Senegal vs Tunisia: A Continental Showdown Set for a Packed Léopold Senghor Stadium
All eyes will be on Dakar this Friday evening at 8 p.m. GMT as Senegal hosts Tunisia in what is considered the marquee clash of the third round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifiers. Both nations lead Group G with six points each, setting the stage for a high-stakes encounter that could determine the group’s dominant force.
The atmosphere promises to be electric. The Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, freshly renovated and buzzing with anticipation, is expected to welcome 53,500 spectators—a significant increase from the 45,000 who attended Senegal’s opening match against Egypt. This turnout reflects the immense interest in the match, described by local media as a “final before the letter.”
While the stadium has a theoretical capacity of 60,000, the extra space will be allocated to security services including the police, gendarmerie, firefighters, and other personnel tasked with ensuring safety in and around the venue.
The match will be overseen by a Gabonese refereeing trio, supported by a Mauritanian match commissioner, all of whom arrived in Dakar earlier this week to prepare for the event.
With both teams unbeaten and eyeing early qualification, and with tens of thousands of passionate fans in attendance, Senegal vs Tunisia is shaping up to be one of the most memorable fixtures of the AFCON 2015 qualifying campaign.
