SENEGAL booked their place in the AFCON 2022 final with a 3-1 win over Burkina Faso in Yaounde.
Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mane were all on target for the Lions of Teranga.
- Kick-off time: 7pm
- TV channel: Sky Sports Premier League/BBC Three
- Free live stream: BBC iPlayer
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply)
Follow ALL the action with our live blog below…
FT: Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 3
Aliou Cisse will breath a sigh of relief as he takes the Teranga Lions into their second successive AFCON final.
They now look forward to their third ever AFCON final against either Cameroon or Egypt.
No other team has appeared at as many AFCON finals as Senegal without winning the tournament.
Third time lucky?
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 3
90+3. That’s it.
The referee blows his whistle.
Can this be Senegal’s year?
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 3
90+1. Traore tries to attack at pace for The Stallions but he is flagged offside.
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 3
90. We will have three minutes of added time…..
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 3
87. Tapsoboa looks to attack but gets tackled by his own player Toure who is laying on the ground.
Senegal pick the ball up and with one pass Mane is clean through on goal.
What a finish!
As the keeper comes rushing out, Mane is as calm as you like, dinking the ball over him.
GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 2
85. Burkina Faso have put doubt in Senegal minds.
Suddenly when crosses come in, they are not being dealt with, it is not being cleared.
Burkina Faso 1 Senegal 2
82. Burkina Faso attack down the right hand side.
They fashion a cross and Toure knees it into the net.
It sounds like a tap in but he was about 12 yards out.
Game on!
GGGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 2
81. The Stallions have a final throw of the dice by bringing some fresh legs on.
They have to go for this now with so little time left.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 2
78. After struggling to score goals in the group phase, Senegal seem to be peaking at the right time.
That’s seven goals and counting in the knockout rounds.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 2
76. Brilliant play by Mane, hunting down the defender trying to clear his own lines.
Mane disposes him on the byline, runs inside and unselfishly squares it for Gueye and Dieng to try and slide home.
It seems Dieng got the final touch.
GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 1
76. Big chance!
Free kick is swung into the box and they pick out Papa Gueye perfectly.
Somehow he heads it wide.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 1
73. Free kick to Senegal deep in their own half.
Edouard Mendy launches it forward with Sadio Mane collecting the ball.
He is chopped to the ground wide of the goal.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 1
70. The corner comes in and isn’t cleared by Burkina Faso.
The ball scrambles to Diallo on the half volley who strokes it into the net.
Big goal for the Teranga Lions!
GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 0
68. We almost saw the weirdest assist in AFCON then.
The ball is played into The Stallions player in the centre of his own half.
He lets the ball go through his own legs as if he thought a teammate was behind him to surge on.
He wasn’t.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 0
67. Corner conceded.
Sangare whips it in but it is too close to the keeper.
Burkina Faso 0 Senegal 0
64. Diedhiou comes off for Ismaela Sarr.
Burkino Faso counter, looking to thread one through to Toure.
Senegal win the ball back and come streaming forward.
This is starting to open up a bit now.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
