Senegal reached a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations final as goals from Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Sadio Mane secured a 3-1 win over Burkina Faso on Wednesday.
Aliou Cisse s side were denied a first AFCON title by Algeria back in 2019, but they will have another chance to get their hands on the trophy against either Cameroon or Egypt in Sunday s decider after edging their semi-final.
Senegal thought they had been awarded a penalty deep into first-half stoppage, but the VAR came to Burkina Faso s rescue with referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa overturning his initial decision after replays showed Gueye s shot had hit Edmond Tapsoba s stomach and not his hand.
The Lions of Teranga deservedly broke the deadlock in the 70th minute, however, when Par…