Ivory Coast
Burkina FasoRound of 16
Diomande Y. 32'
Toure B-a 87'
Ivory Coast: 1. Fofana Yahia - 3. Konan, 7. Kossounou (Diomande O., 90), 17. Doué G., 21. Ndicka - 8. Kessié, 18. Sangaré I., 19. Oulaï Inao (Fofana S., 81) - 15. Diallo (Diakité, 81), 22. Guessand (Krasso, 75), 26. Diomande Y. (Toure B-a, 75)
Substitution: Toure B-a (from 75); Krasso (from 75); Fofana S. (from 81); Diakité (from 81); Diomande O. (from 90)
Bench: 16. Kone Moh., 23. Lafont - 5. Zohouri, 12. Boly, 13. Operi, 20. Agbadou - 25. Gbamin - 4. Seri, 10. Zaha - 9. Bayo
Yellow Cards: Oulaï Inao 63; Sangaré I. 66
Burkina Faso: 16. Koffi - 4. Nagalo (Touré I. B., 42), 12. Tapsoba E., 14. Dayo, 24. Simporé, 25. Yago (Kaboré I., 71), 26. Kouassi A. - 18. Ouédraogo Ism. (Bouda, 79) - 21. Irié (Traore B., 71) - 2. Traoré Las. (Minoungou, 46), 7. Ouattara Da.
Substitution: Touré I. B. (from 42); Minoungou (from 46); Kaboré I. (from 71); Traore B. (from 71); Bouda (from 79)
Bench: 1. Ouedraogo S., 23. Nikiema K. - 3. Ayindé, 5. Djiga - 6. Zougrana - 20. Sangaré G. - 8. Badolo, 17. Aziz Ki, 27. Kabore P. L.
Yellow Cards: Nagalo 5
The final two spots in the last eight were secured by Algeria and Ivory Coast
The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 officially came to an end today
Lassina Traoré emerged as one of the heroes against Sudan
The North African giants were in complete control from start to finish
Both sides appeared far more concerned with avoiding defeat than chasing a statement victory
Ivory Coast began the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 title with a hard-fought 1–0 victory
What looked set to become one of the tournament’s first major upsets instead turned into a painful lesson in game management