2023 AFCON; Senegal to play against Gambia in their opener on Monday,15 Jan, 2024, 2:00:00 PM UTC
The Reigning champions of Senegal will get ready to set a new record win in their 2023 , AFCON, African Cup of Nations match against Gambia on Monday, which will be held at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium. 2023 AFCON : Senegal to play against Gambia
This is Senegal’s fifth successive appearance in the continental competition and they have made it to the final in the last editions.
They received their maiden AFCON title during the recent edition after finishing the 2019 runners-up.
Comparing the Reigning Champions of Senegal against Gambia.
Gambia
After not making an appearance in the first 32 editions of the tournament, Gambia have made a good debut for the group stage the second time.
They had a good qualifying performance in the competition and made it to the quarter-finals, losing 2-0 to the host country Cameroon.
The reigning champions defeated Niger 1-0 in a friendly earlier this month. They began the match in good form and have just lost one of their last 14 games in all competitions. 2023 AFCON : Senegal to play against Gambia
Gambia’s friendly was cancelled against Morocco and they were last in action in the CAF World Cup qualifiers in November, suffering back-to-back losses against Cote d’Ivoire and Burundi.
Senegal vs Gambia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers.
While their 2021 AFCON champions remain unbeaten in this fixture, with 10 games ending in draws and 13 wins, the both teams have met 23 times in all competitions. Their first competition was held in 1980.
Senegal have kept clean sheets in nine of their last 12 games in the AFCON and have scored in all matches except one in that period. 2023 AFCON : Senegal to play against Gambia
Meanwhile, Gambia have seen fewer than 2.5 goals in their AFCON five matches, conceding three times while recording 4 goals.
They last met in the Preliminary round of African Nations Championship qualifiers in 2015. 2023 AFCON : Senegal to play against Gambia
