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2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
Semi-Final
Burkina Faso vs Senegal
Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Yaounde, Cameroon
Tuesday, 2 February 2022
Kick-off is at 21h00
Burkina Faso will lock horns with Senegal in a 2021
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match on February 2.
The Stallions clinched their spot in the last four after securing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tunisia in the quarter-final encounter on January 29.
The victory extended Burkina Faso's unbeaten run to four matches in this competition having recorded three wins and one draw.
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The Stallions drew with Ethiopia and they have claimed victories over Cape Verde, Gabon and Tunisia having started their 2021 AFCON campaign with a loss to Cameroon.
"I would like to take this opportunity to pay homage to the people who despite everything stay strong," Burkina Faso head coach Kamou Malo said after their win over Tunisia.
"I would like to believe our team is the mirror image of those people ... we will stay strong in spite of everything. We’re going to try to keep making our people happy.
"We’re in the semi-final and it is a huge bonus … we’ve given a good account of ourselves and I believe we have the means to go further."
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Meanwhile, Senegal booked their spot in the semi-finals after claiming an impressive 3-1 win over Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-final match on January 30.
The Lions of Teranga are enjoying a five-match unbeaten run in this competition having registered three victories and two draws.
The West African side has recorded two successive draws against Guinea and Malawi, while their wins came against Zimbabwe, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea.
The last meeting between Burkina Faso and Senegal was on 5 September 2017.
Burkina Faso held Senegal to a 2-2 draw in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier which was played at the Stade du 4 Août in Ouagadougou.
Head-to-Head (Last 12 matches)
Matches - 12
Burkina Faso - 2
Senegal - 3
Draws - 7
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