Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, February 4, 2017
Ghana WWLWL 0
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Burkina Faso DDWWL 1
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Stade de Port-Gentil

Match Report

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Alain Traore's late free kick gives Burkina Faso third place over Ghana

A superb late free kick from Alain Traore secured Burkina Faso a 1-0 victory over Ghana in the African Nations Cup third-place playoff at Stade de Por

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
49.6
Possession
50.4
18
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
278
336
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
0
23
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.0
51
Long Balls
60
26
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
21
12
Clearances
21

Head to Head

GHA leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

BKA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Hervé KoffiG
  2. 4Bakary KonéCD-L
  3. 14Issoufou DayoCD-R
  4. 20Yacouba CoulibalyLB
  5. 2Steeve YagoRB
  6. 10Alain TraoréAM
  7. 18Charles KaboréLM
  8. 22Blati TouréRM
  9. 15Aristide BancéF
  10. 7Préjuce NakoulmaAM-L
  11. 19Bertrand TraoréAM-R

GHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Richard OforiG
  2. 4Jonathan MensahCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 2Andy YiadomLB
  5. 23Harrison AffulRB
  6. 15Ebenezer OforiCM-L
  7. 5Thomas ParteyCM-R
  8. 20Samuel TettehLM
  9. 8Emmanuel BaduRM
  10. 14Bernard TekpeteyF
  11. 9Jordan AyewRCF

Timeline

  1. 65' Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Substitution at 65'
  2. 70' André Ayew (Ghana) Substitution at 70'
  3. 73' Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 73'
  4. 75' Christian Atsu (Ghana) Substitution at 75'
  5. 83' Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 83'
  6. 88' Adama Guira (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 88'
  7. 89' Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Goal - Free-kick at 89'

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