Africa Cup of Nations· Round 2
Senegal 1-1 DR Congo
Match summary
Senegal and DR Congo drew 1-1 in Africa Cup of Nations on Sat, 27 Dec 2025.
Goals — Senegal: Mané 69' | DR Congo: Bakambu 61'.
Senegal had 64% of the possession and 11 shots (3 on target) against 7 (3) for DR Congo; corners 5-2, yellow cards 1-0.
In their last 4 meetings Senegal won 2, DR Congo won 1 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Grand Stade de Tanger. Referee: Lahlou Benbraham.
Match timeline
- 28'P. GueyeYellow card
- 61'BakambuGoal0-1
- 62'⇄In MbayeOut I. SarrSubstitution
- 66'⇄In MbukuOut BongondaSubstitution
- 66'⇄In MayeleOut BakambuSubstitution
- 69'ManéGoal1-1
- 73'⇄In KayembeOut MasuakuSubstitution
- 73'⇄In KayembeOut MukauSubstitution
- 81'⇄In DialloOut JacksonSubstitution
- 81'⇄In CamaraOut P. GueyeSubstitution
- 87'⇄In BalikwishaOut EliaSubstitution
- 89'⇄In SabalyOut I. NdiayeSubstitution
Top performers
JacksonSenegal · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.19
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes80
MayeleDR Congo · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.06
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes25
I. NdiayeSenegal · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes88
BongondaDR Congo · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.45
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes65
NiakhateSenegal · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Wan-BissakaDR Congo · Defender
- Interceptions3
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
DR Congo 4-1-4-1Senegal 4-1-4-1
Senegal
Coach: Pape Thiaw
Substitutes
- 8Lamine CamaraMidfielder6.4
- 27Ibrahim MbayeAttacker6.5
- 21Cheikh SabalyAttacker
- 20Habib DialloAttacker6.3
- 23Mory DiawGoalkeeper
- 1Yehvann DioufGoalkeeper
- 24Antoine MendyDefender
- 2Mamadou SarrDefender
- 4Abdoulaye SeckDefender
- 25El Hadji Malick DioufDefender
- 6Pathé CissMidfielder
- 7Habib DiarraMidfielder
- 17Pape SarrMidfielder
- 9Boulaye DiaAttacker
- 12Cherif NdiayeAttacker
Unavailable players
- Assane DiaoMuscle injury
DR Congo
Coach: Sébastien Desabre
Substitutes
- 12Joris KayembeDefender6.9
- 25Edo KayembeMidfielder6.6
- 7Nathanael MbukuAttacker6.1
- 27Michel-Ange BalikwishaAttacker
- 19Fiston MayeleAttacker6.3
- 21Matthieu EpoloGoalkeeper
- 16Timothy FayuluGoalkeeper
- 5Dylan BatubinsikaDefender
- 15Rocky BushiriDefender
- 3Steve KapuadiDefender
- 24Gedeon KaluluDefender
- 18Charles PickelMidfielder
- 11Gaël KakutaMidfielder
- 20Brian CipengaAttacker
- 9Samuel EssendeAttacker
Statistics
SenegalDR Congo
Key statistics
64%Possession36%
2.01Expected Goals0.95
11Total Shots7
3Shots On Target3
3Big Chances Created1
5Corners2
18Fouls12
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves2
439Passes Completed218
All statistics
55Attacks20
6Shots Off Target3
2Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork0
1.53Expected Goals On Target1.5
11Free Kicks16
7Shots Inside The Box5
506Total Passes281
4Shots Outside The Box2
2Big Chances Missed0
0.72Expected Assists0.48
2/21 (10%)Crosses Completed4/13 (31%)
208Passes Own Half160
319Passes Opposition Half134
29/47 (62%)Long Passes Completed15/52 (29%)
21Throw-Ins11
6Key Passes6
118Passes Into Final Third41
74Backward Passes38
8Goal Kicks9
7Interceptions8
0.95Expected Goals Conceded2.01
10/14 (71%)Tackles Won10/17 (59%)
14Clearances34
1Error Led To Goal1
46Duels Won50
12/27 (44%)Aerial Duels Won15/27 (56%)
34/69 (49%)Ground Duels Won35/69 (51%)
11Was Fouled16
9/20 (45%)Successful Dribbles5/12 (42%)
11Was Dribbled Past7
4Final Third Possession Won2
123Possession Lost115
Previous meetings
2 Senegal1 draws1 DR Congo
Match information
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations
- Round
- Round 2
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Grand Stade de Tanger
- Capacity
- 65,000
- Referee
- Lahlou Benbraham