PSG places three players in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. This Tuesday, the Senegalese Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Gueye reached the final table of the competition following a draw once morest Malawi (0-0). Achraf Hakimi’s Morocco, already qualified before this last day of the group stage, secured its first place following its result once morest Gabon (2-2) in the evening.
At the end of the followingnoon, in Bafoussam (Cameroon), Senegal got hot once morest Malawi. Held in check in a boring encounter, the Teranga Lions might have conceded a penalty at the very end of the game. But the referee’s decision was overturned following the video intervened. Holders, Idrissa Gueye and Abdou Diallo played all the minutes of play.
Positive for Covid-19 last week, the midfielder was back following being isolated for almost a week. He therefore only missed the second match once morest Guinea (0-0). As for Diallo, he played the three meetings of the group in their entirety. Senegal will play its round of 16 on January 25 in the same enclosure of Bafoussam. He does not yet know his opponent.
The Atlas Lions… will also play their round of 16 on January 25, near Yaoundé. They will have to wait for the next few days to know their opponent. This Tuesday evening, with Achraf Hakimi once once more starting on the right side, the Moroccans trained by Vahid Halilhodzic conceded a draw once morest Gabon (2-2).
Pillar of the selection, the Parisian side scored the equalizing goal a few minutes from the end of a long difficult meeting for Morocco. A superb free kick in force under the crossbar (84th). A gesture hailed by his teammate at PSG, Kylian Mbappé on social networks.
Hakimi had already played in full the first two outings, concluded with two victories once morest Comoros (2-0) and Ghana (1-0).
