Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Africa Cup of Nations Clash

Algeria ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Burkina Faso

Match Summary

Algeria hosted Burkina Faso in an exciting Africa Cup of Nations encounter on December 28, 2025. The match was marked by high energy and tactical play from both sides. As the game progressed, Algeria showcased their strength and skill on the ball, putting pressure on the Burkina Faso defense. Despite Burkina Faso's efforts to counterattack, Algeria's resilience paid off. The match concluded with a final score that highlighted Algeria's dominance, securing a significant victory in the tournament.

Match Events

9'Gustavo Sangaré Burkina Faso
10'Gustavo Sangaré Foul Burkina Faso
13'J. Hadjam (B. Bounedjah) Algeria
16'Pierre Landry Kaboré Foul Burkina Faso
23'R. Mahrez (Penalty) Algeria
27'Ismaël Bennacer Foul Algeria
46'M. Zougrana (G. Minoungou) Burkina Faso
60'S. Chergui (R. Belghali) Algeria
61'R. Mahrez (Z. Belaid) Algeria
66'P. Kabore (L. Traore) Burkina Faso
73'Mohamed Amoura Foul Algeria
78'G. Sangare (C. Irie) Burkina Faso
78'S. Yago (S. Simpore) Burkina Faso
87'I. Bennacer (H. Abdelli) Algeria
88'M. Amoura (F. Chaibi) Algeria
89'Edmond Tapsoba Foul Burkina Faso

Statistics

Algeria		Burkina Faso
5	Shots on Goal	2
3	Shots off Goal	8
10	Total Shots	14
2	Blocked Shots	4
8	Shots insidebox	8
2	Shots outsidebox	6
24	Fouls	19
2	Corner Kicks	6
1	Offsides	0
49%	Ball Possession	51%
2	Yellow Cards	3
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	4
385	Total passes	385
321	Passes accurate	321
83%	Passes %	83%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Algeria 4-2-3-1

10I. Bennacer

22I. Maza

23 L. Zidane G
26 S. Chergui D
2 A. Mandi D
21 R. Bensebaini D
13 J. Hadjam D
14 H. Boudaoui M
10 I. Bennacer M
7 R. Mahrez M
22 I. Maza M
15 R. Ait Nouri M
18 M. Amoura F

Substitutes

16 O. Benbot G
1 A. Mandrea G
20 Y. Atal D
5 Z. Belaid D
25 R. Belghali D
9 B. Bounedjah F
4 M. Tougai D
6 R. Zerrouki M
19 A. Zorgane M
24 I. Kebbal M
11 A. Hadj Moussa F
17 F. Chaibi M
27 A. Boulbina M
12 M. Bakrar F
8 H. Abdelli M

Coach: Madjid Bougherra

Burkina Faso 4-3-3

16H. Koffi

26A. Kouassi

12E. Tapsoba

14I. Dayo

25S. Yago

27P. Kabore

10B. Traore

16 H. Koffi G
25 S. Yago D
14 I. Dayo D
12 E. Tapsoba D
26 A. Kouassi D
20 G. Sangare M
18 I. Ouedraogo M
6 M. Zougrana M
10 B. Traore F
27 P. Kabore F
7 D. Ouattara F

Substitutes

1 F. Ouedraogo G
2 L. Traore F
3 A. Ayinde D
4 A. Nagalo D
5 N. Djiga D
8 C. Badolo M
9 I. Kabore D
11 O. Bouda F
17 S. Aziz Ki M
19 G. Minoungou F
21 C. Irie F
22 I. Toure M
23 K. Nikiema G
24 S. Simpore M

Coach: Issa Balboné

Player Stats

Top Rated: Ibrahim Maza (highest match rating)

