US EditionAFCON 2025: Ivory Coast Control the Pace as They Trash Burkina Faso
Defending champions Ivory Coast dominated with goals by Amad Diallo, Yan Diomandé, and Bazoumana Touré to secure a 3-0 win and reach AFCON quarterfinals.
- On 06/01/2026, Cote d'Ivoire beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in Morocco to reach the quarter-finals at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
- Cote d'Ivoire coach Emerse Faé urged his players to stay totally focused ahead of the Stade de Marrakech tie as they sought to become the first side to win back-to-back Cups since Egypt's 2006–2010 run.
- Manchester United winger Amad Diallo struck the opener and laid on Yan Diomandé's curled finish before half-time, while substitute Bazoumana Touré completed the scoring on 87 minutes.
- Burkina Faso protested the first goal, claiming a foul on Adamo Nagalo, but a VAR review confirmed the referee's decision while Hervé Koffi made key saves including blocking Diallo's close-range shot.
- Diallo said `Obviously, it was a match we had to win in order to move on in the competition` and added `Next it will be Egypt`; Ivory Coast face Egypt national team in Agadir on 10 January.
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Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso (Jan 6, 2026) Game Analysis
Defending champions Ivory Coast became the eighth team to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals as they eased past neighbours Burkina Faso 3-0 in Marrakesh on Tuesday, with Amad Diallo delivering another AFCON masterclass.
AFCON 2025: Ivory Coast control the pace as they trash Burkina Faso
The defending champions wasted no time to book their spot for the quarter finals, thrashing Burkina Faso 3-0 in the last of the Round of 16 games. With young blood finding the target, has manager Emerse Faé found a new recipe for success?
Their next opponent will be Egypt on Saturday for the quarter-finals of the tournament (10/1, 21:00)
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Ivory Coast Vs Burkina Faso Highlights, AFCON 2025 RO16: Amad Diallo Stars As Elephants Beat Stallions To Enter QFs
Ivory Coast Vs Burkina Faso, Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Round of 16: Côte d'Ivoire clinched a spot in the quarter-finals after their 3-0 win over Burkina Faso. Catch the play-by-play updates from the AFCON Round of 16 match, as it happened
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