Sadio Mane seals Senegal victory over Burkina Faso to reach AFCON final

Sadio Mane set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach their second successive African Cup of Nations final.

Mane scored on a breakaway in the 87th minute to seal the win in Yaounde after Senegal went 2-0 up before seeing Burkina Faso pull a goal back with eight minutes to go.

Senegal will play for the African title against either Egypt or host Cameroon, who meet in the second semi-final on Thursday.

The Senegal-Burkina Faso semi burst into life at the end of the game, with all four goals coming in the last 20 minutes.

Defender Abdou Diallo pounced at a corner to give Senegal the lead in the 70th. Bamba Dieng made it 2-0 in the 76th when Mane put a cross on a plate for him to score.

Blati Toure briefly gave Burkina Faso hope when he forced a cross in with his knee in the 82nd.

But Mane snapped up a chance on a counterattack as he sped clear of the Burkinabe defence and chipped the ball over goalkeeper Farid Ouedraogo.