FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Friday, September 5, 2025
Burundi LLWWD 0
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Ivory Coast LWWLW 1
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BDI000
CIV101
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Head to Head

CIV leads series 2-0

Lineups

CIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yahia FofanaG
  2. 21Evan NdickaCD-L
  3. 7Odilon KossounouCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 17Luc ZogbeRB
  6. 18Ibrahim SangaréAM
  7. 6Seko FofanaLM
  8. 8Franck KessiéRM
  9. 9Bayo YoussoufF
  10. 10Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 15Amad DialloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Emmanuel AgbadouSUB
  2. 14Parfait GuiagonSUB
  3. 13Bazoumana TouréSUB
  4. 5Armel Junior ZohouriSUB
  5. 11Evann GuessandSUB
  6. 4Christopher OperiSUB
  7. 12Jean-Philippe GbaminSUB
  8. 22Sébastien HallerSUB
  9. 23Alban LafontSUB
  10. 2Clément AkpaSUB
  11. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  12. 16Mohamed KonéSUB

BDI · 5-4-1

  1. 1Jonathan NahimanaG
  2. 13Frederic NsabiyumvaCD
  3. 22Christophe NduwarugiraCD-L
  4. 14Claus NiyukuriCD-R
  5. 3Marco WeymansLB
  6. 4Akbar MuderiRB
  7. 12Parfait BizozaCM-L
  8. 5Henry MsangaCM-R
  9. 7Jean GirumugishaLM
  10. 21Abedi BigirimanaRM
  11. 20Bienvenue KanakimanaF

Substitutes

  1. 10Shassiri NahimanaSUB
  2. 9Karim KamanaSUB
  3. 19Keita BukuruSUB
  4. 11Richard BazombwaSUB
  5. 16Aladin BizimanaSUB
  6. 15Omar MoussaSUB
  7. 6Trésor MossiSUB
  8. 17Kevin IcoyitungiyeSUB
  9. 8Mokono EldhinoSUB
  10. 2Olivier DushimeSUB
  11. 18Sudi AbdallahSUB
  12. 23Onésime RukundoSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0. Vakoun Bayo (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  2. 34' Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Parfait Bizoza (Burundi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Burundi. Mokono Eldhino replaces Parfait Bizoza.
  6. 67' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Parfait Guiagon replaces Simon Adingra.
  7. 67' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Amad Diallo.
  8. 72' Substitution, Burundi. Sudi Abdallah replaces Bienvenue Kanakimana.
  9. 72' Substitution, Burundi. Richard Kirongozi replaces Abedi Bigirimana.
  10. 73' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Philippe Gbamin replaces Seko Fofana.
  11. 73' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sébastien Haller replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  12. 86' Substitution, Burundi. Keita Bukuru replaces Mokono Eldhino.
  13. 87' Substitution, Burundi. Shassiri Nahimana replaces Henry Msanga.
  14. 88' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christopher Opéri replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.

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