Senegal will be without captain Kalidou Koulibaly and midfielder Habib Diarra for the Africa Cup of Nations final against hosts Morocco after both picked up suspensions for yellow card accumulation.
Senegal booked their place in the final with a 1 to 0 win over Egypt in Tangier on Wednesday, sealed by Sadio Mane’s 78th minute goal.
CAF regulations wipe group stage cautions before the knockout rounds, but a player who collects two yellow cards after the group stage serves a one match ban, meaning Koulibaly and Diarra will sit out Sunday’s final.
Morocco advanced after beating Nigeria on penalties and will not have suspensions from the semi final, CAF reported.
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