Algeria Scores Late, Drew Level With Burkina Faso in a 2-2 Contest

In a thrilling football contest, Burkina Faso and Algeria played a 2-2 draw. Thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah who scored a late minute goal to keep Algeria still in the AFCON 2023. Algeria have 2pts with two draws, Burkina Faso has 4pts, one win and one draw.

2 times Nations Cup winner Algeria, were held to a 1-1 against Angola on their first AFCON 2023 games, while Burkina Faso beat Mauritania 1-0 in a late minutes dramatic penalty.

Burkina Faso broke the deadlock, thanks to Mohamed Konate headed the ball from a beautiful cross pass the goalkeeper from an onside position .

Algeria level the game from a set piece, thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah who took advantage from the mistake of the Burkina Faso goalkeeper.

Baghdad Bounedjah has now scored his second goal in the AFCON 2023, scoring his first goal in the opening match for Algeria in a 1-1 draw against Angola and scored the second in an equalizer against Burkina Faso.

Mohamed Kanote was shown a yellow card on the 61 minutes, this means, he will be suspended in Burkina Faso last group match with Angola on Tuesday.

Burkina Faso took the lead again, thanks to Bertrand Traore, who regains the stallions from the penalty spot.

Bertrand Traore has now scored 2 goals in AFCON 2023, he scored his first goal against Mauritania in a 1-0 contest. Scored his second goal when Burkina Faso regained a lead against Algeria from the penalty spot.

Algeria leveled up in a late minute contest against Burkina Faso, thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah, who has scored his 3rd goal in the AFCON 2023, same number of goals with Emilio Lopez of Equatorial Guinea.

The two teams who are through to the round of 16 are, Cape Verde and Senegal

The man of the match between Algeria vs Burkina Faso is Baghdad Bounedjah for scoring 2 goals and his brilliant performance.

49 goals have been scored so far in the AFCON 2023, with a total of 19 matches played.

Group A Results

Ivory Coast 2 vs 0 Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria 1 vs 1 Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 4 vs 2 Guinea-Bissau

Côte d’Ivoire 0 vs 1 Nigeria

Group B Results

Egypt 2 vs 2 Mozambique

Ghana 1 vs 2 Cape Verde

Egypt 2 vs 2 Ghana