AFCON 2021 3rd Place Play-off



Burkina Faso Vs Cameroon

Date: 5 February 2022

Time: 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT)

Venue: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé

Third Place Match - Burkina Faso v Cameroon


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Match Facts



This is the fourth Africa Cup of Nations meeting between Burkina Faso and Cameroon, with the Indomitable Lions unbeaten in the three previous games (W2 D1), including a 2-1 win in this year’s group stage.

● Burkina Faso have taken their place in the third-place play-off in each of their last two AFCON tournaments (2017 and 2022), winning 1-0 against Ghana in 2017 to finish in third place that year. Their other third-place play-off was in 1998, drawing 4-4 before losing 4-1 on penalties to DR Congo.

● Cameroon are participating in their third AFCON third-place play-off, winning 5-2 against DR Congo in 1972 as a host nation and losing 2-1 to Nigeria in 1992.

● Burkina Faso have scored exactly one goal in all six AFCON matches this year, with six different players finding the net each time (Gustavo Sangaré, Hassane Bandé, Cyrille Bayala, Bertrand Traoré, Dango Ouattara and Blati Touré). The last team to have seven different scorers in a single AFCON was Ghana in 2015.

● On three of the last five occasions the host nation has participated in the AFCON third-place play-off, the games have gone to penalties, with the hosts losing on pens each time: Morocco vs Algeria in 1988 (1-1, lost 4-3 on pens), Burkina Faso vs DR Congo in 1998 (4-4, lost 4-1) and Equatorial Guinea vs DR Congo in 2015 (0-0, lost 4-2 on pens).

Burkina Faso v Cameroon - For a place on the podium

After missing the final, Burkinabe and Cameroonians will face off this Saturday for a place on the podium of the 33rd edition of TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

It would be a repeat of the tournament opening game, when Cameroon won 2-1 at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé on 9 January.

Match Card

Date: 5 February 2022

Time: 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT)

Venue: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé

Third Place Match - Burkina Faso v Cameroon

Burkina Faso training AFCON 2021
Burkina Faso – Stallions’ feat

Coach Kamou Malo side hopes to finish the tournament on a good note, and finish in third place, like they did in their last appearance in Gabon 2017.

Burkina Faso will also seek revenge against the Indomitable Lions, who won the tournament’s opener 2-1 last month during the group stage.

The Burkinabe can celebrate an exceptional tournament by reaching the semifinals, but they remain unsatisfied as they were dreaming of a maiden AFCON trophy. But a place on the podium might be a consolation.

Kamou Malo, coach of Burkina Faso during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals football Burkina Faso Press Conference at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon on 12 January 2022
What they said

Kamou Malo (Coach, Burkina Faso)

“It is true that we are disappointed following our elimination in the semifinals, but we have to prepare ourselves properly to play this match for third place in the best conditions. We have to remobilize now. We are physically and mentally ready for play our game.”

Bertrand Traore (Captain, Burkina Faso)

“We are obviously down after our elimination, but we have to remobilize to get the bronze medal. At this level of the competition, we feel tired but we will do everything to have a good match and end the tournament on a good note.”

Cameroon during the penalty shoot out during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Semifinal match between Cameroon and Egypt held at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon on 03 February 2022
Cameroon – Disappointed Lions

Decimated after their elimination on their own land, Cameroon seem that they still can't get out of this defeat.

Barely 48 hours after penalties’ heartbreak, the Indomitable Lions will have to regroup and try to give their faithful supporters something to cheer at.

“It's difficult to live in such a situation but that's football,” said Indomitable Lions goalkeeper André Onana. “We ask our supporters and all Cameroonians to stay around our young team. We have to go after our goals,” he added.

Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao
What they said

Antonio Conceiçao (Coach, Cameroon)

“The sadness is great especially when we do not achieve our objectives. The players have worked well, and I am proud of them. It is up to us to learn now and move forward. I give the best of myself to have the best results with this team. We wanted to write history, but it didn't work out".

André Onana (Goalkeeper, Cameroon)

“It's true that disappointment is great, but that's life. We have to regroup to win this third place this Saturday against Burkina Faso. We have to try to forget elimination in the semifinals and think about the future, especially this classification match and the World Cup qualifiers. We have confidence in ourselves, and we must recover quickly,”

Let's go there

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Burkina Faso would probably be in a better frame of mind & better motivated than Cameroon for this match. That loss to Egypt was very demoralising. & they will not like to be beaten a 2nd time by Cameroon.
But then Cameroon as hosts will not like to end up empty handed without a Bronze medal.
Let's see how it goes.