Senegal, accumulation winners and best in Accumulation D, will face Accumulation E third-place finishers Sudan in the Round of 16 at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
The bout will booty abode at the Grande Stade de Tangier on 3 January, with admission at 17h00 bounded time (16h00 GMT).
This will be the aboriginal affair amid the two abandon at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Overall, they accept met seven times previously, with Senegal undefeated, recording four wins and three draws. Four of those seven affairs accept taken abode in 2025, authoritative this their fifth appointment in beneath a year.
Senegal accept outscored Sudan 8–1 beyond their antecedent seven meetings. They accept conceded aloof one goal, which came in a 1-1 draw in the third-place play-off at the 2024 CHAN clash on 29 August 2025. Senegal won that bout 4–2 on penalties.
The teams additionally met in the accumulation date of the 2024 CHAN, area the bout concluded 0–0.
They were fatigued calm in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Their aboriginal meeting, with Sudan hosting on 22 March 2025, concluded in a aimless draw. The acknowledgment bout on 5 September 2025 saw Senegal win 2–0, with goals from Kalidou Koulibaly and Pape Matar Sarr.
Senegal able for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as accumulation winners, advanced of Sudan, who accomplished third in Accumulation B abaft DR Congo.
The two abandon were additionally commutual calm in the 2019 AFCON qualifiers. Senegal accomplished top of Accumulation A, with Madagascar advancing alongside them to Egypt 2019. Equatorial Guinea placed third, while Sudan accomplished basal afterwards accident bristles of their six matches. Senegal won both qualifier meetings, 3–0 at home on 13 October 2018 and 1–0 abroad on 16 October 2018.
Senegal accept never absent to East African opponents at AFCON, accepting played bristles matches, acceptable four and cartoon one. Sudan are the fourth East African aggregation Senegal accept faced at the tournament, afterwards Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
Previous AFCON group-stage affairs adjoin East African teams saw Senegal defeat Ethiopia 5–1 in 1965 and Kenya 3–0 in 1992, 2004 and 2019. Their alone abortion to win came in a 0–0 draw adjoin Kenya in 1990.
This is Senegal’s additional knockout-stage affair adjoin an East African team, afterwards a 1–0 achievement over Uganda in the 2019 Round of 16.
Across six AFCON matches adjoin East African opposition, Senegal accept denticulate 15 goals, conceded aloof one, and kept bristles apple-pie sheets.
Sudan are adverse a West African adversary for the 11th time at AFCON, with a almanac of P10 W3 D1 L6.
Their alone victories adjoin West African teams came with a 4–0 win over Nigeria in the 1963 accumulation stage, a 1–0 win over Ghana in the 1970 final, and a 2–1 achievement over Burkina Faso in the 2012 accumulation stage. Their alone draw adjoin a West African ancillary was a 0–0 aftereffect adjoin Guinea-Bissau in the 2021 accumulation stage.
Sudan accept absent their aftermost two AFCON matches adjoin West African teams, adjoin Nigeria in the 2021 accumulation date and Burkina Faso at the accepted edition.
PAST MEETINGS OVERALL Senegal: P7 W4 D3 L0 GF8 GA1 GD 7 Sudan: P7 W0 D3 L4 GF1 GA8 GD−7
Senegal – Key Statistics
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Unbeaten in the accumulation stage, scoring seven goals and acceptance aloof one.
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Have progressed from the accumulation date best at three alternating AFCON finals.
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Finished top of their accumulation in anniversary of their aftermost three AFCON appearances (2021, 2023, 2025).
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Earned seven or added credibility in the accumulation date for the additional afterwards tournament.
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Unbeaten in their aftermost 10 AFCON group-stage matches (W7 D3).
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Currently on a 14-match best run at AFCON (W9 D5).
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Have not absent in accessible comedy in the Round of 16 (W2 D1).
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Reached the Round of 16 on three antecedent occasions, acceptable twice.
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Have been complex in three amends shoot-outs, recording two wins and two defeats.
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Have kept 17 apple-pie bedding at AFCON back 2017, added than any added team.
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Sadio Mané has been complex in 17 AFCON goals (10 goals, 7 assists), the best by any amateur back 2010.
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Mané leads all players with seven assists at AFCON back 2010.
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Abdoulaye Seck has denticulate both of Senegal’s best contempo goals from set-piece headers.
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Kalidou Koulibaly accustomed Senegal’s aboriginal AFCON red agenda back 2006.
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Senegal accept won three AFCON matches while arena with 10 men.
Sudan – Key Statistics
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Qualified for the knockout date for the third time in their history (after 1970 and 2012).
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Progressed from the accumulation date with aloof three points, their everyman absolute back advancing.
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Reached the knockout circuit for the aboriginal time back 2012.
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This is Sudan’s first-ever Round of 16 match.
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Scored aloof one goal, the joint-fewest amid Round of 16 teams.
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Conceded six goals, the best of any aggregation to ability the Round of 16.
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Have never been complex in a amends action at AFCON.
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Recorded the atomic shots on ambition (5) amid knockout-stage teams in the accumulation phase.
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Their alone ambition at this clash came via an own goal.
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Have won aloof one of their aftermost seven AFCON matches (D1 L5).
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Yasser Awad is the youngest Sudanese amateur to alpha two AFCON matches beyond their aftermost four appearances.
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Head drillmaster Kwesi Appiah is actualization in his third AFCON knockout date as a coach.