Senegal Vs Congo DR Highlights, AFCON 2025: Mane’s Equalizer Earns Lions Of Teranga Hard-Fought 1-1 Draw

Hello, we’re back with another live blog, and it’s Senegal vs DR Congo - stay tuned for live updates.

The Senegal Vs Congo DR, Africa Cup of Nations 2025 match will be live streamed in India on Fancode app and website.

And we’re underway! Senegal kick off against DR Congo, and the game bursts into action immediately. Ismaïla Sarr tests the keeper from outside the box but skies his effort, set up by Nicolas Jackson. Seconds later, Jackson is in the spotlight for a handball, giving DR Congo an early warning. Nerves are high, and the tension is palpable, this one’s already sizzling.

Senegal piling on the pressure! Krépin Diatta whips in a dangerous cross, and Ismaïla Sarr is ready to pounce, but DR Congo’s defense stands tall and blocks the shot. Close call! The tension is building, and you can feel a goal lurking just around the corner.

Oh, so close for Senegal! Sadio Mané threads a perfect pass, and Nicolas Jackson lets fly with a left-footed effort from the centre of the box ,but it drifts just wide to the left. That one had “goal” written all over it. DR Congo breathe a sigh of relief.

Senegal still knocking on the door! Iliman Ndiaye delivers a teasing ball into the box, and Nicolas Jackson pounces with a right-footed shot, but it’s blocked again. DR Congo’s defense is putting up a wall, but Senegal aren’t giving up, this game is simmering with chances.

And that’s the whistle on a pulsating first half! Senegal and DR Congo head into the break 0-0, but don’t be fooled by the scoreline, Senegal peppered the Congo goal with chances, Jackson and Sarr coming close multiple times, only to be denied by some solid defending.

DR Congo held firm and showed flashes of threat on the counter. Tension, drama, near-missesth, is one is heating up for the second half.

Out of nowhere, the deadlock is shattered. Chaos in the Senegal box, the ball breaks kindly, and Cédric Bakambu is right where a striker should be. One sharp left-footed finish from point-blank range, rolled calmly into the bottom corner, and suddenly it’s Senegal 0, DR Congo 1.

Stunned silence on one side, wild celebrations on the other. Game well and truly on now.

That didn’t take long. Senegal respond with authority and it’s the main man again. A loose moment in the box, the ball sits up perfectly, and Sadio Mané keeps his cool, right foot, guided into the bottom left corner. The stadium erupts, the bench explodes, and just like that it’s 1–1. Game reset. Momentum swinging. Absolute drama now.

Smart, streetwise play from Senegal. Ibrahim Mbaye buys a crucial free-kick deep in the defensive half, slowing everything down just when DR Congo are sniffing for a late push. The Lions of Teranga take a breath, regroup, and squeeze a few precious seconds out of the clock. This one’s heading for a tense finish.

Senegal 1-1 DR Congo - Bakambu’s 61st-minute strike puts the Leopards ahead, but Sadio Mané’s equaliser ensures the Lions of Teranga share the spoils. Both sides remain on track for the last 16 as the Group D battle intensifies.

That’s a wrap! We’ll be back with another live blog soon, until then, bye-bye.