Sadio Mane scored a penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time to give Senegal, favorites to crown the title, a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at the start of their African Cup of Nations campaign, on Monday.
Defender Kelvin Madzungwe stopped a shot with his hand inside the penalty area, in a heart-wrenching turn of events in Zimbabwe, after his team was close to achieving a surprise at the start of the second set.
Senegal tops the rankings in Africa, but relied on only 18 players in its first match due to the outbreak of Covid-19 infection and injuries, and despite that, the lions took possession of the ball and created chances amid a lackluster performance.
Guinea meets Malawi later today in the same group.
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