In information that broke this morning, Ghana supervisor Chris Hughton was reportedly attacked by a crazed fan on the group resort following his facet’s defeat yesterday.

The Black Stars would endure heartache within the second minute of damage time after a defensive mix-up would see Cape Verde’s Garry Rodrigues slide the ball previous Richard Ofori in objective to seal the victory.

The fan is claimed to have been arrested, whereas Vvdeos have additionally emerged on-line exhibiting followers inside the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidijan venting their frustrations on the end result whereas gesticulating in anger.

Read extra beneath.

So newly-wed Mane begins for Senegal at the moment, and can doubtless be their talisman as they appear to kick their AFCON marketing campaign off with a bang.

Also beginning are former Chelsea duo Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly and Nottingham Forest’s Moussa Niakhate.

The bench consists of Everton’s Idrissa Gueye, Forest’s Cheikhou Kouyate, Tottenham’s Pape Sarr and Chelse foward Nicolas Jackson.

The groups are in for at the moment’s sport – whick kicks off at 2pm GMT – and they’re as follows…

Senegal: Mendy, Diatta, Koulibaly, Niakhate, Diallo, Jakobs, Gueye, Camara, Sarr, Diallo, Mane.

Gambia: Gaye, Janko, Colley, Gomez, Touray, Adams, Manneh, Darboe, Minteh, Sowe, Barrow.

The 2024 version of the African Cup of Nations kicked off with hosts Ivory Coast securing a routine victory over Guinea-Bissau, successful 2-0.

We’ll see if there’s one other upset at the moment, however Senegal are heavy favourites.

While we look forward to group information, let’s simply have slightly re-cap of what Sadio Mane has been as much as over the previous couple of weeks.

The former Liverpool star married Aisha Tamba in an Islamic ceremony on January 7 in Keur Massar, a suburb within the capital metropolis of Dakar, simply six days earlier than the beginning of the Africa Cup of Nations on January 13.

Tamba;s father, Amadou Tamba, has revealed this his daughter is eighteen, and that Mane, 31, first set eyes on her ‘greater than two years in the past’ when she went to go to his household along with her mom.

The pair have been unable to have their honeymoon as a result of AFCON, with Tamba receiving a hero’s welcome when she returned to highschool final week.

Read extra about that beneath…

Good afternoon every one and welcome to Mail Sport’s dwell protection of Senegal vs Gambia within the African Cup of Nations.

It’s the defending champions’ first sport of the event and they are going to be seeking to begin on a excessive following some already detached scores within the competitors.

It will even be Sadio Mane’s first sport since he married Aisha Tamba simply earlier than the event kicked off.

Team information on the best way.