Senegal has qualified for the AFCON 2021 final after defeating Burkina Faso 3-1 in the semi-finals on Wednesday night.

With a merited win, the Teranga Lions make it back-to-back AFCON finals. Overall, they were superior, and their calibre was simply too much for the Stallions.

Sadio Mane of Liverpool was the star of the show, with another assist and a goal to his credit.

𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐎 ⚡

A goal and an assist to help send #TeamSenegal through to the #AFCON2021 FINAL! 😍 pic.twitter.com/g8WTaeHgmz

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 2, 2022

Sadio Mané has been the most decisive player in the competition since his debut in 2015 at the Africa Cup of Nations (11 – 8 goals, 3 assists).

Senegal has won another #AFCON2021 match, and Sadio Mané has put in another outstanding performance:

👌 58 touches
⚽️ 1 goal
🎯 3 shots/3 on target
🅰️ 1 assist
🔑 5 key passes
👟 24/29 accurate passes
💨 5/6 successful dribbles
⚔️ 10/17 duels won
📈 8.8 SofaScore rating

Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Gueye of Paris Saint-Germain scored the first two goals for The Lions of Teranga, scoring both goals near the end of the second half.

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Blati Toure pulled one back with five minutes left, but Mane ensured there’d be no turnaround by scoring a third late on.

3 – Senegal have reached their third Africa Cup of Nations final in the 21st century (2002, 2019, 2021), only Egypt have played in more over this period (4). They have become the first team to play in consecutive finals since Egypt in 2010 (3). Challenge. #AFCON2021 #BFASEN pic.twitter.com/ezfdhnWCwL

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) February 2, 2022

Burkina Faso had been a tough opponent, but Senegal was the better team in Douala, eventually winning thanks to a second-half goal frenzy.

The Lions of Teranga have advanced to their second AFCON final in a row, and their third overall!

They play Cameroon/Egypt on Sunday.

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕? 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘!

Last Updated on February 2, 2022 9:34 pm by footballrover