JOHANNESBURG. Senegal defeats Namibia 3-1.
The match was played at the FNB Stadium stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Athoumani with the help of Soulaimane Amaldine and Said Omar Chebli. The 4th official was Ali Mohamed Adelaid. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.8 degrees Celsius or 78.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Namibia was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Senegal that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Senegal was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Senegal won the match.
Namibia shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Senegal shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Namibia received 2 yellow cards (A. Petrus and L. Horaeb). On the opposite side, Senegal received 1 yellow card (A. Diallo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this contest, Namibia will stay with 4 points like Togo to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Senegal will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Namibia will play away with Congo on the 10th of November with a 1-1 head to head record.
Senegal will play away agasint Togo on the 10th of November with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Namibia – Formation
Namibia
79'
44'
27'
Namibia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bobby Samaria decided to play with the following team: Lloyd Junior Kazapua, Larry Horaeb, Charles Hambira, Annanias Gebhardt, Riaan Hanamub, Denzil Haoseb, Wesley Katjiteo, Willy Stephanus, Peter Shalulile, Deon Hotto and Joslin Kamatuka.
The home team had on the bench: Benson Shilongo, C. Spiegel, Virgil Vries, Calvin Spiegel, Aprocius Petrus, Ivan Kamberipa, Isaskar Gurirab, Marcel Papama, Alfeus Handura, Immanuel Heita, Elmo Kambindu and Absalom Limbondi.
Substitutions
Namibia made 4 changes: A. Gebhardt for A. Petrus (44′), A. Petrus for A. Handura (46′), D. Hotto for B. Shilongo (85′) and W. Stephanus for E. Kambindu (86′).
Senegal – Formation
Senegal
Senegal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Aliou Cissé played with: Edouard Mendy, Bouna Sarr, Kalidou Koulibaly, Saliou Ciss, Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr, Famara Diédhiou and Keita Baldé.
They had on the bench: Alfred Gomis, Pape Abou Cissé, Seny Dieng, Pape Matar Sarr, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ibrahima Mbaye, Mamadou Loum, Pape Matar Sarr, Moustapha Name, Nampalys Mendy, Habib Diallo and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng.
Substitutions
Senegal made 3 changes: K. Balde for B. Dieng (68′), S. Ciss for F. Ballo Toure (69′) and F. Diedhiou for N. Mendy (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Zimbabwe – Ghana – 0-1
- Namibia – Senegal – 1-3
- Niger – Algeria – 0-4
- South Africa – Ethiopia – 1-0
- Congo – Togo – 1-2
- Guinea – Morocco – 1-4
