U-17 AFCON: Senegal Reach Final Through Penalties

Senegal was victorious in penalty shootout to beat Burkina Faso 5-4 at the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba on Sunday to make their first ever Total Energies U17 Africa Cup of Nations final.

Captain Amara Diouf redeemed himself, scoring the fifth and winning penalty for the Senegalese, after missing a regulation-time spot kick. Burkina Faso’s Souleymane Alio sent his kick crashing against the crossbar to hand the ticket to Senegal.

The game was forced to penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time, Burkina Faso scoring the equaliser in 84th minute.

On penalties, Serigne Fallou Diouf, Pierre Dorival, Ibrahima Sory and Mamadou Sawane scored for Senegal then Diouf stepped up for the winner.

Before Alio’s kick that went against the bar, Emmanuel Ouedraogo, who had scored the late equaliser, slotted home for Burkina Faso with Arouna Ouattara, Idrissa Sore and Landry Yameogo scoring the next three.