AFCON 2023: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :January 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM

The Lions of Chinguetti have had two 0-0 results before this fixture

The Burkina Faso national football team are seeded alongside Mauritania, Angola and Algeria. On matchday 1 of the Group D fixture, Burkina Faso will go up against Mauritania. After beating Ethiopia 3-0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers, the West African country played two friendlies to warm up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. After a 2-1 defeat to Iran, they triumphed 2-1 over DR Congo.

Mauritania national football team on the other hand were involved in a matchday 2 fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers against South Sudan. The game ended in a 0-0 stalemate draw. Later at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi stadium, the Lions of Chinguetti played a friendly game against Tunisia. That game also saw the same result.

Kick-Off:

Tuesday, 16 January 2024 at 2:00 PM UK (7:30 PM IST)

Location: Stade Bouaké

Form

Burkina Faso (in all competitions): W-L-W-D-W

Mauritania (in all competitions): D-D-L-L-W

Players to Watch

Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

A left-footed winger named Dango Ouattara will be one of the key players in the Burkina Faso squad. Aged just 21, Ouattara plays for AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. For the national team, the right winger has already made 15 appearances scoring 6 goals.

Aboubakar Kamara (Mauritania)

One of the Mauritania players was called up from Al Jazira Club which plays in the UAE Pro League. Aboubakar Kamara is a former Fulham striker who is now 28 years old. For his nation, Kamara has scored 7 goals while making 18 appearances.

Match Facts

In the last meeting, which was a friendly affair, Burkina Faso won 2-1 against Mauritania
In the last six games in all competitions, the Stallions have lost just once
In the last three games, Amir Abdou’s men have failed to score even once

Injury & Team News

Burkina Faso’s head coach Hubert Velud will have everyone fit and available for their upcoming 2023 AFCON venture apart from one Aston Villa star. The left-footed Bertrand Traoré is a doubt for the match. Although if he gets the green signal before kickoff, Traoré is likely to start.

The Mauritania side doesn’t have any player concerns before the event but surely the last three matches scoreline will be bugging them. After failing to score even once in 270 minutes of football, they will have some pressure on the back of their mind.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 4

Burkina Faso wins – 2

Mauritania wins – 1

Draws – 1

Predicted Lineup

Burkina Faso predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Koffi (GK); Kabore, Dayo, E. Tapsoba, Guiebre; Traoré, Ouédraogo, Touré, Sangaré; A. Tapsoba, Ouattara

Mauritania predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Niasse (GK); El Abd, B. N’Diaye, Ba, Abeid; Gassama, Mahmoud; Thiam, Koita, Anne; Kamara

Match Prediction for Burkina Faso vs Mauritania

On paper, the Burkina Faso side is stronger than that of Mauritania. The Lions of Chinguetti are on a 3-game-goalless drought and should find it hard to compete against Hubert Velud’s side. Likely the result to go in favour of the Stallions before a tough game against Algeria up next.

Prediction: Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania

Telecast for Burkina Faso vs Mauritania

India – FanCode

UK – Sky Sports

US – beIN Sports

Nigeria – NTA

AFCON 2023 Worldwide Broadcast Details: Click here

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