AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : Burkina Faso beats Comoros 2-0
OUAGADOUGOU, Jun. 13, 2015 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : Burkina Faso defeated Comoros by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou.
Comoros made the Burkinabés doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Bancé ('60) and Zongo ('70).
The result put the Burkinabé top of Group D with 3 points. In their next game, Burkina Faso will meet third-placed Botswana at the Stade du 4-Août on September 5, while Comoros will face Uganda.
Fixtures and Results : Group D
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Overview
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 9 appearances (first in 1996)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Runners-up (2013) Fourth Place (1998)
Comoros at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 2012)
Burkina Faso
2:0
Comoros
2:0 (0:0)
- 13 June 2015
- 18:00
- Ouagadougou
Group D
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3 |
 Uganda | 3 |
 Botswana | 0 |
| Comoros | 0 |
AFCON History
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