Celebrations in Dakar (©AFP)
Celebrations in Dakar (©AFP)

What it means! This is what the Senegalese have been waiting for

Reading Time: 1min | Tue. 29.11.22. | 23:04

Celebrations are akin to those in the wake of the AFCON triumph

Thousands of Senegal fans took to the streets of Dakar to celebrate their national team's victory over Ecuador on Tuesday and qualification for the last 16 of the World Cup.

The Lions of Teranga sealed a place in the knockout stages for the second time in their history thanks to a 2-1 win on Tuesday.

Champions of Africa earlier in 2022, Senegal came into this World Cup without their star player Sadio Mane because of injury but advance to the last 16 after victories over Qatar and Ecuador, having lost their opening game against Netherlands.





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