Mauritania vs Burkina Faso match stats & report

1–0 Full time

African Nations Championship · Group Stage - 4 · Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam · Ref Jelly Alfred Chavani

Mauritania stats & fixtures · Burkina Faso stats & fixtures

Mauritania beat Burkina Faso 1–0 in the African Nations Championship (Group Stage - 4) on 13 August 2025.

Goals and cards

32' Yellow card P. Malo Burkina Faso
41' Red card Burkina Faso
45' Penalty scored Alassane Diop Mauritania
59' Yellow card Alassane Diop Mauritania
62' Yellow card Y. Koutiama Burkina Faso
66' Yellow card M. Diallo Burkina Faso
89' Yellow card C. Ouattara Burkina Faso

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Mauritania

Confirmed Aritz López Garai

1 A. Sarr —
14 S. Mheimid —
25 M. Saïd —
3 M. Zweide —
5 Demini Saleck —
13 N. El Abd —
17 Abdallahi Mahmoud —
12 Alassane Diop —
21 A. El Moctar —
9 E. Tetah —
10 B. Ahamed —

Bench M. El Kheir Faraji , H. N'Diaye , M. Diop , M. El Hacen , M. Hawbott , M. Idriss , C. Hattab , S. El Abd , Oumar Mangane , S. Touda , Namori Diaw , A. El Id

Burkina Faso

Confirmed Issa Balboné

23 l. Sanou —
2 M. Guira —
14 K. Nikièma —
6 T. Bagré —
5 P. Malo —
12 A. Guiro —
7 A. Baguian —
22 A. Touré —
9 P. Ouattara —
24 O. Siry —
15 I. Kaboré —

Bench S. Sangaré , A. Chitou , Y. Koutiama , M. Diallo , H. Sagne , F. Tologo , M. Traoré , E. Belém , D. Konaté , C. Barro , M. Konvelbo , C. Ouattara

Form guide

Mauritania at home

1–0–0 in 1 match

Scored: 3.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 1
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 8.0 per game

Based on 1 match — treat these numbers lightly.

Burkina Faso away

3–1–4 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 8
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.

Mauritania vs Burkina Faso head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Jan 24	Burkina Faso v Mauritania	1–0
17 Oct 23	Mauritania v Burkina Faso	1–2
30 Dec 21	Mauritania v Burkina Faso	0–0
22 Mar 19	Burkina Faso v Mauritania	1–0
8 Sep 18	Mauritania v Burkina Faso	2–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Mauritania vs Burkina Faso head-to-head record