Senegal beat B/Faso to reach AFCON final for second successive time
Senegal on Wednesday night defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to progress to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Senegal super star, Sadio Mane’s 87th-minute goal sealed victory for the Senegalese after Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Gueye scored earlier to put Senegal in command of the game.
Mane’s goal (and assist) was his 29th goal for his country and he joined Henri Camara at the top of Senegal’s all-time scorer list.
Two Senegal penalties were canceled by VAR during the game, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi getting injured during the events of the first.
Burkina Faso’s Blati Toure narrowed the deficit late on.
Senegal, who are in the final for the second successive time, after losing to eventual winners, Algeria in the 2019 AFCON finals, will face Egypt or hosts Cameroon in Sunday’s final.
Burkina Faso will now take part in the third/fourth-place play-off, which has been brought forward a day to Saturday.
The Senegalese will now face the winner of the other semifinal tie between hosts Cameroon and the Pharaohs of Egypt.which comes up on Thursday.
