Senegal knock out Tunisia to reach third round of Olympic qualifiers

The Lionesses won both legs of the second round.

Senegal’s women’s national team continues its qualifying campaign for the 2028 Olympic Games. Following their 1–0 victory in the first leg at Rades, the Senegalese side sealed their place on Tuesday 13 October at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium.

Alioune Abitalib Fall’s players sealed their victory as early as the first half of this second leg. Nguenar Ndiaye opened the scoring in the 13th minute to make it 1–0 to the Lionesses, before scoring a brace in the 27th minute to make it 2–0.

Just as in the first leg, the Senegalese gave the Tunisians no chance. The Lionesses managed to hold onto their lead until the final whistle. Senegal have thus achieved a perfect record at the end of the second round of Olympic qualifiers.

Alioune Abitalib Fall’s team have secured their place in the third round of the 2028 Olympic qualifiers.