Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania · Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Burkina Faso beat Mauritania 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Burkina Faso and Mauritania met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 at Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Tuesday, 16 January 2024.
Goalscorers
Burkina Faso: B. Traoré 90'. Mauritania did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Burkina Faso, 2 for Mauritania).
Line-ups
Burkina Faso started in a 4-2-3-1: Hervé Koffi, Issa Kaboré, Issoufou Dayo, Edmond Tapsoba, Steeve Yago, Adama Guira, Ibrahim Blati Tourè, Mamady Bangré, Stephane Aziz Ki, Cédric Badolo, Mohamed Konaté.
Mauritania started in a 4-4-2: Babacar Niasse, Ibrahima Keita, Nouh Mohamed El Abd, Lamine Ba, Aly Abeid, Idrissa Thiam, Omare Gassama, Guessouma Fofana, Hemeya Tanjy, Aboubakary Koita, Aboubakar Kamara.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Burkina Faso 0-0 Mauritania.
- 90'VAR: no penalty for Burkina Faso.
- 90+6'Goal! Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania. B. Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania.
Full commentary (41 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania.
- 7'Attempt saved. A. Koita (Mauritania), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 13'Attempt missed. I. Thiam (Mauritania), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 17'Attempt saved. M. Konaté (Burkina Faso), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 18'Attempt missed. A. Guira (Burkina Faso), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 22'Attempt missed. H. Tanjy (Mauritania), header. xG 0.10.
- 28'Substitution, Mauritania: S. Anne comes on for A. Kamara.
- 31'Attempt saved. A. Koita (Mauritania), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 32'Attempt saved. H. Tanjy (Mauritania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 34'Attempt missed. H. Tanjy (Mauritania), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 42'Attempt missed. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 44'Attempt missed. N. M. E. Abd (Mauritania), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'Yellow card for M. Konaté (Burkina Faso).
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Burkina Faso 0-0 Mauritania.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Burkina Faso: A. Tapsoba comes on for M. Bangré.
- 47'Yellow card for I. B. Toure (Burkina Faso).
- 49'Attempt missed. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt blocked. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Attempt saved. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 57'Substitution, Mauritania: S. Amar comes on for H. Tanjy.
- 57'Attempt missed. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 58'Substitution, Mauritania: E. Ba comes on for I. Thiam.
- 67'Substitution, Mauritania: O. Ngom comes on for G. Fofana.
- 67'Substitution, Mauritania: M. D. Yali comes on for L. Ba.
- 73'Substitution, Burkina Faso: B. Traoré comes on for C. Badolo.
- 76'Yellow card for A. Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
- 77'Attempt saved. S. Amar (Mauritania), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 78'Attempt missed. E. Ba (Mauritania), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 80'Attempt blocked. S. A. Ki (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt saved. B. Traoré (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 85'Substitution, Burkina Faso: D. Ouattara comes on for M. Konaté.
- 86'Substitution, Burkina Faso: H. Bandé comes on for S. A. Ki.
- 87'Attempt saved. B. Traoré (Burkina Faso), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'VAR: no penalty for Burkina Faso.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Yellow card for N. M. E. Abd (Mauritania).
- 90+6'Goal! Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania. B. Traoré (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty.
- 90+9'Yellow card for A. Abeid (Mauritania).
- 90'Full-time. Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania.