Burkina Faso vs Mauritania match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Africa Cup of Nations · Group Stage - 1 · Stade de Bouaké, Bouaké · Ref J. Jayed

Burkina Faso stats & fixtures · Mauritania stats & fixtures

Burkina Faso beat Mauritania 1–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Group Stage - 1) on 16 January 2024. Burkina Faso had 62% of the ball.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania match statistics

Burkina FasoMauritania

62% Ball possession 38%
11 Total shots 9
5 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 0
5 Shots inside the box 4
3 Corners 4
21 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
403 Passes 241
82% Pass accuracy 68%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

45' Yellow card M. Konaté Burkina Faso
47' Yellow card B. Touré Burkina Faso
76' Yellow card A. Tapsoba Burkina Faso
90+4' Yellow card N. El Abd Mauritania
90+6' Penalty scored B. Traore Burkina Faso
90+9' Yellow card A. Abeid Mauritania

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Burkina Faso

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 H. Velud

16 H. Koffi

25 S. Yago 12 E. Tapsoba 14 I. Dayo 9 I. Kaboré

22 B. Touré 24 Adama Guira

8 C. Badolo 17 S. Aziz Ki 11 Mamady Bangré

13 M. Konaté

Bench A. Tapsoba , B. Traore , Djibril Ouattara , H. Bandé , N. Djiga , Dramane Salou , I. Ouédraogo , G. Sangaré , A. Nagalo , H. Konaté , A. Guiébré , K. Nikiéma

Mauritania

Confirmed 4-4-2 A. Abdou

16 B. Niasse

3 A. Abeid 5 L. Ba 13 N. El Abd 20 Ibrahima Keita

9 Hemeya Tanjy 6 Guessouma Fofana 4 Omare Gassama 10 Idrissa Thiam

27 Aboubakar Kamara 19 A. Koita

Bench Souleymane Anne , S. Bouna Amar , E. Ba , O. Ngom , Mohamed Dellahi Yali , K. Diaw , Bakary N'Diaye , S. El Abd , M. N'Diaye , Bakari Camara , S. Doukara , Namori Diaw

Form guide

Burkina Faso at home

5–2–0 in 7 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 7
Corners: 8.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Mauritania away

1–3–4 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 8
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 1.5 per game

80% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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