Angola vs Burkina Faso, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Angola

36': Mabululu
90'+2': Zini

FT
2 - 0

Burkina Faso

Angola beat Burkina Faso to top Group D at Cup of Nations

Angola finished top of Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations finals as striker Mabululu's first-half header and a stoppage-time finish from Zini secured a 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Kinito.
9': Eddie (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso).
10': Foul by Fredy (Angola).
10': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziz Ki.
12': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziz Ki.
14': Attempt missed. Mabululu (Angola) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gelson Dala.
16': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Bruno Paz (Angola).
18': Corner, Angola. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
22': Foul by Gilberto (Angola).
22': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
24': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
25': Abdoul Guiébré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Gilberto (Angola).
25': Attempt missed. Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aziz Ki with a through ball.
26': Estrela (Angola) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
27': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Estrela (Angola).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Bruno Paz (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso).
30': Delay in match (Burkina Faso).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
33': Gelson Dala (Angola) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Gelson Dala (Angola).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Goal! Angola 1, Burkina Faso 0. Mabululu (Angola) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredy with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Mabululu (Angola) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
38': Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Fredy (Angola).
39': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
39': Fredy (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Cédric Badolo (Burkina Faso).
43': Gelson Dala (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, Burkina Faso. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Fredy (Angola).
45'+1': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Eddie.
45'+3': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Kinito.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Badolo.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Guiébré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+4': Estrela (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Abdoul Guiébré (Burkina Faso).
45'+5': First Half ends, Angola 1, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Second Half begins Angola 1, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Djibril Ouattara replaces Cédric Badolo.
46': Attempt missed. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
48': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aziz Ki.
49': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
49': Mabululu (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt saved. Mabululu (Angola) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gelson Dala.
54': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Eddie.
56': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Guiébré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré with a through ball.
57': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Neblú.
57': Offside, Burkina Faso. Dango Ouattara is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Angola. Jérémie Bela replaces Gelson Dala.
58': Substitution, Angola. Zito Luvumbo replaces Gilberto.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Paz (Angola).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Substitution, Angola. Show replaces Bruno Paz because of an injury.
65': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Show (Angola).
66': Offside, Burkina Faso. Djibril Ouattara is caught offside.
68': Foul by Fredy (Angola).
68': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré.
71': Attempt saved. Mabululu (Angola) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Estrela.
71': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
73': Attempt saved. Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Sangaré.
73': Aziz Ki (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Kinito (Angola).
73': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Tó Carneiro.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Fredy (Angola).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Bertrand Traoré.
76': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Steeve Yago replaces Abdoul Guiébré.
77': Substitution, Angola. Zine replaces Fredy because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Angola. Milson replaces Mabululu.
79': Foul by Zito Luvumbo (Angola).
79': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Angola).
79': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Milson (Angola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Estrela (Angola).
81': Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Tó Carneiro (Angola).
83': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso).
83': Zito Luvumbo (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Zine (Angola).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Foul by Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso).
84': Neblú (Angola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Neblú (Angola).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Hand ball by Neblú (Angola).
88': Neblú (Angola) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Sacha Bansé replaces Ismahila Ouédraogo.
89': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Aziz Ki.
90': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
90': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Milson.
90': Attempt missed. Djibril Ouattara (Burkina Faso) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Angola) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zito Luvumbo with a cross.
90'+2': Goal! Angola 2, Burkina Faso 0. Zine (Angola) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
90'+6': Foul by Zine (Angola).
90'+6': Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Angola 2, Burkina Faso 0.
0': Match ends, Angola 2, Burkina Faso 0.

Statistics

BKA		ANG
10	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	3
51.3	Possession	48.7
20	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
327	Accurate Passes	307
401	Passes	393
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	6
0.1	Cross %	0.5
47	Long Balls	69
26	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
11	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	10
7	Effective Clearances	31
7	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro
Location: Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,753

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angola	3	+3	7
2	Burkina Faso	3	-1	4
3	Mauritania	3	-1	3
4	Algeria	3	-1	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Angola (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Neblú (GK)
5	Quinito
6	Kialonda Gaspar
13	Tó Carneiro
21	Eddie Afonso
17	Bruno Paz
20	Estrela
16	Fredy
19	Mabululu
10	Gelson Dala
7	Gilberto

Angola Substitutes:

Jérémie Bela, Antonio Dominique, Zini, Show, Kadú, Zito Luvumbo, Manuel Keliano, Felicio Milson, Jonathan Buatu.

Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
12	Edmond Tapsoba
14	Issoufou Dayo
3	Abdoul Guiebre
9	Issa Kaboré
17	Stephane Aziz Ki
18	Ismahila Ouédraogo
20	Gustavo Sangaré
7	Dango Ouattara
8	Cedric Badolo
10	Bertrand Traoré

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Abdoul Tapsoba, Sacha Bansé, Steeve Yago, Dramane Salou, Mamady Bangré, Kilian Nikiema, Hassane Bandé, Adamo Nagalo, Hillel Konaté, Djibril Ouattara, Valentin Nouma, Nasser Djiga.

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