Senegal defeats the 10-man Gambia 3-0 to start their title defense in grand fashion.

Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday while Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches.
Sadio Mane’s Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for their Gambian neighbours, who played the whole second half with 10 men.
Senegal will likely face a tougher assignment in their next Group C match when they face five-time winners Cameroon.
Algeria who won the title in 2019, became the latest major nation to fail to win their opening game after Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana, as they were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Angola in Bouake.
Tuesday will see the opening games in Group E, with Tunisia meeting Namibia and Mali taking on South Africa in Korhogo.