AFCON 2008 Qualifiers : Senegal beats Burkina Faso 5-1 to qualify for 2008 AFCON
DAKAR, Sep. 8, 2007 (AMP) — Ghana 2008 (Qualifiers) : Senegal defeated Burkina Faso by a big score of 5-1 (halftime: 1-1), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday. Senegal secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Burkina Faso is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group 7
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Overview
Senegal at the AFCON
- 10 appearances (first in 1965)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (2002) Fourth Place (1965, 1990, 2006)
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 5 appearances (first in 1996)
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1998)
Senegal
5:1
Burkina Faso
5:1 (1:1)
- 8 September 2007
- Dakar
Group 7
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Senegal | 11 |
 Mozambique | 9 |
 Tanzania | 8 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 |
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