African Cup of Nations 2017 · Quarter-final

Burkina Faso 2–0 Tunisia

Saturday 28 Jan 2017 · Libreville, Gabon (neutral)

Burkina Faso2–0Tunisia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bancé Nakoulma

81′1–0Aristide Bancé Burkina Faso
85′2–0Préjuce Nakoulma Burkina Faso

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Burkina Faso

Came on

15Aristide Bancé●↑76′
6Bouba↑87′
10Alain Traoré↑90′

Tunisia

Came on

8Hamza Lahmar↑63′
19Saber Khalifa↑86′
9Ahmed Akaïchi↑86′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Burkina Faso: 1645 → 1692
Tunisia: 1738 → 1691

Expected score for Burkina Faso: 36.9% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 8, 1995–2025.

Burkina Faso wins: 3
Draws: 3
Tunisia wins: 2

Form either side

Burkina Faso

Before

2–0 v Cape Verde 12 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–1 v Mali 7 Jan 2017 · Friendly
1–1 v Cameroon 14 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
1–1 v Gabon 18 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
2–0 v Guinea-Bissau 22 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017

After

1–1 v Egypt 1 Feb 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
1–0 v Ghana 4 Feb 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
0–2 v Morocco 24 Mar 2017 · Friendly
1–1 v Benin 4 May 2017 · Friendly
2–2 v Benin 21 May 2017 · Friendly

Tunisia

Before

2–0 v Uganda 4 Jan 2017 · Friendly
0–1 v Egypt 8 Jan 2017 · Friendly
0–2 v Senegal 15 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
2–1 v Algeria 19 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017
4–2 v Zimbabwe 23 Jan 2017 · African Cup of Nations 2017

After

0–1 v Cameroon 24 Mar 2017 · Friendly
0–1 v Morocco 28 Mar 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Egypt 11 Jun 2017 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2017
2–1 v DR Congo 1 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–2 v DR Congo 5 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017

Road through the tournament

Burkina Faso

1–1 v Cameroon Group stage
1–1 v Gabon Group stage
2–0 v Guinea-Bissau Group stage
2–0 v Tunisia Quarter-final
1–1 v Egypt Semi-final
1–0 v Ghana Third-place play-off

Tunisia

0–2 v Senegal Group stage
2–1 v Algeria Group stage
4–2 v Zimbabwe Group stage
0–2 v Burkina Faso Quarter-final

Every Burkina Faso v Tunisia match8

From Burkina Faso's side.


2 Jun 2025	Tunisia	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
29 Jan 2022	Tunisia	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Quarter-final
28 Jan 2017	Tunisia	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2017	Quarter-final
6 Sep 2008	Tunisia	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
1 Jun 2008	Tunisia	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
21 Feb 1998	Tunisia	1–1 (won on pens)	Home	African Cup of Nations 1998	Quarter-final
29 Nov 1995	Tunisia	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
22 Oct 1995	Tunisia	2–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN