Burkina Faso scored twice in each half for a 4-1 victory against Djibouti in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group A encounter on Friday. The Shoremen of the Red Sea put up a good fight against the star-studded Burkina Faso but failed to defend in some critical moments.
Video: All five goals from the match (Credit: @AblamGnamesso/X)
The Stallions broke the deadlock in the 11th minute through Josué Tiendrébéogo's deflected shot. Veteran winger Bertrand Traoré doubled the lead with a calm finish in the 33th minute. Djibouti came close to pull one back through Mouad Mahamed’s close strike.
The visitors quickly extended their lead to three soon after the resumption. Mohamed Zougrana scored on his national team debut on an assist from Tiendébéogo before Lassina Traoré put the final nail to the coffin in the 67th minute with a cool finish.
Djibouti managed to get a consolation goal in the dying moments of the game when Samuel Akinbinu kept calm to convert a penalty kick.
Burkina Faso are now second in Group A with eight points and will travel to face Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on Monday. Djibouti remain last with a single point and next face Ethiopia on Monday.
Group A Table
GP | Points | |
Egypt | 4 | 10 |
Burkina Faso | 5 | 8 |
Sierra Leone | 5 | 8 |
Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 6 |
Ethiopia | 4 | 3 |
Djibouti | 5 | 1 |
The group winner qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Four of the nine group runners-up qualify for a playoff to determine Africa's representative in the intercontinental qualifying playoff.
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