AFCON 2002 Qualifiers : Burkina Faso beats Mauritania 3-0 to qualify for next round
OUAGADOUGOU, Jul. 16, 2000 (AMP) — Mali 2002 (Qualifiers) : Burkina Faso defeated Mauritania by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 1-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday. Burkina Faso, who tied 0-0 in the first leg, advance to the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Mauritania is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 3 appearances (first in 1996)
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1998)
Mauritania at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Burkina Faso
3:0
Mauritania
3:0 (1:0)
- 16 July 2000
- Ouagadougou
AFCON History
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