Burkina Faso through after Ethiopia draw

Published on: 17 January 2022

Burkina Faso finished runners-up at the Nations Cup in 2013

Burkina Faso secured second spot in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia.

Cyrille Bayala lobbed keeper Teklemariam Shanko in the 25th minute to give the Stallions the lead.

Ethiopia captain Getaneh Kebede equalised from the penalty spot seven minutes after half-time after Steeve Yago was penalised for handball.

Burkina Faso will face the runners-up from Group C - either Morocco, Gabon or Ghana - in the last 16 on Sunday.

The Burkinabe and Cape Verde both finished on four points in Group A, but the Stallions took second place on head-to-head record.

Cameroon topped the group on seven points after a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde, with Ethiopia bottom on one.

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Ethiopia fail to find winner

Ethiopia needed to win in Bafoussam to have a chance of progressing and the East Africans had the better of the game, with Burkina Faso lacking fluency in attack despite the return of captain Bertrand Traore from Covid-19.

Stand-in Stallions keeper Farid Ouedraogo, starting after first-choice Herve Koffi tested positive for coronavirus, made three good saves to keep Ethiopia at bay in the first half.

The domestic-based back-up dived to his right to keep out a strong effort from Kebede and later gathered Dawa Hotessa's low shot at the second attempt with the game still goalless.

Hassane Bande had missed a glorious chance to put Burkina Faso ahead, failing to connect properly at close range, but the West Africans broke the deadlock when Adama Guira sent a ball over the top of the Ethiopia defence and Bayala converted from the edge of the area with Shanko stranded.

Ouedraogo stuck out his right foot to divert a low shot from Kebede behind 10 minutes before the break but he could not get near the striker's composed penalty, awarded following a video assistant referee review after Yago handled Surafel Dagnachew's free-kick at the near post.

Ethiopia probed in search of an equaliser yet could not find the goal which may have given them the opportunity to go through as one of four third-ranked sides.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsBurkina Faso

Formation 4-2-3-1

23Ouédraogo9Kaboré14Dayo12Tapsoba25Yago24Guira22Touré10Traoré20Sangaré21Bayala19Bandé

    23Ouédraogo9Kaboré14Dayo12Tapsoba25Yago24Guira22Touré10Traoré20SangaréSubstituted forOuédraogoat 63'minutes21BayalaSubstituted forOuattaraat 63'minutes19BandéSubstituted forSanogoat 76'minutes

Substitutes

    1Sawadogo2Ouattara3Traoré4Ouattara5Malo8Nikièma11Konaté15Tapsoba17Sanogo18Ouédraogo27Nikiema28Ouattara

Ethiopia

Formation 4-2-3-1

22Shanko21Tonjo15Tamene16Bayeh20Yusef8Yohannes12Endashaw27Hotessa7Dagnachew10Nasir9Kebede

    22Shanko21Tonjo15Tamene16Bayeh20Yusef8Yohannes12EndashawBooked at 36minsSubstituted forMelayuat 60'minutes27HotessaSubstituted forTafesseat 61'minutes7DagnachewSubstituted forGebremichaelat 75'minutes10Nasir9KebedeBooked at 74mins

Substitutes

    1Tassew2Hamid3Mohammed4Debebe6Panom11Gebremichael13Solomon14Alemu17Melayu19Gugesa24Tafesse25Reshid

Referee:Ahmad HeeralallMatch StatsHome TeamBurkina FasoAway TeamEthiopiaPossessionHome44%Away56%ShotsHome6Away11Shots on TargetHome2Away6CornersHome5Away6FoulsHome14Away14Live TextPost update

Match ends, Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1.

90'+4'Full Time

Second Half ends, Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1.

90'+3'Post update

Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Amanuel Gebremichael.

90'+1'Post update

Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Yared Bayeh.

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Ramadan Yusef (Ethiopia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89'Post update

Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso).

87'Post update

Foul by Aschalew Tamene (Ethiopia).

87'Post update

Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'Post update

Foul by Amanuel Gebremichael (Ethiopia).

86'Post update

Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'Post update

Foul by Mesfin Tafesse (Ethiopia).

85'Post update

Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'Post update

Foul by Getaneh Kebede (Ethiopia).

84'Post update

Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Attempt missed. Ramadan Yusef (Ethiopia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Asrat Tonjo following a corner.

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Attempt blocked. Bezabih Melayu (Ethiopia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

82'Post update

Corner, Ethiopia. Conceded by Blati Touré.

81'Post update

Mesfin Tafesse (Ethiopia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).

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Corner, Ethiopia. Conceded by Adama Guira.

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Source: bbc.com

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