(Photos) Liverpool's Saido Mane and Chelsea's Edouard Mendy jets off to join Senegalese team mates for 2021 AFCON after facing each other in Premier League clash

Liverpool star Sadio Mane and Chelsea's goalkeeper Edouard Mendy were spotted on a private plane as they fly to join the rest of their Senegalese team mates for the upcoming AFCON tournament. 

Mane and Mendy boarded the plane shortly after they faced each other in a Premier League game which ended 2-2 at Stamford Bridge. 

It was Liverpool that took two goals lead from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah before Kovacic volley from the edge of the box made it 2-1. 

Then Chelsea completed their comeback with Christian Pulisic scoring just before half-time. 

It's been gathered that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that will start in Cameroon on January 9. 

Senegal are in Group B with Guinea, Zimbabwe and Malawi, they will kick-off their campaign in Cameroon against Zimbabwe at the Bafoussam Omnisport Stadium on January 10.

Mane and Mendy will join their other team mates who are presently camped in Thies with training sessions at the Lat Dior Stadium. 

Senegal finished as runners-up after losing 1-0 to Algeria in the final in 2019 edition of he African Cup of Nations