Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Burkina Faso
Match Time & Date:
05/02/2022
01:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Cameroon
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo will host Saturday’s AFCON third-place playoff clash between Burkina Faso and Cameroon. Burkina Faso aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Senegal, but they will have a mountain to climb in the game against the tournament hosts. Dango Ouattara is back from suspension, while first-choice goalkeeper Herve Koffi should recover in time to face the Indomitable Lions.
Cameroon, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a heart-breaking loss to Egypt. Toni Conceicao’s troops are determined to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and seeing that Burkina Faso experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the semis, away win should be considered. Both Lea and N’Jie are pushing for a start, while a man to watch in Toni Conceicao’s team will be Vincent Aboubakar, who has netted six goals at the showpiece tournament so far.
Highlighted Player (Bertrand Traore):
Bertrand Traore is a pacey left-footed winger who plays for Ajax on loan from Chelsea. The Burkina Faso footballers scored 17 goals in 48 league appearances for Vitesse before joining Ajax on 12 August, 2016. Traore made his Ajax debut in a 2-2 draw with Roda, coming as a substitute in the second half of the game.
He made his Champions League debut for the Amsterdammers against Rostov on August, 2016. Bertrand, though, is still a Chelsea player and his contract with the Stamford Bridge outfit expires on 30 June, 2019. Traore a winger, but he is capable of playing as a centre forward as well.
The Burkina Faso footballer was born on 6 September, 1995 and he made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team on 3 September, 2011 in a friendly game against Equatorial Guinea. The same year he won the Africa under 17 championship with Burkina Faso as the Stallions defeated Rwanda in the final of the tournament.
Highlighted Team (Cameroon):
Cameroon are an African team that played their first ever game against Belgian Congo back in 1956. The Indomitable Lions made 7 appearances at the World Cup finals and they recorded their best result at the major tournament in 1990. Cameroon made it to the 1990 World Cup quarter-finals by beating Colombia in the last 16, but England proved to be a big catch for the African team.
Speaking of African Cup of Nations, Cameroon clinched their fourth CAN trophy in 2002, when they defeated Senegal in the title game. A number of world-class footballers played for the Indomitable Lions in the past and the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Rigobert Song, Roger Milla, Patrick M’Boma, Stephane Mbia and Geremi are the most notable players who were part of the Cameroonian national football team.
Samuel Eto’omade 118 appearances for Cameroon, scoring 56 goals for the national team and he is regarded as the team’s top scorer. Eto’o used to play for the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Everton and Sampdoria in the past.
