END OF TRANSMISSION
Thanks so much for joining Togo and Burkina Faso on VAVEL. Have a great night everyone and see you next time.
END OF THE GAME
1-1.
84'
Game drags into the final stretch and both teams look tired.
75' Yellow
Badolo received card.
65'
Finished: 8-5.
60'
Togo has more game volume, but lacks in construction.
51'
Game without great emotions at the beginning of the second half.
RESTART
1-1.
BREAK
1-1.
35'
Game dropped in performance after Togo's draw.
26' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAL FOR TOGO
Doh Lava tied the game for Togo after a pass inside the area.
13' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAL FOR BURKINA FASO
Ouattara kept the ball inside the area and scored the first goal of the game.
10'
Burkina Faso in attack.
7'
Togo started better and with more offensive presence.
STARTED GAME
0-0.
PRE-GAME
Only one victory separates Burkina Faso from the African Cup of Nations. The team will need to win today to mathematically guarantee the vacancy.
PRE-GAME
In the last three games between the two teams, Burkina Faso won one and had two other draws.
Watch Togo vs Burkina Faso Updates Here
Don't miss a detail Togo vs Burkina Faso match updates and minute by minute here on VAVEL
Speak, Emmanuel Adebayor!
“From highs to lows, my career as a professional athlete has been an incredible journey. Thank you to my fans for being there for me. every step of the way. I feel so grateful for everything and excited about what's to come. to come", wrote Emmanuel Adebayor on his Instagram account.
The former Arsenal and Real Madrid player announced his retirement in recent days.
Likely Togo!
Ouro-Gneni; Ramao, Djené, Bessile; Henen, Aholou, Dermane, Amouzou, Bebou; Benkey, Doh Laba.
How do you get to Togo?
Togo arrives in a delicate situation for the confrontation, with only one point conquered, the team desperately needs the victory to continue dreaming of the African Cup of Nations that takes place next year.
Burkina Faso call-up
Goalkeepers: Marcio da Rosa – Montalegre (Portugal), Sixten Mohlin – Orgryte (Sweden) and Elber Delgado – Interclube (Angola)
Defenders: Ianique Tavares 'Stopira' – MOL Fehervar (Hungary), Edilson Borges 'Diney' – FAR Rabat (Morocco), Steve Furtado – Beroe (Bulgaria), João Paulo Fernandes – Feirense (Portugal), Roberto Lopes – Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) ), Dylan Tavares – Neuchâtel Xamax (Switzerland), Steven Pereira – Maritzburg United (South Africa), Logan Costa – Toulouse (France) and João Correia – Chaves (Portugal).
Middleweights: Kenny Rocha – Oostende (Belgium), Ericson Lima ‘Nenass’ – Aalesund (Norway), Deroy Duarte – Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands), Kevin Pina – Chaves (Portugal) and Jamiro Monteiro – (United States).
Forwards: Ryan Mendes – Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates), Garry Rodrigues – Olympiacos (Greece), Tiago Correia 'Bebé' – Rayo Vallecano (Spain), Jovane Cabral – Lazio (Italy), Lisandro Semedo – Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands) , Luís Lopes 'Duk' – Benfica (Portugal), Zé Luís – Al Taawon (Saudi Arabia) and Júlio Tavares – Al Faisaly (Saudi Arabia)
Probable Burkina Faso!
Koffi; Kaboré, Dayo, Tapsoba, Guiebre; Guira, Sangaré, Touré; Bertrand Traoré, Ouattara, Lassina Traoré.
How do you get to Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso arrives at the head of the group with nine points from three games played, being able to guarantee a place in this duel, if it wins.
African Cup of Nations Qualifiers
The African Cup of Nations Qualifiers is a qualifying tournament for the African Cup of Nations, the largest national team tournament on the African continent. The competition began to be played in March 2022, with a preliminary round of selections with the worst rankings within the continent. The group stage started to be played on the 1st of June last year, in which powerful teams are already playing.
There are 12 groups with four teams each, in which the first two are classified for the African Cup of Nations that will be played in Ivory Coast, in 2024.
The best teams in the FIFA rankings are seeded: Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Algeria, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana and DR Congo. Of these, Senegal, Morocco, Cameroon and Ghana competed in the last World Cup, in which the Moroccan team made history and reached the semifinals of the tournament, eliminating the powerful Belgium, Spain and Portugal, falling to France, which would become vice of the world. to Argentina.
The African Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast between the 5th and 28th of January next year. There will be six stadiums to host the tournament: the Ebimpé Olympic Stadium, with capacity for 60,000 and the stage for the final. Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Bouaké Peace Stadium, Korhogo Stadium, San Pédro Stadium and Iamussucro Stadium. The first two are in the same city of Abidjan.
It will be the 34th edition of the competition, which already has a very heavy name on the football calendar, where several athletes from the main leagues in the world play. The first edition took place in Sudan, in 1957, where Egypt thrashed Ethiopia 4-0 and became the inaugural champion of the tournament.
Egypt is the biggest champion of the competition with seven titles, being the last one in 2010. Mohamed Salah's team faces a long fast of 23 years without winning the competition, where he was runner-up in 2021 to Senegal, who won the first trophy of the competition .
Cameroon with five, Ghana with four, Nigeria with three, Ivory Coast, Algeria and DR Congo, both with two, are the biggest champions of the African competition. Zambia, Tunisia, Sudan, Senegal, Ethiopia, Morocco, South Africa and Congo complete the list with one title each. Mali, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Guinea and Libya reached the final but never won the competition, while Equatorial Guinea reached a quarter-final.
By federation, UNAF, home to the northern countries, are the biggest winners. Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with 11 titles. WAFU, West Africa, with 10, joining Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal. Then UNIFFAC in Central Africa with eight, joining Cameroon, DR Congo and Congo. Finally, CECAF, East Africa with Ethiopia and Sudan with two and COSAFA, South Africa with South Africa and Zambia, also with two.
The game will be played at Kegue Stadium
The Togo vs Burkina Faso game will be played at Kegue Stadium, with a capacity of 25.000 people.
Welcome to VAVEL.com coverage of the African Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Togo vs Burkina Faso updates
My name is Thomas Alencar and I will be your host for this game. We will provide latest information on VAVEL.