Africa Cup of Nations

FT Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Senegal WDDWW 3
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Burkina Faso LWDWW 1
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Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo

Match Report

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Senegal book Africa Cup of Nations final spot in win over Burkina Faso

Senegal struck three times in the last 20 minutes to book their place in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final as they overcame Burkina Faso.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
4
51.5
Possession
48.5
18
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
273
359
Passes
345
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
68
26
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
6
21
Effective Clearances
14
21
Clearances
14

Head to Head

SEN leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

BKA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Hervé KoffiG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 14Issoufou DayoCD-R
  4. 25Steeve YagoLB
  5. 9Issa KaboréRB
  6. 24Adama GuiraCM
  7. 22Blati TouréLM
  8. 20Gustavo SangaréRM
  9. 10Bertrand TraoréF
  10. 21Cyrille BayalaLF
  11. 19Hassane BandéRF

SEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 22Abdou DialloCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 2Saliou CissLB
  5. 20Bouna SarrRB
  6. 5Idrissa GueyeAM
  7. 6Nampalys MendyLM
  8. 8Cheikhou KouyatéRM
  9. 19Famara DiédhiouF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 15Bamba DiengAM-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Farid Ouédraogo replaces Hervé Koffi because of an injury.
  3. 50' Bouna Sarr (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Cyrille Bayala.
  5. 65' Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  6. 65' Substitution, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Famara Diédhiou.
  7. 70' Goal! Burkina Faso 0, Senegal 1. Abdou Diallo (Senegal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a corner.
  8. 76' Goal! Burkina Faso 0, Senegal 2. Bamba Dieng (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  9. 77' Substitution, Senegal. Pape Sarr replaces Bamba Dieng.
  10. 81' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Hassane Bandé.
  11. 81' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Djibril Ouattara replaces Adama Guira.
  12. 82' Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Senegal 2. Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
  13. 87' Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Senegal 3. Sadio Mané (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a fast break.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Senegal. Pape Abou Cissé replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  15. 90'+3' Pape Abou Cissé (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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