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African Cup | Senegal bests 9-man Cape Verde

Talking point: Senegal’s Saido Mane lies on the pitch following a collision with Cape Verde ’keeper Vozinha. (Source: AP)

Sadio Mane got up from a horrible clash of heads that left him dazed on the ground, possibly with a concussion, to score a goal and help put Senegal into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations on Tuesday.

Senegal won 2-0 against Cape Verde, which had two players sent off in the last 16 game in Cameroon’s western city of Bafoussam. The Liverpool star didn’t finish the match and later was taken to the hospital, though he said on social media that he was OK.

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