Senegal talisman Sadio Mane scored two plans — 1 soft and one fantastic — at the weekend to get Liverpool into the FA Cup closing with a 3-2 victory about Manchester Town at Wembley.
The Reds will face Chelsea in the May 14 showpiece final — a repeat of the League Cup last won by Liverpool on penalties right after a goalless closing.
Aside from his Liverpool heroics, Mane helped Senegal earn the Africa Cup of Nations for the to start with time in February and qualify for the 2022 Environment Cup in Qatar a single thirty day period later on.
Listed here, AFP Sport highlights Africans who starred in European leagues and cup competitions:
ENGLAND
SADIO MANE (Liverpool)
Mane was the variance between Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis in the FA Cup semi-last as he struck two times in a thrilling earn for the Reds. His persistence earned his to start with and Liverpool’s second objective of the working day as he caught Metropolis stand-in goalkeeper Zack Steffen in possession to tackle the ball into the internet. His 2nd was as sweet as the first was scrappy as Mane volleyed in Thiago Alcantara’s move to spherical off a spectacular move from Jurgen Klopp’s adult males.
EMMANUEL DENNIS (Watford)
A 10th Leading League target of the season for Dennis could not avert Watford slipping nearer to relegation just after a 2-1 defeat by Brentford. The Nigerian’s intense strike that flew in at the in the vicinity of post was controversially allowed to stand regardless of Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr showing up to be offside in the establish-up. A 10th consecutive dwelling defeat leaves the Hornets nevertheless 6 factors adrift of security with just 6 game titles to participate in.
GERMANY
KEVIN-PRINCE BOATENG (Hertha Berlin)
The 35-calendar year-aged designed his initially get started considering that Oct and bossed midfield as Hertha climbed out of the relegation zone with a 1- earn at Augsburg. “We essential a determine like Prince. He has shown how essential he is for us,” said Hertha coach Felix Magath as the Ghana midfielder threw himself into tackles.
TAIWO AWONIYI (Union Berlin)
Awoniyi shrugged off his marker and banged in his 18th objective for Union this year to open the scoring in a 2- acquire around Eintracht Frankfurt. The Nigeria striker is a fans’ favorite at Union and threw his enjoying shirt into the house group right after remaining substituted with 10 minutes remaining.
FRANCE
KARL TOKO-EKAMBI (Lyon)
The Cameroon ahead, who starred in his country’s run to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on home soil this calendar year, scored twice in Lyon’s 6-1 mauling of Bordeaux. His to start with aim was a present after a farcical miskick by the Bordeaux goalkeeper, though his 2nd target was a delightful chipped end. Toko-Ekambi has 16 goals this time, which includes 10 in Ligue 1. Lyon are eighth, 4 details outside the house the European qualifying spots.
JODEL DOSSOU (Clermont)
The Benin international equalised in a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Metz. It was his 2nd intention in as quite a few online games, just after Dossou netted in previous week’s 6-1 home hammering by Paris Saint-Germain. Clermont are in the relegation perform-off area, five factors above base side Metz and a single stage from outright basic safety.
ITALY
M’BALA NZOLA (Spezia)
The Angolan international highlighted in likely the strangest moment in the weekend’s Serie A motion. He was subbed on and then off all over again just 10 minutes later on in Spezia’s 3-1 defeat to Inter Milan for the reason that he couldn’t take off his earring. Brought on in the 60th moment with his crew a goal down, the 25-year-aged was pretty much immediately stopped by match officials and ordered to eliminate the jewelry, a endeavor which was past both Nzola and the Spezia coaching staff members. Inevitably he had to acknowledge defeat and coach Thiago Motta was pressured to provide on Janis Antiste in his put.
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