Algeria

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Luca Zidane	G	90'	—	0	7.2
Samir Sophian Chergui	D	60'	—	0	6.3
Aïssa Mandi	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Ramy Bensebaini	D	90'	—	0	7.9
Jaouen Hadjam	D	13'	—	0	6.9
Hicham Boudaoui	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Ismaël Bennacer	M	87'	—	0	6.6
Riyad Mahrez	M	61'	1	0	7.3
Ibrahim Maza ★ Top Rated	M	90'	—	0	8.2
Rayan Aït-Nouri	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Mohamed Amoura	F	88'	—	0	6.3
Baghdad Bounedjah sub	F	77'	—	0	6.6
Rafik Belghali sub	D	30'	—	0	7.2
Zineddine Belaid sub	D	29'	—	0	6.9
Himad Abdelli sub	M	8'	—	0	6.3
Farès Chaïbi sub	M	2'	—	0	—
Oussama Benbot sub	G	—	—	—	—
Anthony Mandrea sub	G	—	—	—	—
Youcef Atal sub	D	—	—	—	—
Mohamed Tougai sub	D	—	—	—	—
Adil Boulbina sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ilan Kebbal sub	M	—	—	—	—
Adem Zorgane sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ramiz Zerrouki sub	M	—	—	—	—
Anis Hadj Moussa sub	F	—	—	—	—
Monsef Bakrar sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Luca Zidane	—	36/–/23%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Samir Sophian Chergui	—	23/–/22%	1	1/6	—	–/2	0/0
Aïssa Mandi	—	47/–/43%	—	1/4	—	1/1	0/0
Ramy Bensebaini	—	53/–/44%	5	8/11	—	1/3	0/0
Jaouen Hadjam	—	5/–/4%	1	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Hicham Boudaoui	–/1	42/–/39%	1	3/9	–/1	2/3	0/0
Ismaël Bennacer	—	43/–/40%	—	3/9	1/1	1/2	1/0
Riyad Mahrez	1/1	24/1/19%	1	3/8	–/1	2/1	0/0
Ibrahim Maza	2/3	30/2/26%	1	7/14	3/6	3/1	0/0
Rayan Aït-Nouri	1/1	24/1/20%	1	4/15	–/2	3/6	0/0
Mohamed Amoura	1/2	26/–/21%	1	2/8	–/1	1/2	1/0
Baghdad Bounedjah	—	13/3/9%	1	5/18	–/2	4/3	0/0
Rafik Belghali	—	7/1/3%	2	5/6	1/1	—	0/0
Zineddine Belaid	—	7/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Himad Abdelli	—	1/–/–	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Farès Chaïbi	—	4/–/1%	—	2/4	–/1	—	0/0
Oussama Benbot	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Anthony Mandrea	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Youcef Atal	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohamed Tougai	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Adil Boulbina	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ilan Kebbal	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Adem Zorgane	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ramiz Zerrouki	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Anis Hadj Moussa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Monsef Bakrar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Burkina Faso

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Hervé Koffi	G	90'	—	0	7.5
Steeve Yago	D	78'	—	0	6.9
Issoufou Dayo	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Edmond Tapsoba	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Arsène Kouassi	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Gustavo Sangaré	M	78'	—	0	7.3
Ismahila Ouédraogo	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Mohamed Zougrana	M	45'	—	0	6.5
Bertrand Traoré	F	90'	—	0	7.2
Pierre Landry Kaboré	F	66'	—	0	6.2
Dango Ouattara	F	90'	—	0	6.9
Georgi Minoungou sub	F	45'	—	0	6
Lassina Traoré sub	F	24'	—	0	6.3
Saidou Simporé sub	M	12'	—	0	6.7
Cyriaque Irié sub	F	12'	—	0	6.6
Farid Ouedraogo sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kilian Nikièma sub	G	—	—	—	—
Nasser Djiga sub	D	—	—	—	—
Abdoul Rachid Ayinde sub	D	—	—	—	—
Adamo Nagalo sub	D	—	—	—	—
Issa Kaboré sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ibrahim Blati Tourè sub	M	—	—	—	—
Cédric Badolo sub	M	—	—	—	—
Stephane Aziz Ki sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ousseni Bouda sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Hervé Koffi	—	26/–/20%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Steeve Yago	—	25/–/20%	3	5/6	—	2/1	0/0
Issoufou Dayo	—	52/–/44%	1	6/6	—	1/–	0/0
Edmond Tapsoba	–/2	60/1/52%	—	4/10	—	–/5	1/0
Arsène Kouassi	—	46/1/44%	1	7/10	3/4	3/1	0/0
Gustavo Sangaré	–/1	29/–/25%	6	12/18	2/5	4/1	1/0
Ismahila Ouédraogo	—	40/–/36%	4	8/10	—	3/2	0/0
Mohamed Zougrana	—	12/1/10%	1	3/5	—	1/1	0/0
Bertrand Traoré	—	40/3/31%	2	7/14	–/2	5/2	0/0
Pierre Landry Kaboré	–/2	12/–/9%	—	5/14	1/2	2/4	1/0
Dango Ouattara	–/1	12/2/8%	1	8/10	2/4	2/–	0/0
Georgi Minoungou	–/2	16/–/12%	—	–/4	–/1	–/1	0/0
Lassina Traoré	1/1	4/1/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Saidou Simporé	—	7/–/6%	—	2/5	—	—	0/0
Cyriaque Irié	1/1	4/–/3%	—	2/3	1/1	1/1	0/0
Farid Ouedraogo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kilian Nikièma	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nasser Djiga	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Abdoul Rachid Ayinde	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Adamo Nagalo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Issa Kaboré	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ibrahim Blati Tourè	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cédric Badolo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Stephane Aziz Ki	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ousseni Bouda	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Round: Group Stage - 2
Venue: Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat
Referee: Daniel Laryea, Ghana