MARRAKECH. Burkina Faso defeats Djibouti with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Tapsoba (63′) and a goal from I. Dayo (30′).
The match was played at the Stade de Marrakech stadium in Marrakech on Monday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Hassen Corneh with the help of Sekou Kanneh JR and Joel Wonka Doe. The 4th official was George Rogers JR. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 7 Total 2
- 4 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 59
- 56 Dangerous attack 26
- 64 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Burkina Faso was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Djibouti that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Burkina Faso was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burkina Faso won the match.
Burkina Faso shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Djibouti shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Burkina Faso received 3 yellow cards (I. Dayo, O. Traore and S. Yago). On the opposite side, Djibouti received 2 yellow cards (A. Hamza and I. Hankuye).
Also, Djibouti didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Daher (Djibouti) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (67′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this match, Burkina Faso will have 10 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Djibouti will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Burkina Faso will host Niger on the 10th of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Burkina Faso (1 draw).
Djibouti will host Algeria on the 10th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Algeria (0 draws).
Burkina Faso – Formation
Burkina Faso started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kamou Malo decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi, Steeve Yago, Issoufou Dayo, Oula Traoré, Bryan Dabo, Adama Guira, Zakaria Sanogo, Gustavo Sangaré, Abdoul Tapsoba and Mohamed Konate.
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Malo, Aboubacar Sawadogo, Farid Ouedraogo, Somgogna Hermann Nikiema, Soumaila Ouattara, Patrick Malo, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Saidou Simpore, Ibrahim Blati Toure, Dramane Nikiema, Eric Traore, Yacouba Songné and Jean Botué.
Substitutions
Burkina Faso made 4 changes: M. Konate for Y. Songne (72′), Z. Sanogo for E. Traore (72′), A. Tapsoba for J. Botue (89′) and A. Guira for I. Ouedraogo (89′).
Djibouti – Formation
Djibouti started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Julien Mette played with: W. Houssein, Innocent Mbonihankuye, Yabe Siad, A. Farada, Mohamed Bourhan Mohamed, Mohamed Youssouf Batio, Aptidon Daher, Abdi Idleh Hamza, Warsama Hassan and Mohamed Fouad Mohamed, A. Ali, Samuel Akinbinu.
They had on the bench: M. Hamadou, Saleh Bourhan Hassan, S. Ali, R. Daher, Ahmed Mohamed Aden, Omar Abdallah, Yahya Youssouf, F. Robleh, Kanedid Abdulaziz, Y. Ahmed, A. Abdourahman and Y. Houssein.
Substitutions
Djibouti made 6 changes: M. Mohamed for A. Moussa (22′), Mohamed Fouad Mohamed for A. Aden (46′), M. Fouad for A. Aden (46′), A. Hamza for A. Radwan (46′), A. Y. Farada for A. Sabri (82′) and A. Radwan for A. Fouad (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Mozambique – Cameroon – 0-1
- Gabon – Angola – 2-0
- Burkina Faso – Djibouti – 2-0
- Côte d’Ivoire – Malawi – 2-1
- Libya – Egypt – 0-3