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– Sadio Mane scored as Senegal beat nine-man Cape Verde 2-0 in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
– Mane curled in off the underside of the crossbar soon after keeper Vozinha had been dismissed following a nasty clash of heads with the Liverpool forward.
– Mane, appearing concussed, was led off before the game restarted and Bamba Dieng added the second in injury time.
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– Cape Verde midfielder Patrick Andrade had been shown a straight red card midway through the first half.
– The match in Bafoussam was preceded by a minute’s silence for the victims of the crush at the Olembe Stadium on Monday.
– Senegal will face either Mali or Equatorial Guinea in the last eight on Sunday.
