FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Djibouti vs Burkina Faso, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

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Djibouti
  • Red Card 10': Yabe Siad
FT
0 - 6
Burkina Faso
  • 16': Cyriaque Irié
  • 25': Josue Tiendrebeogo
  • 36': Edmond Tapsoba
  • 43': Edmond Tapsoba
  • 59': Dango Ouattara
  • 86': Dango Ouattara (P)

About

Djibouti are hosting Burkina Faso at Stade du 24 Septembre, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Yabe Siad (Djibouti) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 13': Penalty missed! Still Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 0. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
  • 15': Substitution, Djibouti. Mohamed Khaire replaces Sadik Aden.
  • 16': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 1. Cyriaque Irié (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 25': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 2. Josué Tiendrébéogo (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Ayindé.
  • 36': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Konaté.
  • 43': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 4. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyriaque Irié.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Yoda replaces Blati Touré.
  • 45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Georgi Minoungou replaces Cyriaque Irié.
  • 45': Substitution, Djibouti. Aboubaker Abdi replaces Ibrahim Mohamed.
  • 45': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Omar replaces Doualeh Elabeh.
  • 59': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 5. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Josué Tiendrébéogo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Djibouti. Egal Awaleh replaces Mouad Mahamed.
  • 73': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Adamo Nagalo replaces Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 73': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Pierre Landry Kabore replaces Mohamed Konaté.
  • 86': Goal! Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 6. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 16 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+16': Second Half ends, Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Djibouti 0, Burkina Faso 6.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Venue: Stade du 24 Septembre
Location: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

WCQ - CAF Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Egypt 7 +14 19
2 Burkina Faso 7 +12 14
3 Sierra Leone 7 0 9
4 Guinea-Bissau 7 -2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DJI Djibouti (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Liban Said (GK)
16 Yabe Siad Red Card
23 Ibrahim Mohamed
5 Ahmed Zakaria
6 Omar Daher
14 Sadik Aden
3 Idriss Houmed Bilha
18 Ali Youssouf Farada
11 Moussa Wais
13 Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh
17 Mouad Mahamed
Djibouti Substitutes:
Aboubaker Guedi, Ahmed Omar, Mohamed Khaire, Omar Mahamoud, Warsama Ibrahim Aden, Abdillahi Elmi, Ahemdini Gohar, Abdichakour Farah, Mahad Abdillahi, Egal Awaleh, Aboubaker Abdi.

BKA Burkina Faso (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Hervé Koffi (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
14 Issoufou Dayo
2 Abdul Ayinde
9 Issa Kaboré
18 Josue Tiendrebeogo
3 Saïdou Simporé
22 Blati Touré
21 Cyriaque Irié
7 Dango Ouattara
13 Mohamed Konaté
Burkina Faso Substitutes:
Mohamed Zougrana, Nasser Djiga, Bertrand Traoré, Abdoul Yoda, Cedric Badolo, Georgi Minoungou, Clovis Bazemo, Faycal Konate, Ladji Brahima Sanou, Ousseni Bouda, Adamo Nagalo, Pierre Landry Kabore.

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