The Blues midfielder played the full game having returned to the Teranga Lions starting line-up following his one game ban for two yellow cards earlier in the tournament that saw him miss the last qualifying game against Mali earlier this week.
Jawhar Mnari scored the only goal of the game twenty minutes into the second period although Senegal officials invaded the pitch following the goal to protest that a free-kick should have been awarded for a foul on Liverpooll striker El Hadji Diouf earlier in the move.
What followed was an ugly advert for football and resulted in a massive ten minutes of stoppage time being added after the initial ninety minutes before the host nation booked their place in the last four.
Senegal: Tony Sylva, Habib Beye, Ibrahima Faye, Pape Malick Diop, Lamine Diatta, Aliou Cisse, Salif Diao, Pape Bouba Diop, Henri Camara, Lamine Sakho, El Hadji Diouf.