Burkina Faso beats Guinea to reach AFCON quarterfinals

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Posted on 15 February 1998 18:00

OUAGADOUGOU, Feb. 15, 1998 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 : Burkina Faso defeated Guinea by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Sunday afternoon. Burkina Faso advance to the Quarterfinals. Guinea is eliminated.

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)

Guinea at the AFCON

6 appearances (first in 1970)
18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1963)
Statistics: Runners-up (1976)

Burkina Faso

1:0

Guinea

1:0 (0:0)

15 February 1998
16:00
Ouagadougou

Group A

Team	Pts
Cameroon	7
Burkina Faso	6
Guinea	4
Algeria	0

Matches

Burkina Faso 0-1 Cameroon (7 Feb. 1998)
Algeria 0-1 Guinea (8 Feb. 1998)
Cameroon 2-2 Guinea (11 Feb. 1998)
Burkina Faso 2-1 Algeria (11 Feb. 1998)
Burkina Faso 1-0 Guinea (15 Feb. 1998)
Cameroon 2-1 Algeria (15 Feb. 1998)

AFCON History

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