00:00So underway here in Tangier, this is the biggest stadium, by the way, at this tournament, some 75,000 seats.
00:14It'll be used at the World Cup in 2030, magnificent arena for these two sides and, well, the old veritable David versus Goliath this afternoon.
00:24Senegal looking for a strong start in Group D. We saw the Congolese winning earlier on, early touch for Botswana's goalkeeper, Poco.
00:35Not that convincing either, but...
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01:24experience a former winner of the world goalkeeper of the year award in his time with chelsea
01:36now floated in from the zebras looking for a little touch at the near post cooper will get there
01:44gana gay he has the first attack for senegal and away they go
01:48in on goal great save poco what his body in the right place ilmandi delivers oh what an opportunity
01:59that was blasted over when it seemed easier to score well good initial save from poco it was
02:09cooper who misjudged that header on side here as the ball came through bearing down on goal jackson
02:16saved and the follow-up the money in jay set this up very nicely for papa gay and the man from
02:24villa real sticks that's over the top but that'll be a little bit of a confidence
02:32looks a little nervous there there's uh ramoboli but uh there comes senegal again
02:38oh that's an excellent stop turned around the corner by poco
02:42it looked for all money to beat him on his right hand side and the goalkeeper just turns it around
03:01it's gone again with the probing ball now money has a look up he's going to elect to go wide
03:07and jay cross into the middle oh another good chance for senegal
03:20jacob's steaming down this right hand side early ball in as well goes over the head of ismailis sir
03:47so kenyang and uh in gi battling in jay
03:55we'll get the little chip into the back post and now surely money another good save from poco
04:04he's definitely put it on the amount of my performance in the first 25 minutes and then
04:08this was a chance uh again for senegal and poco
04:23with uh an unorthodox but uh yet effective stop for uh botswana
04:28for the blue at one stage
04:39using his strength gets past the challenge now
04:41the square ball that's over the head of money poswana will give him straight away to gay
04:49papa gay
04:53jacobs on that left-hand side money the link man
04:57senegal with plenty of possession he has the shot for money the punch away from poco
05:01senegal complaining we might well have uh played advantage there the referee
05:29and the way we go
05:38i just want to go
05:40when the ball is on floor you let it go
05:44if the vision goes the player can't
05:48senegal of course headed to the world cup later this year france norway
05:52or any of the yeah they had to wait for their players to uh eventually arrive
06:04now jacobs pulls it back they've got the goal finally the deadlock is broken
06:12nicholas jackson with a superb finish yeah what a finish i did tell you you know he's always the
06:17here on the eyes and he can smell goals you know he will get those chances he will miss it but at the
06:22right time you know he was correct but what a goal what a goal
06:27ishmael jacobs pulling it back superbly and nicholas jackson needed no invitation
06:36from that close in no chance for the goalkeeper as well who's put up a sterling showing but
06:41uh could do very little work from the german born jacobs and the german-based jackson is the man who
06:49finishes it it's a beautiful uh weight part from uh sunny you know to jacob jacob took the ball and
06:56that we've seen that over and over in the modern football now you know going onto the line and
07:00i'm pulling it back and i'm pulling it back and then boom and jackson was right there and what a finish
07:11this as well from senegal peko gets himself out of a potential squeeze there
07:16this is fabulous football and peko to the rescue
07:32free-flowing stuff from senegal now turning it on
07:35just a little too much on that occasion from diata and there'll be a yellow card as well for the
07:47challenge
07:50here by our referee from mauritania
07:56finish from jackson water combination
07:59off time
08:06so there's one now after 45 minutes of play
08:09that's a blow i'm in a quarter against senegal
08:11the short lead we'll take a short break come back with the highlights from the
08:14the
08:26locker room because they need they need to you know to search forward if uh if they want something out
08:31of this game but you're already losing you're playing a team like senegal i think you should uh
08:35you should put you up and try and see if you can get something out of it
08:40botswana in the black colors
08:44and of course senegal in all white here
08:49the goal from nicholas jackson late in the first half separating these two sides earlier on
08:56democratic republic of congo winners against benin they also scored a first half goal and
09:00went on to uh a fairly comfortable win so they've got three points the congolese
09:07and senegal looking to join them at the top of the table remember later on uh group c gets underway
09:13nigeria are playing tanzania this evening in fez and then it's tunisia uganda so four matches
09:19today in the cup in discussion with the rest of these technical team
09:33galapi
09:35back to oreborny
09:37stolen away in the middle neatly done by gaye and now an opportunity for jackson again it's too easy
09:50far too easy nicholas jackson doubles his score and senegal have a turn in the league
09:57what a goal what a goal what a goal what a finish you know that's a clumsy play from
10:03boswana and you know when you're playing a team like uh you know like like senegal who has stats of
10:08stars you know you don't afford to make this you know a silly mistake you know they give the ball so
10:13easily you know and a good break from uh from senegal and what a goal from jackson
10:18and it's taken 12 minutes lead here
10:34what a composed finish you can see a player who is playing with full you know full confidence when
10:39you have that quality and you have that confidence you can afford you know what to play with the ball
10:44and the chip the ball over the goalkeeper the way uh the way jackson did
10:48and there were several assists in there but uh nicely pulled back away from the defenders
10:57and uh no chance for the likes of ditelle or ditoque to stop nicholas jackson
11:04he's a player that has all the stick you know they keep sticking him and
11:07and you know he's a player that's called goals top of the standings in group d uh with a better
11:12goal difference than the congolese dr congo winning earlier on today in rebuts against benin
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11:48Botswana.
