Tag: Burkina Faso

AFCON 2021: Cameroon Rallied From Behind To Beat Burkina Faso 5-3 On Penalties To Finish Third Place (Highlights)

AFCON 2021: Cameroon won third place on Saturday after overcoming a three-goal deficit to draw 3-3 and then win 5-3 on penalties against Burkina Faso. Ambroise Oyongo netted the game-winning penalty in Yaounde, making up for missing three kicks in the semi-final shootout against Egypt 48 hours earlier. With 20 minutes remaining, Steeve Yago and […]

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Liverpool’s Salah And Mane Set To Battle It Out At The AFCON 2021 Finals in Cameroon

Liverpool’s Salah and Mane will face off each other at the AFCON 2021 Finals that would be played on Sunday 6th February 2022 at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon by 07:00 CAT. Egypt overcame Cameroon in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final […]

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Sadio Mane Fires Senegal Into The AFCON Finals After A 3:1 Win Against Burkina Faso (Highlights)

Sadio Mane scored in the 87th-minute to secure Senegal’s 3-1 victory over Burkina Faso, which clinched Senegal’s spot in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Senegal, who have never won an AFCON, had two penalty decisions overturned after VAR intervention in the first half, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi suffering an injury as a […]

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Burkina Faso is the first country to qualify for the quarterfinals after beating Gabon in a Penalty shootout (Video)

Burkina Faso defeated Gabon 7-6 in a penalty shootout to go to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals after a 1:1 draw at full-time. Burkina Faso triumphed 3-0 in a warm-up match at the start of the year, and they took the lead when Bertrand Traore scored the opening goal. The Villa striker missed a […]

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Bertrand Traore of Aston Villa and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Bayern Munich give their perspective concerning Cameroon vs Burkina Faso AFCON opener

Bertrand Traore of Aston Villa and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Bayern Munich have given their perspective concerning the Africa Cup of Nations opener between Cameroon and Burkina Faso which took place on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Choupo-Moting believes Cameroon won the game because of the team’s determination to win. While Traore believes Burkina Faso lost […]

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AFCON Covid-19 Testing a “Total Scandal” Berates Bertrand Traore of Burkina Faso … Claims It is Targeted at Reducing Squad Strength

Burkina Faso has written the Confederation of African Football (CAF) a formal letter of complaint after receiving five positive COVID-19 antigen tests on the day of their Africa Cup of Nations opener against hosts Cameroon. Captain Bertrand Traore has described the scenario as a “scandal” and requested answers from CAF regarding the testing regime’s organization, […]

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Host Country Cameroon, Kicked Off AFCON 2021 with a Bang, Defeating Burkina Faso 2:1

AFCON 2021: Cameroon overcome a scare to win their Africa Cup of Nations opening, thanks to a quickfire double by Cameroon’s captain Vincent Aboubakar halftime as they beat Burkina Faso 2:1. Cameroon’s captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a couple of penalties in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde on Sunday, as […]

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