Burkina Faso will take on Ethiopia in their final African Cup of Nations Group A match on Monday at the Kouekong Stadium.
The Stallions will have to avoid a game loss if they are to secure a place in the round of 16, while the Walia will have to win if they have any chance of joining the knockout stage party.
| Game | Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia |
| Date | Monday, January 17, 2022 |
| Time | 19:00 (EAT) |
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
| Kenya TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| SuperSport TV Channel 222 | DStv.com/DStv Now App https://www.showmax.com/eng/welcome/ke |
Squads & Team News
| Position | Burkina Faso Squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Herve Koffi, Aboubacar Sawadogo, Soufiane Farid Ouedraogo, Kilian Nikiema. |
| Defenders | Edmond Tapsoba, Issoufou Dayo, Steeve Yago, Oula Traore, Patrick Malo, Issa Kabore, Hermann Nikiema, Soumaila Ouattara. |
| Midfielders | Adama Guira, Blati Toure, Gustavo Sangare, Ismahila Ouedraogo, Dramane Nikiema, Saidou Simpore, Eric Traore, Cyrille Barros Bayala, Hassane Bande. |
| Forwards | Dango Ouattara, Cheick Djibril Ouattara, Zakaria Sanogo, Kouame Botue, Bertrand Traore, Abdoul Tapsoba, Mohamed Konate. |
Given the massive importance of the game at hand, coach Kamou Malo is expected to maintain the same team that beat Cape Verde, with Hassane Bande – who scored the only goal in their previous game – leading the attacks.
However, they are likely to miss Bertrand Traore again, who was ruled out of the previous game due to a positive Covid-19 infection.
Probable XI for Burkina Faso: Koffi, Yago, Dayo, E. Tapsoba, Kabore, Guira, Toure, Bande, Sangare, Bayala, A. Tapsoba.
| Position | Ethiopia Squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Teklemariam Shanko, Fasil Gebremichael, Jemal Tassew. |
| Defenders | Asrat Tunjo, Suleiman Hamid, Remedan Yesouf, Desta Yohannes, Aschalew Tamene, Yared Bayeh, Menaf Awol. |
| Midfielders | Amanuel Yohannes, Gatuoch Panom, Shemeles Bekele, Mesoud Mohammed, Bezabeh Meleyou, Firew Solomon, Fitsum Alemu. |
| Forwards | Abubeker Nassir, Getaneh Kebede, Amanuel Michael, Shemeket Gugsa, Mujib Kassim, Mesfin Taffese, Dawa Hottesa. |
Probable XI for Ethiopia: Shanko, Tamene, Yusef, Baye, Debebe, Mohammed, Yohannes, Dagnachew, Hotessa, Gebremichael, Nasir.
Match Preview
Burkina Faso and Ethiopia’s only previous meeting in the African Cup of Nations took place in the group stage of the 2013 tournament: Burkina Faso won 4-0. It is the Stallions’ biggest win to date in the tournament.
Burkina Faso have only lost one of their last five Afcon group stage games (W2 D2), with that sole loss coming against Cameroon on Matchday 1. They will be looking to win consecutive matches in the group stage of the competition for the first time since February 1998 (against Algeria and Guinea).
Ethiopia are winless in their last 10 Afcon matches (D3 L7) and have lost their last four in a row. A defeat here would equate to their longest losing streak in their history in the competition (five games between 1968 and 1970).
No player has taken more shots (four) or created more chances (six) for Burkina Faso at this year’s Afcon than Gustavo Sangare. He has been involved in 10 shots, at least four more than any of his teammates so far this edition.
Mignot Debebe has recorded the most touches (128), passes (110) and clearances (nine) among Ethiopian players at Afcon 2021.
