Sadio Mane fired Senegal into the African Cup of Nations final as the side beat giant-killing Burkina Faso 3-1. Senegal makes it their third continental final thanks to goals from Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mane.
Senegal had two penalties overturned by the video assistant referee. After a goalless first half, Diallo and Gueye scored in quick succession before Blati Toure halved the lead.
Mane would then score his 29th goal in a Senegalese shirt with a delightful chip three minutes from the end of regulation time. He is now level with Henri Camara on the nation’s list of top goalscorers.
A delicious chip to seal the W 😋
— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) February 3, 2022
Sadio Mane’s late finish wins our #GoalOfTheDay 💫#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamSenegal | @1xbet_ENG pic.twitter.com/ZuXUDCb0Yl
Senegal will play either Egypt or hosts Cameroon in the final on Sunday. The other semifinal will be played tonight. It gives Egypt’s Mohammed Salah a chance to face off against his Liverpool teammate Mane in the final.
Senegal are the highest ranked side in Africa. They are 20th in FIFA's global rankings.
