Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso LIVE Score, AFCON 2025: Mahrez's Penalty Earns Fennecs Win Over Stallions

Full-time scenes as Algeria hold on to their slender 1-0 lead against Burkina Faso.

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

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Edmond Tapsoba commits a foul and immediately gets into an argument with the linesman. The Ghanian ref moves him away before flashing a yellow card.

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Burkina Faso are giving a good account of themselves here with attack after attack on the Algerian goal. The Algerians are sitting deep so far as BFA look to make something out of their late pressure.

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Burkina Faso are upping the ante here with Georgi Minoungou being the latest to have an attempt on goal. However, the forward's shot is over the bar and Luca Zidane heaves a sigh of relief.

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Hicham Boudaoui's header is inches wide as Algeria just cannot score the second goal. A great cross finds Hicham Boudaoui but the latter cannot direct it on goal. Will Algeria live to regret this?

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Ibrahim Maza has a golden chance to bury the game but his effort is saved by the BFA goalie. Baghdad Bounedjah provides a neat pass to Maza but the forward cannot put it past the net.

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Last few minutes has seen Burkina Faso increase the pressure on the ALG goal. Some crosses into the box and shots going over the bar, has kept Luca Zidane on his toes.

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Algeria are preparing double change as skipper Riyad Mahrez makes way. The skipper's early penalty is the differential in this game so far. Zinéddine Belaïd replaces Riyad Mahrez. Rafik Belghali replaces Samir Chergui because of an injury.

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Ismaël Bennacer commits a foul as he brings down Traore. The AC Milan loanee is key midfielder for Algeria and will look to stop the BFA attackers in their way.

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Burkina Faso are playing with a high tempo as they search for an early goal against Algeria. Traore and co are still in this game despite Algeria domination.

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Second-half gets underway with Algeria leading from the early Mahrez penalty.

It remains 1-0 in favour of the Algerians through a 23rd penalty by their talisman Riyad Mahrez, who has been in a sensational form this AFCON edition.

Algerian defence is tested here by the Burkina Faso players and they come so close to equalising via Dango Ouattara who hits the post and the deflection again goes for a corner.

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BFA players are yet to test Luca Zidane in goal. The likes of Bertrand Traore have been kept quiet and it says a lot of Algerian defence.

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Zinedine is in the stands with his family as he watches on his son Luca, who is in Algerian goal. The French great appears on the big screen and fans give out a big roar.

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BFA look to get back in the game immediately and will look to target Luca Zidane, son of the great Zinedine. The Granada keeper looks shaky in goal as his clearance hits one of the BFA player but the former collects it coolly.

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Riyad Mahrez sends the Burkina Faso keeper the wrong way as the Algerian skipper gives his side the early lead.

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Man City full-back Rayan Aït-Nouri ventures in the Burkina Faso penalty area and is fouled by Ismahila Ouédraogo and the Ghanian ref immediately points to the spot. Burkina Faso players are not happy with the decision as they complaint but the ref is having none of it.

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It seems Algeria have suffered a major injury blow as Jaouen Hadjam goes down and is need of treatment. He cannot continue and is replaced by Baghdad Bounedjah.

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Booking so early on in the game. That's Gustavo Sangaré who gets booked for a foul.

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