Dakar, June 6 (APS) – The Lions of Senegal were forced to a draw by the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-1), Thursday, in a match counting for the third day of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Ismaïla Sarr opened the scoring for the Lions in the 45the minute of this meeting played at the Me Abdoulaye Wade stadium in Diamniadio.
Kamala Mayele Fiston, who entered the game, equalized for the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 85the.
According to the Congolese coach, Sébastien Desabre, this draw is a “satisfactory” result for his team.
”We drew away against a very good, committed and strong opponent. But we will have to win on the return leg if we want to hope for anything in these qualifying phases which will be long and apparently contested,” he said.
Lions coach Alioune Cissé was hoping for a Senegalese victory in his hundredth match on the Lions bench.
“Unfortunately, we did not win this match which we could have won if we had been more efficient in scoring,” he said.
Senegal, however, has the necessary arguments to qualify at the end of this “mini championship”, he assured, promising that the Lions will “pull themselves together” for the next match against Mauritania. , SATURDAY.
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