Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea: Line-ups, stats and preview

Preview for Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso coach Brama Traoré is confident his side’s early qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will give them an advantage when they open their campaign against Equatorial Guinea tomorrow.

Traore’s men were the first team to secure their place in Morocco and go into their opening Group E game in confident mood.

He told the tournament’s official website: “We have prepared very well. We were the first team to qualify for this Africa Cup of Nations, and after that we continued to play our remaining matches with a lot of desire and a great deal of professionalism.

“That has allowed us to arrive here in good condition, and we believe the environment is favourable for us to have a very good AFCON.”

Algeria and Sudan make up the teams in the pool.

Traore added: “We have very good teams in our group. Algeria are a top side, Equatorial Guinea are competitive, and Sudan have shown their quality — we have seen them beat Ghana before.

“Everything is possible. We will respect every team because we know they have all prepared well. On our part, we will approach each match with a lot of desire and determination.”

Equatorial Guinea will go in as underdogs having won just two of their last nine games.

Team News for Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso will be captained by Sunderland’s former Chelsea and Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore.

Equatorial Guinea have no injuries to contend with.

Predicted line-ups for Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso: Koffi; Kabore, Tapsoba, Djiga, Kouassi; Zougrana; Ouattara, Ouedraogo, I Toure, Irie; B Traore

Equatorial Guinea: Owono; Akapo, Obiang, Coco, Ndong; Ganet, Eneme; Asue, Salvador, Nabil; Nsue

How to watch Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea: TV and online streams

Burkina Faso versus Equatorial Guinea kicks off at 1230 UK time tomorrow. In the UK, live AFCON 2025 coverage is on Channel 4. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.

Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.

Stats for Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea

• Both teams reached the round of 16 at the last AFCON
• Burkina Faso have reached at least the semi-finals in three of their last five appearances at AFCON