Izuchukwu OkosiReigning African champions, Senegal, began the defense of their Africa Cup of Nations title in Cote d’Ivoire with an emphatic 3-0 win over The Gambia at the Yamoussoukro’s Stade Charles Konan Banny on Monday, reports Prime Business Africa.
Pape Gueye struck early in the game while Lamine Camara’s second half brace completed the victory for the Teranga Lions in their Group C opener.
The Gambia, quarterfinalists at the last AFCON in Cameroon held in 2021, after conceding the first goal had put up some resistance in defence before the backbreaking goals.
The Scorpions were reduced to ten men just before the half time break when Ebrima Adams was red-carded for a vicious tackle on Lamine Camara.
The Senegalese did not relent in their efforts to make the game a difficult one for their opponents culminating in the two wonderful strikes by Camara.
For viewers watching all over the world, there was loss of signals from the broadcast rights holders for about 15 minutes.
Senegal will face five-time champions Cameroon on Friday evening in what is arguably the biggest fixture on paper at the tournament.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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