Today Soccer Prediction Saturday 22nd March 2025

Sudan vs Senegal, World Cup Qualification, CAF, Benina Martyrs Stadium, 20:00

Sudan and Senegal will clash at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in neutral Libya on Saturday evening in round five of their 2026 World Cup qualifying series in Africa, in a top-of-the-table battle.

The Falcons of Jediane have emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the campaign, sitting top of Group B with 10 points, two ahead of the Teranga Lions in second place.

In a strong position to qualify for their first-ever World Cup, with three wins and a draw, Sudan’s remarkable journey in the ongoing qualifying rounds did not begin most emphatically, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Togo in their opening game in November 2023.

Since then, Sudan has been flawless in the qualifiers, edging Congo DR 1-0 three days later before dispatching Mauritania and South Sudan with 2-0 and 3-0 victories, respectively, in their June 2024 double-header.

Now aiming for a place in the World Cup, Senegal have the chance to leapfrog Sudan at the summit of Group B, and they can take confidence from their flawless record in this fixture, having won all three previous meetings — one in a friendly and the other two in AFCON qualifiers.

Both teams arrive at this matchup in excellent form. However, despite Sudan’s remarkable performance in the qualifiers, competing at a neutral site may be a disadvantage as they encounter their hardest challenge yet against a team of Senegal’s quality.

While the Teranga Lions are expected to assert their status as favourites, breaking down Northeast Africans’ well-organised defence — having conceded just once in the campaign — will not be straightforward.

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