CAF African Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso 2 – 1 Equatorial Guinea FT
Two goals scored in injury time gave Burkina Faso a superb victory against 10-man Equatorial Guinea in Group E of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Edmond Tapsoba scored the decisive goal in the final seconds of the match in Casablanca, heading in a rebound to complete an extraordinary turnaround.
The match was goalless at the break, but the match turned five minutes after half-time when the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened to turn Basilio Ndong’s yellow card into a straight red for a stud challenge on Bertrand Traoré.
But the 10 men remarkably took the lead in the 85th minute when unmarked substitute Marvin Anieboh placed a superb header into the top corner.
Burkina Faso advanced with eight minutes of injury time signaled and were rewarded when Georgi Minoungou latched onto a precise pass and calmly fired low to equalize.
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Equatorial Guinea barely had time to collect itself before Tapsoba delivered the decisive blow after reacting quickest following a scramble in the penalty area.
Burkina Faso travels to Rabat on Sunday for their second group match against Algeria, while Equatorial Guinea remains in Casablanca to face Sudan.
More to follow.
