{"id":974344,"date":"2022-02-03T05:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/watch-sadio-mane-and-senegal-break-burkina-fasos-hearts-to-reach-african-cup-of-nations-final\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T05:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:17:25","slug":"watch-sadio-mane-and-senegal-break-burkina-fasos-hearts-to-reach-african-cup-of-nations-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/watch-sadio-mane-and-senegal-break-burkina-fasos-hearts-to-reach-african-cup-of-nations-final\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Sadio Mane and Senegal break Burkina Faso\u2019s hearts to reach African Cup of Nations final"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yaounde\u2019 – Senegal struck three times in the last 20 minutes to book their place in Sunday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations final as they overcame Burkina Faso 3-1 in Wednesday\u2019s semi at Yaounde\u2019s Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.<\/p>\n

Abdou Diallo shot home from close range after a corner in the 70th minute for the first and a strike from Bamba Dieng doubled Senegal’s lead six minutes later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blati Toure pulled a goal back to make it 2-1 in the 82nd minute but Sadio Mane added a final flourish with a breakaway goal five minutes later to restore Senegal’s two-goal advantage as their quality triumphed over a gallant Burkinabe outfit.<\/p>\n

Senegal, who were runners-up at the last edition in 2019, will meet hosts Cameroon or Egypt in the final.<\/p>\n

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Diallo snapped up the opportunity to fire home from close range after centre back partner Kalidou Koulibaly played the ball back into the danger zone from a corner with a bicycle kick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dieng made it 2-0 as TV replays showed he was first to a cut back from Mane, applying the decisive touch ahead of team mate Idrissa Gana Gueye, who also claimed the goal. <\/p>\n

Burkina Faso then brought on two strikers in a bold bid to get back into the contest and with eight minutes left pulled one back after Bertrand Traore and Issa Kabore set up an attack that was finished off by the knee of Toure.<\/p>\n

The prospect of a frenetic search for a dramatic equaliser was on cards but Toure and Edmond Tapsoba lost the ball in a midfield mix-up and Mane was able to sprint away, slamming home a left-footed shot with just the goalkeeper to beat to finish it off in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe knew it would not be easy, it was a semi-final of the Cup of Nations after all,\u201d said Mane. “And we were up against a good Burkina Faso team who gave us a lot of problems. We were calm and we took our opportunities and I think we deserved this victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There were two penalty awards for Senegal in the first half but both were overturned after the referee Bamlak Tessema of Ethiopia was encouraged to review his decision by VAR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half, Gana Gueye\u2019s shot from the edge of the area hit Tapsoba and the referee pointed to the spot, but again on review changed his decision when he saw on the pitchside VAR screen that there was no handball.<\/p>\n

Hosts Cameroon and Egypt meet in the second semi-final at Yaounde\u2019s Olembe Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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