All emotions in one game.

Dango Ouattara, 19, scored a formidable goal, almost starting from his side, and resisting in the mirror cabinet to the double charge of Oussama Haddadi and Dylan Brown, scoring at the last second before the break (45th + 3).

But a nudge on Ali Maaloul (83rd) will deprive him of the last four that the "Stallions" have reached for the fourth time (1998, 2013 and 2017).

Shaken by a coup since Monday, Burkina Faso will face Wednesday in Yaoundé the winner of Senegal-Equatorial Guinea, disputed Sunday there also in Yaoundé.

It will be at the Olembé stadium if the enclosure is deemed operational again after the stampede on Monday which caused the death of eight people.

The team of Kamou Malo, one of the "local" coaches of this CAN, deserved their qualification, in a very lively match, with many chances.

The "Stallions" achieved this new feat without their captain, Bertrand Traoré, suffering from a muscular problem.

In his absence, the gallop of Dango Ouattara freed his team, he who has not scored a goal in Ligue 1 in eleven ends of matches with Lorient.

Before his goal, Burkina had already been dangerous by Cyrille Bayala (24th) and Blati Touré (26th).

No penalty

But Tunisia also had its chances, on a floating free kick from Wahbi Khazri (28th) or mistakes by the Burkinabe defense, an overly daring dribble by Edmond Tapsoba in front of Seifeddine Jaziri which could have cost a goal (35th) or a missed exit of goalkeeper Hervé Koffi (44th), captain in the absence of Traoré.

The joy of Burkinabè, qualified for the CAN semi-finals against Tunisia, on January 29, 2022 in Garoua Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO AFP

Tunisia pushed throughout the second half to equalise.

She had her chances, but Khazri opened her foot too much (57th), and there is also this free kick from Ali Maaloul that Koffi "chops" against his post (68th).

By attacking like this, the "Eagles de Carthage" offered themselves to the counterattacks, and Cyrille Bayala (51st) or Dango Ouattara (66th), once again, came close to 2-0.

The Tunisians believed they had obtained a penalty for a tackle from Soumaïla Ouattara on Wahbi Khazri, but Botswana referee Joshua Bondo did not change his mind after consulting the VAR.

The defender certainly tackles the Stéphanois hard, and bends his ankle a little at the end of his gesture, but he had cleared the ball before (83rd).

On the other hand, after seeing Dango's nudge on Maaloul on the screen, he released the red.

At ten against eleven the Stallions kept their place in the semi-finals, but it will be without Dango.

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