Senegal beat Burkina Faso to qualify for knock out stage

_{Senegal are the first team to qualify for the knock out stage at are the on-going TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2022 in Morocco.}

_{Coach Serigne Amar Mousse Niang Cisse’s side secured the slot after a hard fought 1-0 win against Burkina Faso in a Group A match played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Tuesday evening.}

_{The two teams created scoring opportunities earlier in the first half, but failed to find the net.}

_{Butr after 84 minutes Senegal were awarded a penalty and Korka Fall made no mistake converting to ensure her team picked their second consecutive win.}

_{Referee Suavis Iratunga from Burundi had to seek the help of the VAR to be sure after pointing to the sport for a penalty.}

_{“We are happy to win our second match and we need to work hard and win the next match,” said coach of the Teranga Lionesses after the match.}

_{Hosts Morocco who also won their opening match 1-0 against Burkina Faso were set to face Uganda Crested Cranes in the second match at the same Stadium.}

_{Group A}

                _{P     W     D    L  GF   GA  GD   Pts}

_{Senegal   2      2      0      0    3     0       3      6}

_{Morocco  1     1       0      0    1     0       1      3}

_{Uganda    1     0       0      1    0     2      -2      0}

_{B.Faso     2     0       0      2     0    2      -2      0}