Dailysports News Football news Mané created 14 scoring opportunities during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He is just a few short of the record

Mané created 14 scoring opportunities during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He is just a few short of the record

Leader of the national team.

Football news 09 jan 2026, 15:18

Miguel Solomons Dailysports's expert

A true leader. Mané creates 14 goal-scoring chances at AFCON 2025

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In the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, Senegal faced Mali and secured a narrow 1–0 victory. One of Senegal’s key leaders continues to drive the team forward.

Details: According to Opta, Sadio Mané has already created 14 goal-scoring chances at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Since 2010, the only player to create more chances in a single tournament was Mané himself in 2021, when he registered 16.

14 - Sadio Mané has created the most chances at the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (14) - since 2010, the only time a Senegal player has created more in a single edition was Mané himself in 2022 (16). Inventive. #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/hM2tA6cN15
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 9, 2026

By the way, a controversial incident occurred early in the match, between Senegal and Mali. Senegal centre-back Koulibaly went in with a sliding tackle and made contact with a Mali forward, but no penalty was awarded for the challenge.

Reminder: The Dailysports team has prepared a complete schedule, results and group standings for each group.

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