Mane says he will step down as Senegal penalty-taker for now


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations 2019 - Round of 16 - Uganda v Senegal - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt - July 5, 2019 Senegal's Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Senegal forward Sadio Mane has said will step aside as his team's penalty taker for the time being after missing spot kicks in successive games at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Mane, who has scored three goals in the tournament, saw a penalty saved during his team's 1-0 round of 16 match win over Uganda on Friday, having previously missed in the 3-0 win over Kenya where he also converted one penalty.

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