Senegal have made it into the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after their 2-0 win over Cape Verde on Tuesday.
The Lions of Teranga, who are still chasing their maiden continental crown, scored their goals through Sadio Mane in the 63rd minute, and substitute Bamba Dieng in the stoppages.
However, the highlights of the game were two red cards awarded to the Blue Sharks. The first one came in the 20th minute when captain Patrick Andrade made a dangerous challenge against Idrissa Gueye and after consulting VAR, the referee sent him off.
The second one was handed to Cape Verde's goalkeeper. A long ball by Edouard Mendy in the Senegal goal caught his opposite number and his defenders napping. Mane made an ambitious run and looked set to win the ball ahead of Vozinha.
In his bid to stop the Senegal star from scoring, the goalkeeper seemed to commit a dangerous head collision in the 54th minute, that left him and the Liverpool attacker injured. After consulting with the VAR, the referee sent off Vozinha for dangerous play.
Here are the fan reactions after the dramatic game:
They served Cape Verde 2 red cards. May be now Senegal will score a goal. Lol. These referees are the weakest links in football. #AFCON2021— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) January 25, 2022
They aren’t impressive @_owurakuampofo. Couldn’t score against Cape Verde until the Blue Sharks got two red cards. Needed a late penalty to beat Zimbabwe’s and couldn’t beat Malawi and Guinea. Luck is carrying them through. https://t.co/K5FfPjgp6I— T. Kla Wesley Jr. 🇱🇷 (@WesleyKla) January 25, 2022
AFCON referees should be reminded that they don't have to issue a red card everytime they visit the VAR monitor. #AFCON2021Cape verde— Scott_ray (@scott_ray_ke) January 25, 2022
Without the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) a lot of these red cards and offside calls would have been missed in #AFCON2021. Right calls in the game between #Senegal and Cape Verde.— Peter Tah (@TFomonyuy) January 25, 2022
So now that Senegal beat a 9 man Cape Verde why is Twitter so calm? Why aren’t people screaming that Senegal cheated????????@evrageraud— Core i7 (@BisongDaniel) January 25, 2022
AFCON has been dubbed the red card tournament due the numerous red cards issued. Our fury goes to the careless referees and VAR reviewers who have made reckless decisions.We deserve better in Africa.#AFCON2022 #redcardtournament#FIFA #CapeVerde— LEONARD MALUKU (@MalukuLeonard) January 25, 2022
AFCON has been dubbed the red card tournament due the numerous red cards issued. Our fury goes to the careless referees and VAR reviewers who have made reckless decisions.We deserve better in Africa.#AFCON2022 #redcardtournament#FIFA #CapeVerde— LEONARD MALUKU (@MalukuLeonard) January 25, 2022
Have just seen the Sadio Mane head-clash in Senegal v Cape Verde.How on earth was he not substituted after that?! He was clearly knocked out.Good job the keeper was sent off because he couldn't even walk straight!Madness.#AFCON2021— James Dodd (@JamesDoddFOX) January 25, 2022
AFCON Round of 16 games today;From Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam...Referees + VAR 2-0 Cape VerdeNext up by 8pm (GMT +1), From Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, Referee + VAR vs Malawi#AFCON2021— Lionel Munam (@LionelMunam_ng) January 25, 2022
#AFCON2021 Cape Verde lost to the referee. Senegal won because of the referee's aiding decisions— Dennis Banigo (@DennisBanigo) January 25, 2022
The cape verde keeper as well🙏— Nervous Banana (@akatsukajaya) January 25, 2022
Cape Verde lost to the referee. Senegal won because of the referee.— Dennis Banigo (@DennisBanigo) January 25, 2022
Why are concussion protocols not being observed at #AFCON2021? Sadio Mané (of whom I am a big fan despite where he plays his club football) was clearly unconscious as he hit the ground after a head-to-head collision with the Cape Verde keeper. How was he allowed to continue?!?— CT Madden (@cmaddenphoto) January 25, 2022
Man two red cards for Cape Verde. You all better be careful if you play against @JDenman9— Nick Watanabe (@watanabe2k) January 25, 2022
I don't see any point of the #AFCON2021 just cancel the entire thing and award Cameroon the trophy other than the mediocrity we are seeing. Senji😔 @CAF_Online you have destroyed the African Football @caf_online_ARWe Iive to fight another day Cape Verde 💪Origi pic.twitter.com/SnisBKD2ZI— Marcello Omutiti Omuttaha🇮🇪🇰🇪 (@MOmuttaha) January 25, 2022
kosaciklm
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Africa never understand how to use VAR
Bapadknpty
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how many total red cards are giving
aliemaulana
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Let them go to hell. All the red cards worth it.
Buzero95
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What's wrong with ths Africans Football💔💔🥺🥺??
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Red card competition these guys are spoiling the beauty of Africa football with cards imagine in one single match referee issue 15 cards
doccdklmor
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Cameroon and Senegal may the lord punish at this year's Afcon
Pewadeino
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I predict two red card today to make it a total of 10 red cards in the last 16 only. i guess it is CAF target but this is spoiling the beautiful game. VAT should help make key decisions right, I know that the goalkeeper always get more protection when he goes to the air. I'm still in shock as the goalkeeper was show a red card for collusion with Mane @caf we want to enjoy the game
Cizeilmpyz
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this is so ridiculous,Today even of the keepers were died he will still see the red card. to funny red card
mohavic87
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good thing Nice
rikbcpruy
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This is definitely crazy,you sometimes wonder whether some countries are paying VAR before their game?????
Pauelnpruz
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The red card to the keeper is ridiculous. what did he do wrong. It was even Mane that hit him. there's one funny thing I've observed, anytime a referee is call to check a tackle the end result is always a red card. so funny
Fumklnopz
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What's wrong with ths Africans Football💔💔🥺🥺??
Layimnoprt
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I nearly commented about my observation in this ongoing AFCON, that the smaller teams are being too marginalized. It's obvious to see a red cards flowing to the very smaller teams. The only time an AFCON game can end successfully without a red card is when two compalitive sides are playing each other. This has to stop mehnnnn
KAVEENJR
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VAR is totally destroying the beautiful game of football because Referees are now controlled by the computers 🖥 rather than them using their own experience 😔😔😔
Dosty_gh
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klop was right
That???
xhakadranmustafi
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klop was right
Hipbcdmrt
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Without yellow card and red card how can CAF get money for the trophy
MightyA
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All the round of 16 matches were awarded red cards isn’t that obvious card fixing for the book markers when are we Africans going to grow
Deuadeps
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Learning to play football gays
Vumclmotuy
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this afcon is not interested bcoz of too much red cards and stupid referees
wegoagain07
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But the red cards were correct and maybe more punishment deserved.
fibbdorz
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Cape Verde deserved those red cards ngl
Hocadilu
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Red round of 16