Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Cape Verde

FT
0 - 1

Burkina Faso

39': Hassane Bandé

Burkina Faso claim first AFCON points as Hassane Bande goal beats Cape Verde

Hassane Bande thrust his chest forward to steer in a cross from Isaa Kabore and secure a first Group A victory for his country.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Cabo Verde).
4': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
4': Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrille Bayala.
5': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Pico.
7': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Cabo Verde).
7': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Cabo Verde).
13': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
13': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Vózinha.
18': Foul by Adama Guira (Burkina Faso).
18': Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
20': Steven Fortès (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Hand ball by Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso).
23': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde).
24': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
24': Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
26': Attempt saved. Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blati Touré.
26': Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso).
27': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
27': Stopira (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Dylan Tavares.
29': Foul by Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde).
29': Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
30': Attempt saved. Júlio Tavares (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a headed pass.
30': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Hervé Koffi.
33': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
33': Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Hand ball by Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso).
36': Foul by Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde).
36': Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Dylan Tavares (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Goal! Cabo Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1. Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
40': Offside, Burkina Faso. Cyrille Bayala tries a through ball, but Abdoul Tapsoba is caught offside.
45': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
45': Foul by Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso).
45': Jeffry Fortes (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cabo Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1.
45': Second Half begins Cabo Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1.
47': Foul by Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso).
47': Jeffry Fortes (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Steven Fortès (Cabo Verde).
49': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Attempt blocked. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré.
51': Attempt missed. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a cross.
52': Offside, Cabo Verde. Jamiro Monteiro tries a through ball, but Dylan Tavares is caught offside.
53': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde).
53': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Pico.
54': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Blati Touré with a cross following a corner.
55': Offside, Cabo Verde. Kenny Rocha Santos tries a through ball, but Garry Rodrigues is caught offside.
56': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso).
56': Stopira (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Pico (Cabo Verde).
58': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt blocked. Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
59': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Blati Touré.
59': Attempt missed. Stopira (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenny Rocha Santos with a cross following a corner.
60': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Stopira.
61': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Garry Rodrigues.
62': Attempt missed. Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré with a cross following a corner.
62': Hand ball by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
63': Attempt saved. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Andrade.
64': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
64': Patrick Andrade (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Steeve Yago.
67': Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Cabo Verde).
67': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Cabo Verde).
69': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Abdoul Tapsoba.
69': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Ismahila Ouédraogo replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
69': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willy Semedo replaces Dylan Tavares.
71': Offside, Burkina Faso. Blati Touré tries a through ball, but Zakaria Sanogo is caught offside.
72': Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Stopira (Cabo Verde).
73': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Ryan Mendes replaces Patrick Andrade.
75': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
75': Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Sanogo (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steeve Yago.
77': Foul by Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso).
77': Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde).
77': Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Cyrille Bayala.
81': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde).
82': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Lisandro Semedo replaces Jeffry Fortes.
82': Offside, Burkina Faso. Blati Touré tries a through ball, but Zakaria Sanogo is caught offside.
82': Foul by Blati Touré (Burkina Faso).
82': Kenny Rocha Santos (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Hassane Bandé (Burkina Faso).
84': Stopira (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
88': Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Blati Touré.
89': Offside, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté tries a through ball, but Issa Kaboré is caught offside.
90': Attempt missed. Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90': Foul by Steven Fortès (Cabo Verde).
90': Zakaria Sanogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Dramane Nikièma replaces Hassane Bandé.
90'+1': Offside, Burkina Faso. Issa Kaboré tries a through ball, but Mohamed Konaté is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Foul by Steven Fortès (Cabo Verde).
90'+2': Zakaria Sanogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Steven Fortès (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cabo Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1.
0': Match ends, Cabo Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1.

Statistics

BKA		CPV
19	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
44.4	Possession	55.6
11	SHOTS	7
4	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
276	Accurate Passes	368
358	Passes	452
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	10
0.5	Cross %	0.2
49	Long Balls	77
26	Accurate Long Balls	51
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
4	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	4
11	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
13	Interceptions	13
7	Effective Clearances	14
7	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Olembe Stadium
Location: Olembé, Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco	3	+5	7
2	Mali	3	0	3
3	Comoros	3	-2	2
4	Zambia	3	-3	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cape Verde (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Vozinha (GK)
4	Roberto Lopes
2	Stopira
17	Steven Fortes
18	Kenny Rocha
7	Patrick Andrade
16	Dylan Tavares
22	Jeffry Fortes
19	Júlio Tavares
10	Jamiro Monteiro
11	Garry Rodrigues

Cape Verde Substitutes:

Ryan Mendes, Márcio Rosa, Elber Evora, Lisandro Semedo, Marco Soares, Delmiro Évora Nascimento, Willy Semedo, Diney, Vágner, Erikson Spinola Lima, Carlos Ponck.

Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
14	Issoufou Dayo
25	Steeve Yago
9	Issa Kaboré
21	Cyrille Bayala
22	Blati Touré
24	Adama Guira
15	Abdoul Tapsoba
19	Hassane Bandé
20	Gustavo Sangaré

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Mohamed Konaté, Zakaria Sanogo, Sofiane Ouédraogo, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Abass Oula Traore, Djibril Ouattara, Aboubacar Sawadogo, Patrick Malo, Kouamé Botué, Dramane Nikiema, Eric Traore, Somgogma Nikiema.

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