• Senegal's forward Sadio Mane attends a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde on February 1, 2022, on the eve of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final against Burkina Faso. AFP
    Senegal's forward Sadio Mane attends a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde on February 1, 2022, on the eve of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final against Burkina Faso. AFP
  • Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball.
    Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball.
  • Sadio Mane attends attends a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on February 1, 2022. AFP
    Sadio Mane attends attends a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on February 1, 2022. AFP
  • Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy takes part in a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. AFP
    Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy takes part in a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. AFP
  • Senegal's forward Sadio Mane controls the ball. AFP
    Senegal's forward Sadio Mane controls the ball. AFP
  • Senegal's forward Sadio Mane. AFP
    Senegal's forward Sadio Mane. AFP
  • Senegal forward Famara Diedhiou. AFP
    Senegal forward Famara Diedhiou. AFP
  • Senegal's forward Sadio Mane chests the ball. AFP
    Senegal's forward Sadio Mane chests the ball. AFP
  • Senegal players train ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 semi-final against Burkina Faso. AP Photo
    Senegal players train ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 semi-final against Burkina Faso. AP Photo
  • Senegal players attend a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
    Senegal players attend a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
  • Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball. AP Photo
    Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball. AP Photo
  • Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball during a training session for the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 semi-final soccer match against Burkina Faso. AP Photo
    Senegal's Sadio Mane controls the ball during a training session for the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 semi-final soccer match against Burkina Faso. AP Photo
  • Senegal's Keita Balde controls the ball. AP Photo
    Senegal's Keita Balde controls the ball. AP Photo
  • Senegal's forward Sadio Mane, right, and teammates take part in a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
    Senegal's forward Sadio Mane, right, and teammates take part in a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
  • Senegal players attend a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
    Senegal players attend a training session at the Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. AFP
  • Senegal forward Keita Balde heads the ball. AFP
    Senegal forward Keita Balde heads the ball. AFP
  • Senegal forward Bamba Dieng. AFP
    Senegal forward Bamba Dieng. AFP
  • Senegal forward Keita Balde. AFP
    Senegal forward Keita Balde. AFP
  • Keita Balde stretches during a training session. AFP
    Keita Balde stretches during a training session. AFP
  • Senegal forward Keita Balde. AFP
    Senegal forward Keita Balde. AFP

Sadio Mane trains ahead of Senegal vs Burkina Faso Afcon semi-final - in pictures


Steve Luckings
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Sadio Mane trained with his Senegal teammates in Yaounde on Wednesday as Aliou Cisse's squad fine tuned preparations for Wednesday's match against Burkina Faso for a place in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final.

Mane, 29, carries the weight of a nation looking to win a first Afcon title when they take on surprise package Burkina Faso.

Senegal have reached two previous Afcon finals, including the last continental showpiece three years ago when they lost out to Algeria.

Mane, whose 28 Senegal goals include a 97th-minute penalty in the group-stage win over Zimbabwe, recovered from a head injury in the last-16 victory over Cape Verde, in which he was also on target, to help Senegal beat Equatorial Guinea 3-1 in the quarter-finals.

A potential showdown against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah's Egypt, who take on hosts Cameroon in the last four, awaits Mane on Sunday, in either the final or third-place playoff.

Updated: February 02, 2022, 7:44 AM