At 0:00 Beijing time on January 18, the third round of the African Cup of Nations Group A began, Bayara took the lead in the first half, and In the second half, Kebed used penalties to equalize, and Burkina Faso drew 1-1 with Ethiopia. After three rounds of matches, Burkina Faso scored four points, and with the same goal difference, it still forced Cape Verde to qualify for direct qualification.
According to the latest EDITION OF FIFA rankings, Burkina Faso is ranked 60th in the world, and in the first two rounds they have 3 points from 1 win and 1 loss, the same points as Cape Verde behind them. If you want to retain the direct qualification, the first task in the final round is to defeat the weak ethiopia.
In the 23rd minute, Burkina Faso saw hope and Gunnar assisted Bayara to take the lead and they broke the deadlock 1-0. But after only 3 minutes of the battle, Ethiopia won a penalty through VAR, and Cadeb hit it, making the score 1-1!
Surprisingly, Burkina Faso has been in a passive situation, with 44%-56% possession, shooting 6-11 on goal and shooting 2-6 on target, showing no sign of being better than the other side. After 90 minutes of fighting, Burkina Faso drew 1-1 with Ethiopia.
It was the second meeting between the two teams, with Burkina Faso going unbeaten with 1 win and 1 draw, while Ethiopia suffered five consecutive AFC Cup of Nations wins, replicating the record set by the team in 1970. At the same time, cameroon's men who had qualified early were merciless and played 1-1 with Cape Verde!
Therefore, after 3 rounds of group matches, the hosts accumulated 7 points and locked the first place to qualify for the round of 16, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde were both 4 points, and the goal difference was 0! However, Burkina Faso scored three goals in 3 games, while Cape Verde scored 2 goals, one more than its direct rival.
Moreover, Burkina Faso defeated Cape Verde 1-0 in a direct confrontation, so the winner-loser relationship prevailed, pressing the other side to get a direct qualifying place, while Cape Verde was to be determined. For Cape Verde, ranked 73rd in the world, they have a hard time upsetting 5 champions Cameroon, scoring a valuable 1 point in the championship favourites, and can only continue to be 3rd in the group, still have the possibility of exit.
According to the rules of the African Cup of Nations, the top two of the six groups and the 3rd place of the 4 best-performing groups advanced to the round of 16. Looking at the third place in the other groups, Tunisia 3 points, Malawi 3 points, Sierra Leone 2 points, Guinea-Bissau and Ghana are 1 point, Cape Verde as long as they overwhelm any two teams, they can advance to the knockout rounds, the situation is still relatively optimistic.