AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Burkina Faso beats Ghana 1-0
OUAGADOUGOU, Jun. 5, 2004 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Burkina Faso defeated Ghana by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night.
The result put the Burkinabé second in Group 2 with 3 points. In their next game, Burkina Faso will meet second-placed DR Congo on June 20, while Ghana will face South Africa.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 5 appearances (first in 1996)
- 9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1998)
Ghana at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
- 14 appearances (first in 1963)
- 23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992) Fourth Place (1996)
Burkina Faso
1:0
Ghana
1:0 (0:0)
- 5 June 2004
- 18:00
- Ouagadougou
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 South Africa | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 |
 DR Congo | 0 |
 Uganda | 0 |
 Cape Verde | 0 |
| Ghana | 0 |
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