MARRAKECH. Burkina Faso tops Djibouti 4-0 after a incredible match. A. Tapsoba (45′), A. Tapsoba (48′), I. Kabore (51′) and M. Konate (60′). Burkina Faso took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade de Marrakech stadium in Marrakech on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Chelangat Ali Sabilla who was helped by Dick Okello and Lee Okello. The 4th official was Mashood Ssali. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 77.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 4 Total 10
- 3 On Target 6
- 1 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 96
- 13 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 6
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Burkina Faso was in firm control of the ball 58% while Djibouti was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Burkina Faso was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burkina Faso won the match.
Djibouti shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Burkina Faso shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Djibouti received 2 yellow cards (D. Wais and A. Aden). On the other side, Burkina Faso received 3 yellow cards (B. Dabo, M. Konate and H. Kouakou Koffi).
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, Djibouti stays with 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. while Burkina Faso has 7 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Djibouti will play away against Burkina Faso on the 11th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Burkina Faso (0 draws).
Burkina Faso will host Djibouti on the 11th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Burkina Faso (0 draws).
Djibouti – Formation
Djibouti
44'
23'
Djibouti started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Julien Mette decided to play with the following team: W. Houssein, Abdoul-Aziz, Innocent Mbonihankuye, Mohamed Bourhan Mohamed, Mohamed Youssouf Batio, Daoud Wais, Ali Youssouf Farada, Abdi Idleh Hamza, Fouad Moussa Robleh, Kenedid Abdoulaziz Mohamed, Mohamed Fouad Mohamed and Anas Farah Ali.
The home team had on the bench: Abass Fouad Abdourahman, M. Hamadou, S. Akinbinu, S. Ali, S. Hassan, Omar Abdallah, Yabe Siad, Saleh Bourhan Hassan, Ahmed Mohamed Aden, Y. Ahmed, Y. Houssein, A. Daher and Radwan Aouad Daher.
Substitutions
Djibouti made 5 changes: D. Wais for S. Yabe (44′), A. Hamza for A. Aden (61′), A. Ali for O. Abdallah (61′), K. Abdulaziz for A. Sabri (75′) and F. M. Robleh for A. Fouad (75′).
Burkina Faso – Formation
Burkina Faso
51'
Burkina Faso started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Kamou Malo played with: I. Kaboré, Hervé Koffi, Steeve Yago, Issoufou Dayo, Oula Traoré, Bryan Dabo, Adama Guira, Zakaria Sanogo, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Abdoul Tapsoba, Mohamed Konate.
They had on the bench: A. Sawadogo, Dramane Nikiema, I. Touré, Jean Botué, Mohamed Ouattara, N. Djiga, P. Malo, S. Nikièma, S. Ouatarra, S. Ouédraogo, S. Simporé and Yacouba Songné.
Substitutions
Burkina Faso made 5 changes: A. Tapsoba for J. Botue (64′), Z. Sanogo for Y. Songne (64′), M. Konate for M. L. Ouattara (80′), B. Dabo for D. Nikiema (80′) and I. Kabore for S. Simpore (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Djibouti – Burkina Faso – 0-4
- Algeria – Niger – 6-1
- Malawi – Côte d’Ivoire – 0-3
- Cameroon – Mozambique – 3-1
- Angola – Gabon – 3-1
- Egypt – Libya – 1-0
