Struggling to finish, Senegal's national team were held to a 1-1 draw by Burkina Faso in Diamniadio on Friday in their opening qualifier for the CAN 2025, to be played in Morocco.
In Diamniadio on Friday, September 6, 2024, Senegal's National Team got off to a bad start in the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Faced with a Burkinabe side still finding their feet, the Lions failed to win their opening Group L match (1-0). Aliou Cissé's players had long thought they had won the match, thanks to a Sadio Mané goal, but gave up on the last kick of the game.
Aliou Cissé's men thought they could hold out to the end, and some were even beginning to celebrate victory.
On the other hand, after a last confused ball, the defense failed to clear, allowing Ousseni Bouda, unmarked at the penalty spot, to beat Seny Dieng (1-1, 90th+5), the final score.
Combined with Burundi's 3-2 victory over Malawi on Thursday, Senegal are in third place in the group ahead of their trip to Malawi to face the Burundi Swallows in Lilongwe on Monday.
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