Sadio Mane made the decision in the 1-0 (0-0) victory of the vice-African champions Senegal against Zimbabwe. The protégé of team manager Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool FC only scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time with a converted hand penalty to win. Senegal’s team also featured Bundesliga legionnaire Bouna Sarr from German champions Bayern Munich in the first game of group B.
Mane sees a need for improvement
Mane did not want the efforts of his favorite team to be overrated. “It was difficult to go straight into the tournament without preparation games. That is why the most important thing was to get the maximum number of points, and we did that. But of course we still have to improve.”