Dango Ouattara scores and is later sent off as Burkina Faso beat Tunisia to reach Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals

Burkina Faso advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they defeated Tunisia 1-0 in an end-to-end encounter in Garoua. After an open 45 minutes, the Stallions took the lead with the last kick of the first-half, courtesy of a fine individual effort from Dango Ouattara to grab his first international goal.

Ad/> Blati Toure slid the ball through to the youngster with an expertly weighted through ball and Ouattara did the rest. After making a 20-yard run into the box, the attacker checked back before firing in a shot into the bottom corner.

Africa Cup of NationsGoals, shocks and incidents galore — why you cant take your eyes off AFCON24/01/2022 AT 16:38 Burkina Faso were left to play the last seven minutes with ten men, as Dango Ouattara was sent off for an elbow on Ali Maaloul after the referee upgraded his initial yellow card for the forward to a red following a VAR check at the pitchside monitor. The Stallions held on to secure their passage to the last four of the tournament, where they will play either Egypt or Morocco for a place in the final.