Mane loses penalty to send Senegal out of AFCON 2017 as Cameroon zoom to Semi-Finals

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Mane missed penalty to send Senegal out of AFCON

Mane missed penalty to send Senegal out of AFCON
Sadiq Mane missed his penalty kick against Cameroon to send Senegal out of the African Cup of Nation as Cameroon progressed to the Semi-Finals of the tournament.

After 120 minutes of goaless draw, penalty shootout settled the score with Cameroon triumphing 5-4 with Mane being the only player to miss his kick.

Mane, Africa’s most expensive player, was denied by Fabrice Ondoa, Vincent Aboubakar hitting the winning penalty.

Much fancied Senegal had a great chance to win it in normal time but Moussa Sow volleyed wide from close range to leave the game scoreless after 120 minutes.

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Cameroon are four-time winners of the tournament.

The result means Mane is likely to make a swift return to his club Liverpool, who suffered a surprising defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

There were striking similarities to this game and 15 years ago, when Cameroon and Senegal met in the 2002 final in Mali.

On that occasion, Cameroon beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes.

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