The Senegalese team qualified for the round of 16 of the African Cup after getting a draw (0-0) against Malawi in the last match of the first phase of group B.
The meeting, as the result reflected, hardly enjoyed great occasions and the defenses were the main protagonists of the clash in the face of ineffective attacks.
The Liverpool striker, the Senegalese Sadio Mané, was erratic and the only chance of the game he had was at the start, minute 7, with a shot that went over the Malawi goal.
This party left a negative aspect for Senegalese interests, and that is that Cheikhou Kouyaté saw a yellow card and the important round of 16 match will be lost.
The great occasion of the game was Habib Diallo, Senegalese player for Strasbourg, who finished off a well-directed free-kick with a header, but Malawian goalkeeper Charles Thomu made a superb save.
The second half had hardly any emotion and notable events, except for a penalty that referee Blaise Yuven Ngwa designated in favor of Malawi after a grab by Bouna Sarr in the 75th minute, but after two minutes of review, the VAR referee did not see an infraction and corrected the initial decision of the main referee.
Senegal went through to the round of 16 as group B leader, while Malawi, with four points, will have to wait to play all the matches of the group stage to find out if it is one of the four best third.