Cameroon vs Burkina Faso 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
2 - 1
Cameroon rally past COVID-hit Burkina Faso to win Africa Cup of Nations opener
Cameroon relied on two penalties to rally to win its Africa Cup of Nations tournament opener against a coronavirus-hit Burkina Faso on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 1': Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Cameroon 0, Burkina Faso 1. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Cameroon 1, Burkina Faso 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 42': Jérôme Onguéné (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Goal! Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1.
- 69': Substitution, Cameroon. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 69': Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Pierre Kunde.
- 71': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba.
- 71': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Cyrille Bayala.
- 81': Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Bassogog replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
- 86': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 88': Substitution, Cameroon. Yvan Neyou replaces Vincent Aboubakar.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1.
Game Information
Venue: Olembe Stadium
Location: Olembé, Cameroon
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 |
Statistics
BKA | CMR | |
---|---|---|
21 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
40.2 | Possession | 59.8 |
11 | SHOTS | 14 |
6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
216 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
272 | Passes | 402 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
13 | Crosses | 21 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
43 | Long Balls | 57 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
21 | Tackles | 19 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 5 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
12 | Clearances | 13 |
Cameroon (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
24 | André Onana (GK) |
5 | Michael Ngadeu |
22 | Jerome Onguene |
14 | Samuel Oum Gouet |
25 | Nouhou Tolo |
19 | Collins Fai |
8 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
15 | Pierre Kunde |
12 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
3 | Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu |
10 | Vincent Aboubakar |
Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Hervé Koffi (GK) |
25 | Steeve Yago |
14 | Issoufou Dayo |
5 | Patrick Malo |
9 | Issa Kaboré |
20 | Gustavo Sangaré |
22 | Blati Touré |
24 | Adama Guira |
15 | Abdoul Tapsoba |
21 | Cyrille Bayala |
10 | Bertrand Traoré |
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