AFCON 2023: Guinea 0-2 Senegal, Teranga Lions Tops Group C With Maximum Points! [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS]

Senegal are flying high in their 2023 AFCON campaign as they set sights on defending the AFCON crown, LCSoccerHub Reports.

The Teranga Lions are the only team that have maintained a perfect start to their AFCON campaign, winning all their group matches.

The emerging powerhouses in African football got off the mark in the tournament defeating Gambia in their opening group game before comfortably dispatching Cameroon in their second game.

Afcon 2023 Senegal — Senegal players celebrate goal against Guinea | Image Credit: AFP

The National Elephants of Guinea were another heavy grindstone to test the depth of the reigning African champions in Group C.

Guinea went into the game sitting second in the Group with four points from two matches, having defeated Gambia and sharing spoils with Cameroon.

They needed a draw to book a place in the next round of the competition and a win to top the Group.

Senegal started the game on the front foot as expected and wielded a commanding presence. The National Elephants, on the other hand, left no stone unturned at the defense, drowning Senegal’s scissor-edged attack. Both sides went into the break goalless.

In the second half, Guinea began to make inroads into the game. They contested for possession and also completed several touches in Senegal’s half but failed to create goalscoring chances and were punished in the 61st minute when Seck scored the opening goal of the match to put Senegal in front.

Trying to equaliser, Guinea ramped up efforts on the attack, committing more bodies forward.

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The Elephants’ express attacking flair cracked open exploitable gaps in their defense and the Lions leveraged the gaps to seal the win with another goal from Ndiaye in the 90th minute.

The match ended with Senegal cruising to a comfortable 2-0 victory to bag a maximum 9 points and qualify for round 16 of the tournament.