Senegal vs. Zambia


Bouna Coundal of Senegal fails to stop a shot at goal by Rainford Kalaba of Zambia.

Senegal 1 v Zambia 2

2012 Africa Cup of Nations Finals

Tournament 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Finals, Preliminaries
Venue Estadio de Bata, Bata - Equatorial Guinea
Time 2012-01-21 22:00

Result Tables


Group A

  GP W D L F A Dif P
Zambia 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7
Equatorial Guinea 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
Libya 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Senegal 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3 0


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