Ivory Coast 1-0 Burundi

Timeline

Bayo Youssouf1-0
3'
Franck Kessié
34'
35'
Parfait Bizoza
Amad Diallo
58'
64'
Mokono Eldhino
↓ Parfait Bizoza
Parfait Guiagon
↓ Simon Adingra
67'
Nicolas Pépé
↓ Amad Diallo
67'
72'
Sudi Abdallah
↓ Bienvenue Kanakimana
72'
Richard Bazombwa
↓ Abedi Bigirimana
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
↓ Seko Fofana
73'
Sébastien Haller
↓ Bayo Youssouf
73'
86'
Keita Bukuru
↓ Mokono Eldhino
87'
Shassiri Nahimana
↓ Henry Msanga
Christopher Operi
↓ Ibrahim Sangaré
88'

Game leaders

Ivory Coast

Total ShotsB. Youssouf1
Accurate PassesS. Adingra1

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 5 September
Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

Form

Ivory CoastWLWWL

L@Burkina Faso2-0
W@Burundi1-0
WvsGambia1-0
Lvs

Burundi5-4-1

1Nahimana

4Muderi

14Niyukuri

13Nsabiyumva

3Weymans

Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0.
90'+6'
Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
88'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christopher Opéri replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
87'
Substitution, Burundi. Shassiri Nahimana replaces Henry Msanga.
86'
Substitution, Burundi. Keita Bukuru replaces Mokono Eldhino.
73'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sébastien Haller replaces Vakoun Bayo.
73'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Philippe Gbamin replaces Seko Fofana.
72'
Substitution, Burundi. Sudi Abdallah replaces Bienvenue Kanakimana.
72'
Substitution, Burundi. Richard Kirongozi replaces Abedi Bigirimana.
67'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Parfait Guiagon replaces Simon Adingra.
67'

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Ivory Coast	10	8	2	0	:	+25	26
2	Gabon	10	8	1	1	:	+13	25

BurundiDWWLL

L@Uganda1-0
LvsIvory Coast1-0
WvsSeychelles5-0
W@Guinea-Bissau1-0
DvsMauritania0-0

Head to head

CIV leads series 2-0

21 Mar 25Burundi0-1Ivory Coast
16 Nov 22Ivory Coast4-0Burundi

21↓Bigirimana

5↓Msanga

7Girumugisha

12↓Bizoza

1Fofana

21Ndicka

3Konan

7Kossounou

17Zogbe

6↓Fofana

8Kessié

10↓Adingra

18↓Sangaré

15↓Diallo

9↓Youssouf

Substitutes · Ivory Coast

20Emmanuel Agbadou
14Parfait Guiagon↑
13Bazoumana Touré
5Armel Junior Zohouri
11Evann Guessand
4Christopher Operi↑
12Jean-Philippe Gbamin↑
22Sébastien Haller↑
23Alban Lafont
2Clément Akpa
19Nicolas Pépé↑
16Mohamed Koné

Substitutes · Burundi

10Shassiri Nahimana↑
9Karim Kamana
19Keita Bukuru↑
11Richard Bazombwa↑
16Aladin Bizimana
15Omar Moussa
6Trésor Mossi
17Kevin Icoyitungiye
8Mokono Eldhino↑
2Olivier Dushime

Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Amad Diallo.

64'

Substitution, Burundi. Mokono Eldhino replaces Parfait Bizoza.

58'

Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'

Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

35'

Parfait Bizoza (Burundi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

34'

Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Burundi 0. Vakoun Bayo (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Adingra.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Ivory Coast

Burundi

Timeline

Game leaders

Match info

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