Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea

CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage 24 Dec 2025, 12:30
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
🏟 Stade Mohamed V Round 1

Match report

Burkina Faso edged past Equatorial Guinea 2-1 in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage on 24 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Burkina Faso had 16 shots to Equatorial Guinea's 5.

B. Ndong was sent off in the 50th minute.

The match was played at Stade Mohamed V.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 16 - 5 On target 5 - 1 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 16 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Edmond Tapsoba
Burkina Faso · 1 goal
8 Arsène Kouassi captained the side
7 Georgi Minoungou 1 goal
7 Marvin Anieboh 1 goal
7 Issoufou Dayo captained the side
First half vs second half
Burkina Faso stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 10–3
Shots On Goal 0–0 5–1
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 6–1 3–2
Attacks 51–38 60–24
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 62
57 Dangerous Attacks 24
5 On Target 1
11 Off Target 4
16 Shots Total 5
5 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 0
13 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 3
16 Fouls 12
9 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 3
479 Passes Total 241
411 Passes Accurate 177
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Burkina Faso · 4-3-3
16 H. Koffi
25 S. Yago 14 I. Dayo 12 E. Tapsoba 26 A. Kouassi
20 G. Sangaré 18 I. Ouédraogo 22 I. Tourè
10 B. Traoré 27 P. Kaboré 7 D. Ouattara
Equatorial Guinea · 4-4-2
1 J. Owono
15 C. Akapo 21 E. Orozco 16 S. Coco 11 B. Ndong
6 I. Salvador 5 O. Mascarell 22 P. Ganet 19 L. Asué
24 L. Zúñiga 7 J. Machín
Burkina Faso
Coach
Issa Balboné
Substitutes
  • 24 Saidou Simporé
  • 17 Stephane Aziz Ki
  • 2 Lassina Traoré
  • 19 Georgi Minoungou
  • 21 Cyriaque Irié
  • 1 Farid Ouedraogo
  • 23 Kilian Nikièma
  • 4 Adamo Nagalo
  • 3 Abdoul Rachid Ayinde
  • 9 Issa Kaboré
  • 5 Nasser Djiga
  • 8 Cédric Badolo
  • 6 Mohamed Zougrana
  • 11 Ousseni Bouda
Equatorial Guinea
Substitutes
  • 12 Charles Ondo
  • 8 Jannick Buyla
  • 20 Santiago Bocari Eneme
  • 3 Marvin Anieboh
  • 9 Dorian Hanza
  • 23 Manuel Sapunga
  • 13 Aitor Embela Gil
  • 2 Néstor Senra
  • 25 Javier Mum
  • 27 Gael Akogo Esono
  • 28 Alex Masogo
  • 14 Pedro Obiang
  • 4 Alex Balboa
  • 26 José Nabil
  • 10 Emilio Nsue
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ C. Ondo ↓ L. Asue Equatorial Guinea
  • 67' ↑ J. Buyla ↓ J. Machin Equatorial Guinea
  • 68' ↑ S. Eneme ↓ I. Salvador Equatorial Guinea
  • 70' ↑ S. Aziz Ki ↓ G. Sangare Burkina Faso
  • 70' ↑ S. Simpore ↓ I. Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
  • 70' ↑ L. Traore ↓ P. Kabore Burkina Faso
  • 79' ↑ G. Minoungou ↓ B. Traore Burkina Faso
  • 82' ↑ M. Anieboh ↓ P. Ganet Equatorial Guinea
  • 82' ↑ D. Hanza ↓ L. Zuniga Equatorial Guinea
  • 89' ↑ C. Irie ↓ S. Yago Burkina Faso
Cards
  • 50' B. Ndong Equatorial Guinea
  • 32' I. Ouedraogo Burkina Faso
  • 67' I. Salvador Equatorial Guinea
Head-to-head
Burkina Faso 1 1 draws 0 Equatorial Guinea
2025-12-24 Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea 2 - 1
2023-10-13 Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso 0 - 0
Recent form
Burkina Faso D W W W W
Equatorial Guinea W L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea?
Burkina Faso won 2-1 against Equatorial Guinea on 24 December 2025.
Who won Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea?
Burkina Faso won the match 2-1.
Where was Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea played?
The match was played at Stade Mohamed V.