Africa Cup of Nations

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

  • 24': Cyrille Bayala
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1 - 1
  • 52': Getaneh Kebede (P)

Africa Cup of Nations: Burkina Faso into second round after draw with Ethiopia

Burkina Faso secured a place in the knockout stage at the Africa Cup of Nations after an uninspiring 1-1 draw with Ethiopia.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 24': Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 0. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Guira with a through ball.
  • 36': Yihun Endashaw (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1. Getaneh Kebede (Ethiopia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Ethiopia. Mesfin Tafesse replaces Yihun Endashaw.
  • 61': Substitution, Ethiopia. Bezabih Melayu replaces Dawa Hotessa.
  • 63': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Ismahila Ouédraogo replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
  • 63': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Dango Ouattara replaces Cyrille Bayala.
  • 74': Getaneh Kebede (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Ethiopia. Amanuel Gebremichael replaces Surafel Dagnachew.
  • 76': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Hassane Bandé.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Kouekong Stadium
Location: Bafoussam,

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 Equatorial Guinea 3 7 0
+2 Nigeria 3 7 0
-3 Ivory Coast 3 3 2
-5 Guinea-Bissau 3 0 3
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
56 Possession 44
11 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
407 Accurate Passes 293
502 Passes 387
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
9 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 58
27 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
17 Interceptions 9
15 Effective Clearances 6
15 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

BKA Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Sofiane Ouédraogo (GK)
12 Edmond Tapsoba
14 Issoufou Dayo
25 Steeve Yago
9 Issa Kaboré
20 Gustavo Sangaré
22 Blati Touré
24 Adama Guira
19 Hassane Bandé
21 Cyrille Bayala
10 Bertrand Traoré

ETH Ethiopia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Teklemariam Shanko (GK)
16 Yared Bayeh
15 Aschalew Tamene
20 Remedan Yesuf
21 Asrat Tonjo
7 Surafel Dagnachew
12 Yihun Endashaw Yellow Card
8 Amanuel Yohannes
9 Getaneh Kebede
10 Abubeker Nasser
27 Dawa Hotessa

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