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Teen Mbaye seals AFCON last-16 victory for Senegal over Sudan

Senegal players celebrates after the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 win over Sudan at Grand Stadium in Tangiers on January 3, 2026. [Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to clinch a 3-1 victory for Senegal over Sudan in Tangiers on Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match.

The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels before switching his international allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born.

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