Burkina Faso – Cameroon : Preview & Prediction
The disappointment is enormous for Cameroon, which was hoping to win its 6th Nations Cup on its soil… The Indomitable Lions, although dominating against Egypt, lost during the penalty shootout after a an aimless encounter. The Cameroonians failed at the gates of the final. Collectively better than the Pharaohs, the Indomitable Lions had a few opportunities to avoid the lottery, especially in the first half, but fell short due to a lack of realism. The dream therefore flies away for the partners of Karl Toko Ekambi who want to finish on a good note by taking 3rd place and digesting this disappointment as well as possible. The Cameroonian selection had achieved great things before this 1/2 final with in particular 4 successes over Burkina Faso (2-1), Ethiopia (4-1), Comoros (2-1) and Gambia (2- 0) in the quarter-finals then 1 draw in front of Cape Verde (1-1) on the last day of the group stage. Burkina Faso will have achieved its CAN no matter what happens during this last match, reaching the 1/2 final, something unexpected for the players of Malo. The Stallions have never won the Indomitable Lions in official competitions and the latter lost on the first day of the group stage against this same opponent. Led 1 goal to 0, Cameroon reversed the trend thanks to a double from Aboubakar in their first match in the competition. After qualifying against Gabon (1-1, 7 tab 6) and ahead of Tunisia (1-0) in the previous rounds, Burkina Faso could not do anything against Mané’s Senegal (1-3) during their 1/2 final on February 2. Kabore’s partners held off until the 70th minute of play before conceding 3 goals in just 17 minutes, Toure’s goal had given hope in the 82nd minute but Liverpool player Mané avoided a stressful end to the game by scoring the liberating goal in the 87th minute. Finalist in 2013, 1/2 finalist in 2017 (3rd), Burkina Faso will find it difficult to do as well as 5 years ago because Cameroon, the host country of this African Cup of Nations, will do what is necessary to finish in 3rd place in the competition.
Cameroon had already beaten Burkina Faso in the group stage (2-1).
Cameroon has never lost in official competitions to Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso have conceded 7 goals in their 6 matches in this AFCON.
Burkina Faso lost heavily in the semi-final against Senegal (1-3).
The Indomitable Lions will want to end their AFCON in style and forget the disappointment against Egypt (0-0, 1 tab 3).
Disappointed with its elimination in 1/2 against Egypt, Cameroon wants to leave the competition on a good note and a 3rd place which will be the least consolation.
Burkina Faso – Cameroon : Betting Tips
Cameroon – Win Odds: 2.25
