FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Ethiopia vs Burkina Faso, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

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Ethiopia
    FT
    0 - 3
    Burkina Faso
    • 69': Blati Touré
    • 78': Bertrand Traoré (P)
    • 90': Dango Ouattara

    About

    Ethiopia are hosting Burkina Faso at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 13': Ramadan Yusef (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Bertrand Traoré replaces Hassane Bandé.
    • 45': Substitution, Ethiopia. Abel Yalew replaces Amanuel Gebremichael.
    • 69': Goal! Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 1. Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
    • 71': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Ethiopia. Habtamu Tadesse replaces Kenean Markneh.
    • 73': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Gustavo Sangaré replaces Stéphane Aziz Ki.
    • 74': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Adamo Nagalo replaces Issoufou Dayo.
    • 76': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Valentin Nouma replaces Abdoul Guiébré.
    • 78': Goal! Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 2. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 79': Substitution, Ethiopia. Fitsum Tilahun replaces Chernet Gugsa.
    • 86': Fitsum Tilahun (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90': Goal! Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 3. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Cédric Badolo.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Ethiopia 0, Burkina Faso 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

    Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi
    Location: El Jadida, Morocco
    Attendance: 385

    WCQ - CAF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Egypt 10 +18 26
    2 Burkina Faso 10 +15 21
    3 Sierra Leone 10 +2 15
    4 Guinea-Bissau 10 -2 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ETH Ethiopia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    22 Seid Habtamu (GK)
    16 Yared Bayeh
    5 Million Solomon
    17 Chernet Gugsa
    14 Henok Adugna
    6 Gatoch Panom
    21 Wogene Gezahegn
    20 Remedan Yesuf Yellow Card
    11 Amanuel Gebremichael
    18 Kenean Markneh
    10 Surafel Dagnachew
    Ethiopia Substitutes:
    Natnael Zeleke, Fetudin Jemal, Yabsira Tesfaye, Abubeker Nura, Bereket Desta, Fitsum Tilahun, Alembirhan Yigzaw, Habtamu Tadesse, Abel Yalew, Mignot Debebe, Biniam Genetu, Yared Moges.

    BKA Burkina Faso (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Hervé Koffi (GK)
    18 Ismahila Ouédraogo Yellow Card
    2 Steeve Yago
    3 Abdoul Guiebre
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    17 Stephane Aziz Ki
    14 Issoufou Dayo
    19 Hassane Bandé
    22 Blati Touré
    7 Dango Ouattara Yellow Card
    8 Cedric Badolo
    Burkina Faso Substitutes:
    Hillel Konaté, Adamo Nagalo, Kilian Nikiema, Sacha Bansé, Abdoul Tapsoba, Trova Boni, Valentin Nouma, Gustavo Sangaré, Bertrand Traoré, Nasser Djiga, Dramane Salou.

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