
Burkina Faso vs Djibouti, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Djibouti 0. Josué Tiendrébéogo (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 13': Hamza Idleh (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Burkina Faso 2, Djibouti 0. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lassina Traoré.
- 38': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Burkina Faso 2, Djibouti 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burkina Faso 2, Djibouti 0.
- 47': Goal! Burkina Faso 3, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Zougrana (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josué Tiendrébéogo.
- 51': Moustapha Abdi (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Burkina Faso 4, Djibouti 0. Lassina Traoré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
- 72': Substitution, Djibouti. Yabe Siad replaces Moussa Hamadou.
- 78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Dramane Salou replaces Josué Tiendrébéogo.
- 78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Lassina Traoré.
- 78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Yabré replaces Steeve Yago.
- 78': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Nasser Djiga replaces Issoufou Dayo.
- 81': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Omar replaces Doualeh Elabeh.
- 81': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmedin Gohar replaces Hamza Idleh.
- 87': Substitution, Djibouti. Ali Farada replaces Ahmed Zakaria.
- 87': Substitution, Djibouti. Mahdi Mahabeh replaces Gabriel Dadzie.
- 88': Goal! Burkina Faso 4, Djibouti 1. Samuel Akinbinu (Djibouti) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 4, Djibouti 1.
- 0': Match ends, Burkina Faso 4, Djibouti 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi
Location: El Jadida, Morocco
Attendance: 244
WCQ - CAF Standings
# | 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 |
Line-Ups
Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Hervé Koffi (GK) |
14 | Issoufou Dayo ![]() |
4 | Adamo Nagalo |
9 | Issa Kaboré |
25 | Steeve Yago |
20 | Josue Tiendrebeogo |
24 | Saïdou Simporé |
6 | Mohamed Zougrana |
2 | Lassina Traoré |
10 | Bertrand Traoré |
7 | Dango Ouattara |
Djibouti (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Sulait Luyima (GK) |
4 | Moussa Hamadou Araita |
20 | Yonis Kireh |
23 | Ibrahim Mohamed |
15 | Ahmed Zakaria |
6 | Moustapha Abdi Osman ![]() |
13 | Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh |
5 | Abdi Idleh Hamza ![]() |
3 | Gabriel Dadzie |
19 | Mouad Mahamed |
17 | Samuel Akinbinu |
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