AFCON 1998 : Cameroon beats Burkina Faso 1-0
OUAGADOUGOU, Feb. 7, 1998 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 : Cameroon defeated Burkina Faso by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the Cameroonians top of Group A with 3 points. In their next game, Cameroon will meet Guinea on February 11, while Burkina Faso will face Algeria.
Fixtures and Results : Group A
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Overview
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 2 appearance (1996)
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
Cameroon at the AFCON
- 2 titles (1984, 1988)
- 10 appearances (first in 1970)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1984, 1988) Runners-up (1986) Third Place (1972) Fourth Place (1992)
Burkina Faso
0:1
Cameroon
0:1 (0:1)
- 7 February 1998
- 16:00
- Ouagadougou
Group A
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 |
 Algeria | 0 |
 Guinea | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 |
Matches
- Burkina Faso 0-1 Cameroon
- Algeria - Guinea 20:30
- Cameroon - Guinea 15:00
- Burkina Faso - Algeria 20:00
- Burkina Faso - Guinea 16:00
- Cameroon - Algeria 16:00
AFCON History
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