Mane shines in his 100th match with Senegal in the World Cup qualifiers

international match, scored the third goal with a powerful shot after cutting the ball from the defense on the edge of the penalty area.

Mane (31 years old), who played his first international match in 2012, scored from the penalty spot 12 minutes after the start of the second half, before leaving in the 63rd minute to avoid fatigue before facing Togo in the next qualifying match on Tuesday.

Senegal is seeking to qualify for the World Cup finals for the third time in a row and is playing in a relatively easy group, in which the Democratic Republic of the Congo is considered its biggest competitor.

The winners of the nine groups qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and America.

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Mane, who won the African Player of the Year award twice, played an assist that Pape Matar Sarr exploited to score the first goal in the first minute, before scoring five minutes later, taking advantage of a pass from veteran midfielder Idrissa Gana Gué.

Before the end of the first half, Lamine Kamara (19 years old), who was playing his first international match, scored the third goal with a powerful shot after cutting the ball from the defense on the edge of the penalty area.

Mane (31 years old), who played his first international match in 2012, scored from the penalty spot 12 minutes after the start of the second half, before leaving in the 63rd minute to avoid fatigue before facing Togo in the next qualifying match on Tuesday.

Senegal is seeking to qualify for the World Cup finals for the third time in a row and is playing in a relatively easy group, in which the Democratic Republic of the Congo is considered its biggest competitor.

The winners of the nine groups qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and America.