Senegal qualifies to meet Burkina Faso in the semi-finals with a hat-trick
Senegal qualifies to meet Burkina Faso in the semi-finals with a hat-trick against Equatorial Guinea
Senegal qualified for the semi-finals of the African Nations, after achieving an easy victory over its counterpart Equatorial Guinea, by three goals to one, in the confrontation that brought them together this evening, Sunday, at the “Ahmedou Ahidjo” stadium, at the end of the quarter-final matches of the African Nations Cup. The African Nations Cup is currently being held in Cameroon 2021 and will continue until February 6.
Famara Diedhiou of Senegal scored the first goal in the 28th minute of the match.
Yannick Boyla equalized for Equatorial Guinea in the 57th minute of the match.
Cheikhou Kouyate scored the second goal for Senegal after his participation as a substitute in the 68th minute of the match.
Ismaila Sarr concluded the Senegal hat-trick in the 79th minute of the match.
Senegal played the match with the following formation: Goalkeeper: Edward Mendy / Defense line: Bona Sarr – Kalidou Koulibaly – Abdo Diallo – Salio Sis / Midfield: Nambales Mendy – Bab Gayi – Idrissa Gaye / Forward line: Boulay Dia – Sadio Mane – Famara Dido.
It is scheduled that Senegal will meet with Burkina Faso in the semi-finals, after the latter qualified with a difficult victory over Tunisia, 1-0, during the match that brought the two teams together on Saturday evening at the “Rumdi Adega” stadium, in the quarter-finals.
The Senegalese team, led by coach Aliou Cissé, qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Nations after its difficult victory over its counterpart Cape Verde by a clean double, in the meeting that brought them together at the “Quekong” stadium, in the round of 16 competitions of the tournament.
The Teranga Lions qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Nations for the third consecutive edition, after achieving qualification in the 2017 and 2019 editions and this year, approaching the number registered in the name of Tunisia, which owns 4 consecutive times, according to the Opta network.
- On the other hand, Equatorial Guinea achieved a big surprise after booking its seat in this round at the expense of its counterpart Mali 6-5 on penalties, after the four matches of the match ended in a goalless draw between the two teams.
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