At 3 o'clock On January 14, Beijing time, Group A of the second round of the African Cup of Nations group stage, Burkina Faso faced Cape Verde. In the first half, Kabore assisted Bond to score the only goal of the game, and Burkina Faso won 1-0 to win the first victory, which also retained the hope of qualifying.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, Burkina Faso is 60th, and they lost 1-2 to host Cameroon in the last round. Cape Verde is the 73rd, only one place higher than the national football team. It can be said that the strength of the two teams is equal.
In the 30th minute, Caboré delivered a superb assist, followed by Bond's header in front of goal, Burkina Faso broke the deadlock and took a 1-0 lead. After the goal, the entire Burkina Faso team cheered and danced together to celebrate.
In fact, Burkina Faso dominated the game, shooting 12-7 on goal and shooting 4-0 on target, but unfortunately failed to score the second goal. However, Burkina Faso still won a small victory over Cape Verde by one goal, winning the first victory of this Year's Africa Cup of Nations and avoiding two consecutive defeats.
After the match, the players from Burkina Faso held hands in the audience to thank the audience, while the fans cheered while playing music, and the scene was quite lively. The African Cup of Nations official tweet said that it was a night that belonged to Burkina Faso, and the players and fans were full of joy.
Counting this match, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde have played each other seven times. In the previous 4 matches, Burkina Faso lost all of them. However, since 2011, the situation has reversed, and the last three encounters with Burkina Faso have been all wins, playing 2-0, 4-0 and 1-0 in 3 games, scoring seven goals and keeping all clean sheets.
Burkina Faso is a poor country in West Africa, with a population of 21 million, and it is one of the less developed countries. In recent years, however, the overall level of Burkina Faso has improved markedly. The 26-year-old Bertrand Traoré played for Premier League powerhouse Villa, while the 22-year-old Tappsoba gained a foothold at Bayer Leverkusen, with Goal's Bond debuting at the famous star-making factory Ajax. The value of the whole team reached 76 million euros, which is half a billion higher than the national football team.
Of course, Cape Verde has not competed many times, this is their third time in the African Cup of Nations, the last time was in 2015, when three consecutive draws were out. It is worth mentioning that the world ranking of Cape Verde is exactly 1 place higher than the national football team, but the value is 9 million lower than the national football team.
At present, the first two rounds of Group A have been completed, Cameroon leads with 2 wins and 1 round of early qualification, Cape Verde and Burkina Faso are both 1 win and 1 loss, ranking 2nd and 3rd in the table, and Ethiopia is at the bottom of 0 points.
According to the rules of the African Cup of Nations, the top two in the group are directly promoted, and the 3rd place in the 4 groups with better results can also advance to the round of 16. So in the next round, Burkina Faso will fight with Cape Verde for a direct qualification.
However, the schedule is not good for Cape Verde, as their opponent is the powerful Cameroon, while Burkina Faso has a high chance of winning against the fish-brisket side Ethiopia.