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Match details:

Africa Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso vs Senegal
Venue: Stade Omnisports de Douala, Douala, Cameroon
February 03, 2022
12:30 am IST

Preview:

Burkina Faso and Senegal will face each other in the Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Omnisports de Douala, Douala in the semifinal match. Burkina Faso have come a long way in the Africa Cup of Nations this year which is good enough to keep themselves motivated against high-flying Senegal. They have lost just one match in the last 15 matches across all competitions. They come into this game on the back of an impressive 1-0 win against Tunisia in the Quarterfinal match.

Senegal are doing a good job in the Africa Cup of Nations as they are unbeaten in five matches so far. They are very brilliant at the back and have leaked just one goal while scoring six times in that run. In the last match of the Africa Cup of Nations, they secured a 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea and have an edge in this match.

Recent form:

Burkina Faso – LWDWW
Senegal – WDDWW

Probable starting XI:

Burkina Faso

Koffi, Yago, Tapsoba, Ouattara, Kabore, B Toure, Guira, Bande, Bayala, Sangare, Traore.

Senegal

Mendy, Ciss, Diallo, Koulibaly, B Sarr, Gueye, Mendy, Kouyate, Mane, Diedhiou, I Sarr.

Top picks:

Sadio Mane: Mane is a versatile player and can play at any of the three positions in the front line. He is naturally a right-footed player but can take shots equally effectively with his left foot. This season, he has eight goals to his name in the league. For his country in the Africa Cup of Nations, he has recorded two goals and helped his team to reach the upcoming stages. In his match against Equatorial Guinea, he assisted a goal and will be looking to repeat the same action here.

Famara Diedhiou: Diedhiou plays as a forward and the versatile player has been one of his clubs most consistent players this season. He has seven goals to his name in 17 matches in the league. Recently, he provided an assist to Ahmadou Bamba Dieng in the win over Cape Verde and scored a goal in his most recent match.

Bertrand Traore: Traore will be leading the attack for Burkina Faso and will look to make things merrier for him and the side in this upcoming game. He likes to dribble the ball and cut the ball inside the opponent’s box with supreme finishing ability. He would look to carry his suitable form. In his match against Gabon, he recorded a goal.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Sadio Mane
Famara Diedhiou
Bertrand Traore
Cheikhou Kouyate

Fantasy team:

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