Even though they had 75% of the possession, the Lions of Teranga needed to wait until the sixth minute of extra time to overwhelm their hosts in the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe. Senegal’s final-minute free kick came from Sadio Mane, their 27th attempt of the game.

Mane had the best chance to score at the Bingu National Stadium, wasting several good opportunities in both halves, while Jackson made a few unsuccessful threats. With only twenty minutes remaining, he was sent off shortly after receiving a yellow card.

As a consequence, Senegal now leads third-place Burundi in Group L of AFCON qualifying by an insurmountable seven points. Next month, they still have two qualifiers left, one of which is a trip to Burkina Faso, who are now in first place with ten points but a better goal differential. December 2025 marks the opening of the tournament in Morocco, where Senegal will look to defend the title they took home from Cameroon two years prior.At the youngest level, England Under-19s defeated France 4-2 to complete their preparation matches for next month’s European Championship qualifiers, with Shumaira Mheuka scoring once more.

Mheuka was the only Chelsea starter in Marbella this morning. On Saturday, he scored in a significant win over the Netherlands. After a thrilling first half in which France rallied from two goals down, he put the Young Lions up 3-2 by side-footing a pass from Josh King of Fulham.

At halftime, Harrison Murray-Campbell joined the battle, and shortly after, Kiano Dyer, Tyrique George, and Reiss Denny joined the conflict. At the hour mark, Lennon Wheldon increased England’s lead. After a 4-2 result in Marbella, England’s focus at that age group is now on the qualifications in November.

Leo Cardoso, a teammate from the Blues Academy, did not play in the 4-2 triumph over the Netherlands by Portugal Under-19s, completing a perfect trip to Marbella.