Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations campaign got off to a positive start after defeating Tanzania 2-0 in Group C on Sunday evening.
Without Sadio Mane, the Senegalese looked for a solid start to the tournament against the returning Tanzania.
Senegal started brightly, with half-chances near the area from M'Baye Niang and Ismaila Sarr in particular.
Senegal were forced into a change as early as the 23rd minute, with Cheikhou Kouyate coming on for Salif Sane who went off with a serious injury.
Tanzania's resistance caved five minutes later with a low finish from Keita Balde after finding space from the left side of the area.
Presumably, Tanzania introduced a tactical change a minute before halftime as Farid Mussa filled in for Feisal Salum.
Senegal edged closer to a second straight from the break, but Aishi Manula tipped Krepin Diatta's header for a corner.
Diatta was not to be denied after 64 minutes as he doubled Senegal's lead with a sterling volley after the Tanzanians failed to clear their lines from a corner.
Tanzania put up a strong fight towards the final phase, but weren't able to get past the Senegalese defence.
For their part, Senegal maintained the required distance between defence and attack to wrap up the match ahead of Thursday's meeting against Algeria.