Senegal resume their quest to retain their Africa Cup of Nations crown as they take on Mozambique at the Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade in Group L of the qualifiers on Friday.

This will be the first of what promises to be an exciting double-header between the two nations who are currently separated by just two points at the top of the group standings.

It has been a period of footballing success for Senegal as they picked up gold in January’s Africa Nations Championship for home-based players hosted in Algeria.

Having finished top of Group B, the West African side claimed successive 1-0 victories over Mauritania and Madagascar to reach their first-ever final before edging out the host nation on penalties after a pulsating 120 minutes.

Prior to that, Senegal’s last competitive outing came in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on December 4 where they were thrashed 3-0 by England courtesy of goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka.

Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying form:

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Senegal form (all competitions):

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Mozambique Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying form:

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Senegal possible starting lineup:

Gomis; Fadiga, Sabaly, Koulibaly, Seck; I Gueye, P Gueye, Diatta; Dieng, Dia, Mane

Mozambique possible starting lineup:

Guambe; Chico, Dove, Mexer, Zainadine; Domingues, Kambala, Shaquille; Carvalho, Bauque, Catamo

Senegal 2-0 Mozambique

With their recent performances and results, Senegal have shown they are more than capable of getting the job done. The Lions of Teranga take on a Mozambique side 95 places below them in the latest FIFA World Rankings and we do not fancy any upset occurring at the Stade Me Abdoulaye Wade