Central African Republic 0-1 Burkina Faso: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Africa Cup of Nations, Monday, 28 September 2026: Burkina Faso came out on top against Central African Republic, winning 1-0.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Central African Republic have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. They scored 4 goals and let in 15 goals (L-L-W-L-L).

Over their last 5 games Burkina Faso have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. They scored 5 goals and let in 9 goals (W-L-L-D-D).

Burkina Faso arrive in better form, taking 5 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 3 for Central African Republic.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Burkina Faso 4-2 Central African Republic on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 1 goal.

60' - Aboubacar Camara scored for Burkina Faso (0-1).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 3 yellow cards: 2 for Central African Republic and 1 for Burkina Faso.

Substitutions recorded: 7 substitutions for Central African Republic and 4 substitutions for Burkina Faso.

Match statistics

Central African Republic had 47.2% of possession, against 52.8% for Burkina Faso.

Central African Republic had 8 shots, 1 on target, while Burkina Faso had 11 shots, 2 on target. Central African Republic won 7 corners and Burkina Faso won 5 corners. Central African Republic committed 24 fouls and Burkina Faso committed 22 fouls.

Burkina Faso had the most shots on target (2).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Burkina Faso are 2nd with 6 points from 3 matches.

Burkina Faso are currently in the promotion places.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Central African Republic vs Burkina Faso stay available on the match page.