Ivory Coast Vs Burkina Faso Highlights, AFCON 2025 RO16: Amad Diallo Stars As Elephants Beat Stallions To Enter QFs

Full-time whistle goes and Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 and seal a spot in the QFs.

• Location: Marrakech, Morocco

• Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

• Date: Wednesday, January 7

• Kick-off Time: 12:30 a.m. IST

• Total matches: 20

• Ivory Coast won: 9

• Burkina Faso won: 3

• Draws: 8

Algeria are through to the quarters after an extra-time goal from Adil Boulbina and break DR Congo hearts. Remains to be seen if we will see a similar game here Marrakesh.

A great atmosphere inside the stadium. And we are off. Remember, the winner of this contest, will meet Egypt in the quarters.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 1'

Adamo Nagalo falls Amad Diallo and CIV win a free-kick. Early yellow card for the defender. Free-kick taken with Diallo shooting way into the stands.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 4'

Man United winger Amad Diallo is in threatening mood, with the attacker finding ample of space on the right, but his shot goes wide of the Burkina Faso goal.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 8'

This game looks a bit livelier than the round of 16 match which just finished between Algeria and DR Congo. Ivory Coast eyeing an early goal to calm their nerves.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 12'

Hervé Koffi wants to play it short but ends up gifting to CIV players, who think of playing it short and then it falls to the feet of Franck Kessie, who shoots long. Almost gets out of jail there Koffi.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 15'

Herve Koffi is really living on the edge here, with a cross that comes on from the right but the goalie fails to collect it properly, but thankfully, no one is there and Koffi collects it.

Ivory Coast 0-0 Burkina Faso 16'

Amad Diallo, who was looking threatening, has scored the opening goal for the Elephants. VAR are having a check after BFA players complain about something. Ref signals goal and it stands.

Ivory Coast 1-0 Burkina Faso 19'

Ivory Coast are finding joy in the middle of the park with Diallo causing all sorts of problems. The Man United forward is either falling deep or playing on either flanks, that is causing BFA problems in marking him.

Ivory Coast 1-0 Burkina Faso 24'

After a dull game earlier in the day, well this one isn't disappointing. Yan Diomande doubles the lead for Ivory Coast and the Elephants are marching their way towards the quarter-finals.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 32'

Burkina Faso are looking ragged and out of ideas. Ivory Coast are all over them and especially Diallo, who has cut their defence half open.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 36'

Burkina Faso are not putting any pressure on the Ivory Coast players, with the latter finding it easy. Diallo and Evann Guessand finding it easy, with a goal just around the corner.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 39'

CIV have dominated proceedings with BFA hardly finding a sniff on the Elephants' goal. Amad Diallo has ran the show. Diallo, if he returns from the national duty, will be playing under a new manager at Man United with Ruben Amorim out of the door.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 45+1'

And we end the first half with CIV in the lead over BFA. The Elephants are another 45 mins plus stoppages away from sealing a spot in the quarters.

Huge half for BFA whereas the Elephants need to play their normal game, with the advantage in their half.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 46'

Burkina Faso need a goal in this half or early exchanges to be precise but lack the cutting-edge. CIV have been dominant and BFA players need a miracle if they are get a goal.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 50'

Another player that has terrorised BFA defence is Yan Diomande, this time he twists and turns inside the box but his effort is thwarted. A rebound shot goes for the corner but Burkina Faso clear that too.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 54'

CIV are awarded a free-kick and a cross is whipped in but Guéla Doué cannot direct it on goal and the chance goes begging.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 58'

Burkina Faso almost get a chance inside the CIV goal with Ouattara making a run to the near post and very nearly turns a cross in at the near post but Fofana saves and denies a goal.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 62'

Burkina Faso have a chance to make things interesting. Sangare fouls a BFA player and also ends up getting booked, the Nottingham Forest midfielder. Free-kick taken but it hits straight at the wall.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 67'

Ivory Coast have taken the foot off the gas and have allowed BFA to comeback in the game somehow. Moreover, the Ivory Coast players need to be careful with the bookings, with three CIV players already in the ref's book.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 69'

Man United forward Amad has time in the world to put this match to bed but Koffi saves! He is through, one-on-one and just needs to pick a corner — instead the Burkina Faso goalkeeper makes a great save.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 76'

Amad Diallo's evening comes to an end as he is subbed off to a standing ovation from the CIV fans. Oumar Diakité and Seko Fofana come on for the final 10 mins.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 80'

It's now staying professional and seeing out the final moments of the game from the Elephants. BFA need a goal to make things interesting but at the moment, there seems to be no urgency from them.

Ivory Coast 2-0 Burkina Faso 85'

What a goal this is from Bazoumana Touré! The winger goes on a run, that sees him take on the BFA defence and Koffi, who thinks he is going to square, is outside of his goal and Toure just nonchalantly scores past the goalie to seal the victory.

Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso 87'

CIV are four mins away from a quarter-final spot. Superb performance this but a tough test awaits when they go head-to-head against Egypt.

Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso 90'