Senegal begin title defence in style with 3-0 win over Gambia
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00:00 Yes, really exciting one. I mean, it was a game that had many, many things at stake.
00:06 First of all, these two nations are neighbouring countries with so much competition in between
00:13 them. Gambia, of course, not a major football nation. They are only making their second
00:19 appearance at the Afcon. Senegal, defending champions, so many times have been to the
00:25 final, semi-finals, and they are the ones who are trying to replicate what only Egypt
00:30 has done in this competition to be able to retain the trophy. And so it was really, really
00:37 a huge game to start with. It started off on a high note with Sadio Mane assisting the
00:43 goal. We may already have a contender for the gold king in this competition, 19-year-old
00:50 Lamine Kamara who got a brace in this tournament. And Gambia suffering an unfortunate incident,
00:57 having a red card at the end of the first half and finishing this game with 10 men.
01:01 So they go out three nil down with Senegal getting off on a flying start to the defence
01:08 of their title and in a game that has so much. And with the fans, especially from Senegal,
01:15 people drumming from start to finish. Even the game has just ended, but if you could
01:20 hear from the background, there's still like a party happening in there. Everybody is excited.