11:58Ghana Gay finds his Everton teammates in Jai Jacobs on the left-hand side.
12:07Now you wonder if they're going to ease their way through these final 30 minutes or they'll
12:11put on a bit of a show for us here at Senegal. Plenty of football still to come. There's no
12:16reason to exhaust your stores of energy. Jackson looking for the hat-trick though, straight
12:23at the goalkeeper. Three points, he already left the competition, came back and won the
12:28trophy for a change.
12:34And in the meantime the volume of support from the supporters continues. Steady rhythm, a fine
12:45backdrop to this encounter. The rain is beginning to fall again.
12:49It's a good position to lift the ball over the wall and before he gets deep down. It's a very,
12:55very good position for a player that can strike it pretty well.
12:58Yes, Mane. Safe. But the rebound is stopped again. That's my man of the match.
13:0536th now Gay and still going strong and, of course, one of the winners in 2021 when they
13:15had success in Cameroon beating Egypt, of course, in the final of penalties. Now, a youngster,
13:2418 years old by.
13:32Coming to be cleared away by the clock where and not called by Cooper, but
13:36still on the edge of the area. Cooper wins that one in the air, but given
13:40away to Jackson, who tries another shot. Again, not enough power.
13:44power.
14:02By God again. Now that's a lovely touch from Mane looking for Jackson.
14:07That's out by Cooper. Johnson and again. A little bit of running needed here by
14:13Motswana.
14:22They are looking to get Jackson in, but Salio Mane. Here's Nicholas Jackson.
14:27Is that the hat-trick? No, it's not.
14:30Bayo Vallecano in Spain, and, uh, Cechin Jai.
14:36Now playing in Turkey. Was it, uh, Red Star Belgrade in Serbia last season?
14:42Played in the Champions League.
14:45Well, Papa and Jai, uh, will likely take Jackson's place. He's got four goals at
14:51club level this season.
14:54Bayo Vallecano.
14:56And Bayo Vallecano.
14:58By to the byline. Back inside. Now, surely no!
15:03Mane is denied. Oh, no, Hattrick for Nicholas Jackson.
15:09Sadio Mane's efforts. And it'll be three points here as well. A positive start. Kongo to come on Saturday. That's a tough one here in Tanger. We'll have live coverage of that for you, of course. And then the last group game for the Tanger's team.
15:18We'll have live coverage of that for you, of course.
15:20And then the last group game for Senegal will be against Benin.
15:28The defence and the goalkeeper haven't been tested in today's game.
15:33Against Congo, definitely.
15:35Yeah, there's some good players there.
15:38Bakambu, we saw earlier on today.
15:39Bongonda with a goal.
15:42They run on and off the ball.
15:45They're physically strong.
15:46And high on confidence as well, with success against Cameroon and Nigeria.
15:59Now, here comes Senegal.
16:01Can they make it three?
16:03Here's the youngster, Mbaye, into the penalty area.
16:06Square ball.
16:07No one there to tuck it away at the back post.
16:16Cease hard wide.
16:32Sabali.
16:34Beats one challenge.
16:35Here comes the square ball.
16:36Bellapi will clear away for Botswana, Jacobs
16:43They lost out to Nigeria, you know, at home, but at the same time, you know, in today's game, you know, they lost, but, you know, they had a decent game
17:01Now, final Probier, and surely number three
17:05Sheref Renjaye adds to the two goals from Nicholas Jackson, Sabali was the provider, and the two substitutes combined
17:18to give Senegal the biggest scoreline of the tournament so far
17:26Like you said, you know, the two substitutes
17:35and the two substitutes combined with Tì—°
17:53And the two substitutes combined with Tren
18:03Jai, the 29-year-old from Sansan Spor.
18:09He's played in Belgium, he's played in Croatia, in China as well.
18:15He had a little bit of a journeyman career, but he's on the Cup of Nations stage now,
18:19and he has a goal to his name.
18:21Frustration for Di Cele.
18:23They were hoping perhaps for a more reputable scoreline Botswana,
18:28but his game's in Rabat.
18:30But Senegal will stay here in Tangier on the northern coast of Africa,
18:38within sight of Spain, of course.
18:40Is there to be a fourth in this final couple of seconds for Senegal?
18:50Doesn't find Jai.
18:51Referee's had a look at his watch.
18:57That's it.
18:58All over.
18:59So, comprehensive win, big gap between the two teams in terms of the world rankings,
19:05in terms of history and performance, and I think we saw that as well on the pitch, Daniel.
19:09Yeah, from the first second of the game, you know, it showed up.
19:11You know, pressure, pressure upon pressure, chances upon chances.
19:15They end up, you know, making one in, and then in the second half, you know, they wrapped it up.
19:19You know, quality play from Koulibala and the difference, Jacob from the right side, you know,
19:24Jackson that scored two, Guillen and Yang, they are two scousers from Everton.
19:29They didn't disappoint, you know, today.
19:31But credit goes to Senegal.
19:33We've seen this out of Senegal in the last half-con.
19:36I hope they don't get over carried away with that arrogance that they took into the last tournament
19:43and then it ended up biting them.
19:44I just hope they keep calm and just keep doing what they do.
20:06I hope they don't get over carried away with that arrogance.
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