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OFFICIAL AFCON REPORT—SENEGAL 3-0 BOTSWANA AS NICOLAS JACKSON EYES GOLDEN BOOT
Nicolas Jackson strikes twice in 18 minutes to hand Senegal a 3-0 win over Botswana in their AFCON 2025 opener.
Nicolas Jackson scored twice in 18 minutes, setting up Senegal's Group D win against Botswana at AFCON 2025.
Bayern Munich's Nicolas Jackson scored twice, and Senegal easily beat Botswana 3-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday.
Jackson, playing for the Bundesliga team on loan from Chelsea, scored around halftime in Tangier. Cherif Ndiaye scored late, sealing the deal.
Senegal is now at the top of Group D based on goal difference, just ahead of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which beat Benin 1-0 earlier in Rabat.
This result wasn't shocking since Senegal ranks 119 places above Botswana worldwide.
Senegal and DRC, both past champions, are expected to take the top two spots and move to the round of 16.
Benin and Botswana will see their match on Saturday as a must-win. The winner could grab one of the four spots in the knockout stage for third-placed teams.
Heavy rain welcomed the teams as they entered the 75,000-seat stadium, which is the biggest of the nine being used in Morocco for the competition.
Senegal almost scored within the first three minutes, but Botswana's keeper, Goitseone Phoko, blocked Jackson's one-on-one shot.
Sadio Mane, Iliman Ndiaye, and Jackson all nearly scored as Senegal controlled the ball, but Botswana defended deep.
Botswana misses a chance.
While Senegal's keeper, Edouard Mendy (also formerly of Chelsea), barely did anything, Phoko was busy, using everything to keep Senegal out.
Senegal's attacks finally paid off after 40 minutes. Ismail Jakobs (who was born in Germany) and Jackson (who plays in Germany) teamed up to put Senegal ahead.
Jakobs cut in from the left and passed to Jackson, who quickly shot the ball past Phoko with his left foot.
Botswana, which qualified instead of Cape Verde for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, finally threatened to score at the end of the first half.
But they missed a free kick just outside the box. The weak shot was deflected for a corner that went out of play without anyone touching it.
A fast move from midfield allowed Jackson to score again after 58 minutes.
The ball reached him in the box, and the 24-year-old dribbled past Mosha Gaolaolwe and easily scored.
Cherif Ndiaye made it 3-0 for Senegal with a nice finish after another great team play in the 90th minute.
Confident of the win, Senegal's coach, Pape Thiaw, brought on 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain in the second half.
The young striker became the youngest Senegalese scorer in an international match last month when he scored in an 8-0 win against Kenya in an AFCON warm-up.
AFCON: SOUTH AFRICA MUST BREAK TWENTY ONE YEAR CURSE AGAINST EGYPT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
South Africa has only beaten two teams in the group stages since 2004 as they prepare for a massive Egypt test.
Bafana Bafana is looking to keep its momentum going at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They're playing Egypt in their second Group B game in Agadir this Friday, which will really test both teams' title hopes.
Both Bafana and the Pharaohs won their first games 2-1, against Angola and Zimbabwe, but their wins weren't as convincing as they wanted.
Now, they're facing off in what will probably decide who gets first place in the group. The winner, if there is one, will get a big confidence boost.
But here's a statistic that might worry Bafana fans before the game.
It's been 21 years and 21 group stage games since Bafana beat Benin in their first match at the 2004 Cup of Nations finals. Since then, they've only managed to beat two teams in the group stages.
If you asked any Bafana fan if that's true, they'd probably question it, despite the team's problems recently.
The only wins the team has had in group play since then are a couple of wins against Angola (2013, & 2025) and Namibia (2019, & 2023).
They've played 13 different teams during that period and haven't been able to beat 11 of them.
There have been seven draws and 10 losses, which is way too many losses in what's supposed to be the easiest part of the competition.
They haven't managed to win back-to-back group games during that time (in fact, the Benin win was the last time they did), and their biggest win in the group stages happened in the last edition when they beat Namibia 4-0.
That being said, this bad stretch started with their worst defeat ever, a 4-0 loss to Nigeria in 2004.
But there's reason to believe that this 2025 team, which has grown into a skilled team, can turn things around. If not against Egypt (where a draw would be good), then for sure in their final group match with Zimbabwe on December 29.
Looking at all group matches at the finals since their successful debut in 1996, the record is more balanced. Bafana Bafana has 11 wins, 11 losses, and 12 draws in 34 games, scoring 37 goals and letting in 34.
They've had 12 clean sheets during that time and haven't scored in 12 games.
THE MASSIVE EGYPTIAN RECORD MOHAMED SALAH JUST SMASHED DURING THE ZIMBABWE OPENING MATCH
Mohamed Salah becomes the first Egyptian to score in five straight Afcons after a 91st minute winner against Zimbabwe.
In their opening Africa Cup of Nations match, Mohamed Salah scored in the 91st minute, giving Egypt a win against Zimbabwe.
Salah has now scored in five straight Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, a first for an Egyptian player.
Up next, Egypt will play South Africa and then Angola in their last group stage match.
With a late goal in Monday's 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe, Mohamed Salah became the first Egyptian player to score in five straight African Cup of Nations competitions.
After being benched for four games at Liverpool, Egypt's captain started and scored with his left foot in the 91st minute. This gave the seven-time champions a late victory and a good start in Morocco for Hossam Hassan's team, plus set a record for Egypt.
The Egyptian FA shared on X that national team captain Mohamed Salah is the first Egyptian player to score in five Africa Cup of Nations in a row.
Liverpool's star, who has had trouble getting into the Reds' lineup this season, scored in the 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and now 2025 competitions. He joins Didier Drogba, Abdoulaye Traore, and Yaya Toure from Ivory Coast, and Youssef Msakni, a Tunisian winger, in achieving this.
Salah could score even more since there are two AFCON tournaments scheduled in the next three years, in 2027 and 2028.
If he scores in each one, he'll beat the record held by Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), and Andre Ayew and Asamoah Gyan (Ghana).
The 33-year-old has scored eight goals in 20 AFCON games. That's four fewer than Hassan El-Shazly, who has the most goals for Egypt in the tournament, and three fewer than his current coach, Hassan.
Egypt plays South Africa on Friday and Angola on December 29. Salah hopes to finally win the Africa Cup after losing in the finals in 2017 and 2021.
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