Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Burkina Faso WDWLW 1
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Stade de Bouaké · 27,898 att.

Match Report

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Late penalty seals Burkina Faso win over Mauritania

Bertrand Traore scored a stoppage time penalty as Burkina Faso claimed a 1-0 victory over Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Tuesday, writing a piece of history in the process.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
21
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
37.6
Possession
62.4
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
165
Accurate Passes
332
241
Passes
403
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
42
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
5
23
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
10
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
11
22
Clearances
11

Head to Head

BKA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BKA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Hervé KoffiG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 14Issoufou DayoCD-R
  4. 25Steeve YagoLB
  5. 9Issa KaboréRB
  6. 17Stephane Aziz KiAM
  7. 22Blati TouréLM
  8. 24Adama GuiraRM
  9. 13Mohamed KonatéF
  10. 8Cedric BadoloAM-L
  11. 11Mamady BangréAM-R

MTN · 4-4-2

  1. 16Babacar NiasseG
  2. 5Lamine BaCD-L
  3. 13Nouh El AbdCD-R
  4. 3Aly AbeidLB
  5. 20Ibrahima KeitaRB
  6. 6Guessouma FofanaCM-L
  7. 4Omaré GassamaCM-R
  8. 9Hemeya TanjyLM
  9. 10Idrissa ThiamRM
  10. 27Aboubakar KamaraCF-L
  11. 19Aboubakary KoitaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Substitution, Mauritania. Souleymane Anne replaces Aboubakar Kamara because of an injury.
  2. 45' Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Mamady Bangré.
  4. 47' Blati Touré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Mauritania. Sidi Amar replaces Hemeya Tanjy.
  6. 58' Substitution, Mauritania. El Ba replaces Idrissa Thiam.
  7. 67' Substitution, Mauritania. Mohamed Dellahi replaces Lamine Ba because of an injury.
  8. 67' Substitution, Mauritania. Oumar Ngom replaces Guessouma Fofana.
  9. 73' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Bertrand Traoré replaces Cédric Badolo.
  10. 76' Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Djibril Ouattara replaces Mohamed Konaté.
  12. 86' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Aziz Ki.
  13. 90'+4' Nouh El Abd (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+6' Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Mauritania 0. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  15. 90'+9' Aly Abeid (Mauritania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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