AFCON round-up: Sadio Mane misses penalty as Cameroon beat Senegal while Burkina Faso reach semis Last Updated: 28/01/17 10:51pm
Cameroon knocked favourites Senegal out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a penalty shoot-out victory to book their place in the semi-finals. After a goalless 120 minutes at the Stade de Franceville, Sadio Mane proved the fall guy and Cameroon goalkeeper Joseph Ondoa the hero as he saved the Liverpool winger's spot-kick. In scenes reminiscent of Cameroon's 2002 final victory in this tournament over the same opponents, Vincent Aboubakar then made no mistake with his penalty to seal the deal 5-4. Four-time champions Senegal made the running from the outset but exited with nothing to show, while Cameroon go on to face either Congo or Ghana next.
Cameroon very nearly took a surprise lead in the 66th minute when the ball broke to Benjamin Moukandjo in the penalty area before Abdoulaye Diallo dived low to his right to stop his effort across goal.
Mane and substitute Moussa Sow both had good opportunities as Senegal pressed for a late winner, but - when needed - Fabrice Ondoa proved too good.
In extra-time it was again Diallo who kept the scores level, moving smartly to stop substitute Jacques Zoua scoring from six yards after combining well with Aboubakar. In the end, though, Senegal were thwarted.
In the earlier game, substitute Aristide Bance struck with an 81st-minute free-kick to help Burkina Faso into the semi-finals at the expense of Tunisia.
Bance's right-foot shot into the bottom corner, from a set-piece awarded after Syam Ben Youssef's handball, put Burkina Faso on course for a 2-0 win in Libreville to go through to face either Egypt or Morocco.
Bance almost made it 2-0 in Burkina Faso's next attack but hit the post this time, and instead it fell to Prejuce Nakoulma to settle the match in the 84th minute after being left in the clear on the counter-attack.
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