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to move forward The Ivorian national team With two goals in the first half, scored by Mad Diallo and Yann Diomandi in the 20th and 32nd minutes of the match held in Marrakesh.
In the second half, Bazumana Toure added the third goal in the 87th minute.
Therefore, the agreement of the teams that should enter the quarterfinals has ended, while the national team of Côte d’Ivoire managed to participate in the debates against … Egyptwhich defeated Benin 3-1, Monday evening, after extra time.
The clash between Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire will be the best between two teams that have won the continental title 10 times, since the Pharaohs are still the most successful with 7 titles, the last one was in 2010, compared to the 3 crowns of Côte d’Ivoire in the years 1992 and 2023.
The Ivorian national team has reached the finals where it is at the top of the sixth group with 7 points, the victory of goals more than… Cameroonthey placed second, while the national team of Burkinabe climbed to the last place in Group E with 6 points, behind Algeria, who got the best with 9 points.
At the start of the match, Ivory Coast goalkeeper Yahya Fofana saved his own goal in the opening goal, after blocking Saidou Simbouré’s shot, following Lassina Traoré’s pass in the third minute.
Then, the “Elephant” responded with a fierce attack and a very dangerous attempt, when Mad Diallo shot the ball near the fence, and Franck Kessie, the captain of the team and the star of Al-Ahly Jeddah, followed and shot at the cross, where the head of Ivan Gissand passed near the post.
The Ivory Coast’s pressure led to a goal in the 20th minute, which was scored by Mad Diallo, the young star of Manchester United, who entered the penalty area and shot the ball amazingly past Burkinabe Kofi Kwaku.
The national team of Côte d’Ivoire was not satisfied with this goal, but the striker Yann Diomandi shot the ball near the post in the 31st minute, and a few seconds later the same player returned to shoot the ball into the net, scoring the second goal, taking advantage of Mad Diallo.
The Burkinabe national team left its defensive alert and ran hard to reduce the gap, but the post prevented Dango Ouattara from scoring the first goal in the 40th minute, before the Ivory Coast’s Guila Douai completed the first half effort with a header outside the goal.
communication Burkina Faso A bad run in the first minutes of the second half, when Cyriak Eri shot the ball near the post, while Fofana saved Côte d’Ivoire’s goal from a real chance, by blocking Danjou Ouattara’s attempt in the 62nd minute.
Despair gradually entered the hearts of Burkina Faso’s players, and opportunities appeared against Côte d’Ivoire in the attack, when Mad Diallo missed the chance to score a third goal with a shot blocked by Hervé Kofi in the 76th minute, and Burkinabe Saidou Simbouré responded with a close shot in the 81st minute.
From the new attack, the substitute Bazumana Toure was alone in the goal, and he easily shot the ball inside the penalty area that fell into the net, a dangerous strike for Burkina Faso, and confirmed that the defender was able to reach the quarter-finals.
