A late stunner from Kylian Mbappé sealed a dramatic win for France in their opener against Senegal.
After a cagey first half, France came to life in the second 45, as Mbappé hit first, getting on the end of a superb ball from Michael Olise.
It was then Bradley Barcola who made it two off the bench with a dinked finish.
In added time, it looked like there'd be nervy finish as Ibrahim Mbaye halved the deficit, before Mbappé hit an outrageous strike from distance into the top corner, just moments after the restart, to seal the points.
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Senegal lifted their first African Cup of Nations title in 2021, and won the final again in 2026, before they were stripped of their title for exiting the pitch against Morocco.
Pape Thiaw has a plethora of talent at his disposal, including Sadio Mané, Nicolas Jackson and veteran defender Kalidou Koulibaly, and will be hoping to spring a surprise on last year's runners-up.
The French side is stacked full of attacking talent, including many players who need little introduction, like Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, Bayern Munich's Michael Olise, and Kylian Mbappé -- who is already just four goals away from matching Miroslav Klose as the all-time leading goalscorer in the competition.
The two sides will be aware of Iraq and Norway -- who join them in the group -- and will meet later on Tuesday.
