Mauritania vs Burkina Faso
intl • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Qualification • 2027 • Round 4 • Qualification
Mauritania17 November 2026
Burkina Faso
Match information
- Country
- intl
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Qualification
- Season
- 2027
- Round
- 4
- Stage
- Qualification
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya
Prediction
Mauritania win31%
Draw32%
Burkina Faso win37%
Clubs
Mauritania
- Founded
- 1961
- Country
- Mauritania
- Stadium
- Stade Olympique de Nouakchott
- City
- Nouakchott
- Capacity
- 40 000
- Surface
- artificial turf
Burkina Faso
- Founded
- 1960
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Stadium
- Stade du 4 Août
- City
- Ouagadougou
- Capacity
- 60 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
MauritaniaLDWWL
Burkina FasoLDDWL
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benin | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Central Africa | 2 | -3 | 0 |
Head-to-head
- 13 August 2025 • CAF African Nations Championship • Mauritania 1 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 16 January 2024 • CAF Africa Cup of Nations • Burkina Faso 1 : 0 Mauritania (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 17 October 2023 • Friendlies • Mauritania 1 : 2 Burkina Faso (Half-time 0 : 1)
Match result probability
Mauritania win31%
Draw32%
Burkina Faso win37%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 63%
- X2
- 69%
- 12
- 67%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 55%
- Under 1.5
- 45%
- Over 2.5
- 28%
- Under 2.5
- 72%
- Over 3.5
- 11%
- Under 3.5
- 89%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 36%
- No
- 64%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Mauritania | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 96% | 4% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 86% | 14% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 63% | 37% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 31% | 69% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 10% | 90% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 3% | 97% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Mauritania
- Aritz Lopez
- Burkina Faso
- Amir Abdou
Missing players
Mauritania
- 10Beyatt Lekoueiry - injured
Burkina Faso
- 4Adamo Nagalo - injured
Squad - Mauritania
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 16 |  Babacar Niasse | 29 |
| 22 |  Babacar Diop | 31 |
| 22 | Khalidou Ba | - |
| 30 |  Mamadou Diop | 26 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Khadim Diaw | 28 |
| 3 |  Aly Abeid | 28 |
| 4 |  Denine Saleck | 31 |
| 5 |  Lamine Ba | 29 |
| 13 |  Nouh El Abd | 25 |
| 14 |  Said Imigene | 21 |
| 20 |  Ibrahima Keita | 24 |
| 21 |  Jordan Lefort | 33 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 |  Guessouma Fofana | 33 |
| 6 |  Oumar Ngom | 22 |
| 8 |  Bodda Mouhsine | 29 |
| 10 |  Beyatt Lekoueiry injured | 21 |
| 11 |  Maata Magassa | 22 |
| 12 | Diadie Mohamed | 21 |
| 14 |  Abdoullah Ba | 23 |
| 17 |  Abdallahi Mahmoud | 26 |
| 24 |  Yacoub Sidi | 30 |
| 27 |  Mamadou Fofana | 26 |
| Bahmed Deuff | 20 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Aboubakary Koita | 28 |
| 9 |  Hemeya Tanji | 28 |
| 10 |  Idrissa Thiam | 26 |
| 11 |  Djeidi Gassama | 23 |
| 11 |  Souleymane Anne | 28 |
| 18 |  Dawda Camara | 23 |
| 23 | Ahmed M'Bracek | 24 |
| 29 | Mamadou Diallo | 29 |
Squad - Burkina Faso
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Farid Ouedraogo | 29 |
| 16 |  Herve Koffi | 29 |
| 23 |  Kilian Nikiema | 23 |
| Defenders | ||
| 4 |  Adamo Nagalo injured | 24 |
| 4 |  Ismael Maiga | 22 |
| 5 |  Nasser Djiga | 23 |
| 9 |  Issa Kabore | 25 |
| 12 |  Edmond Tapsoba | 27 |
| 14 | Rachide Gnanou | 21 |
| 21 | Hanaby Sagne | 25 |
| 22 |  Arthur Zagre | 24 |
| 24 |  Saidou Simpore | 34 |
| 26 |  Arsene Kouassi | 22 |
| Dao Cyril | 20 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 |  Julien Bationo | 20 |
| 6 |  Mohamed Zougrana | 24 |
| 8 |  Lohann Doucet | 24 |
| 13 | Bebel Doumbia Chec | 18 |
| 18 |  Ismahila Ouedraogo | 26 |
| 20 |  Gustavo Sangare | 29 |
| 20 |  Rachid Kouda | 24 |
| 21 | Taonsa Axel | 22 |
| 25 | Mohamadi Ouedraogo | 23 |
 Aboubacar Bassinga | 21 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 2 |  Lassina Traore | 25 |
| 3 | Aboubacar Camara | 20 |
| 7 |  Dango Ouattara | 24 |
| 11 |  Ousseni Bouda | 26 |
| 13 |  Mohamed Konate | 28 |
| 15 |  Abdoul Tapsoba | 25 |
| 17 |  Elohim Kabore | 19 |
| 19 |  Georgi Minoungou | 24 |
| 21 |  Cyriaque Irie | 21 |
| 27 | Pierre Kabore | 25 |
Head-to-head
Last 3 meetings
Mauritania wins1
Draws0
Burkina Faso wins2
- Goals: Mauritania
- 2 (0.7)
- Goals: Burkina Faso
- 3 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 1.7
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 3
Results
- 13 August 2025 • CAF African Nations Championship • Mauritania 1 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 16 January 2024 • CAF Africa Cup of Nations • Burkina Faso 1 : 0 Mauritania (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 17 October 2023 • Friendlies • Mauritania 1 : 2 Burkina Faso (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Mauritania | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-3-5 | 3-3-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 8 (0.8) | 12 (1.2) |
| Conceded (per match) | 14 (1.4) | 18 (1.8) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Mauritania
- L29 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Benin 2 : 1 Mauritania (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W24 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Mauritania 3 : 1 Central Africa (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Niger 0 : 1 Mauritania (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Angola 1 : 1 Mauritania (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L28 March 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 2 : 1 Mauritania (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L25 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Mauritania 0 : 2 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L15 November 2025 • Friendlies • Libya 1 : 0 Mauritania (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D12 November 2025 • Friendlies • Tunisia 1 : 1 Mauritania (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L14 October 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Senegal 4 : 0 Mauritania (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D10 October 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Sudan 0 : 0 Mauritania (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Burkina Faso
- L4 October 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 7 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 5 : 0)
- W28 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Central Africa 0 : 1 Burkina Faso (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D25 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Burkina Faso 1 : 1 Benin (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D9 June 2026 • Friendlies • Belarus 2 : 2 Burkina Faso (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Russia 3 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Burkina Faso 1 : 1 Guinea Bissau (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W28 March 2026 • Friendlies • Burkina Faso 5 : 0 Guinea Bissau (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L6 January 2026 • CAF Africa Cup of Nations • Ivory Coast 3 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W31 December 2025 • CAF Africa Cup of Nations • Sudan 0 : 2 Burkina Faso (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L28 December 2025 • CAF Africa Cup of Nations • Algeria 1 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 1 : 0)
Standings - Group F
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Central Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 20 | Benin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Central Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 18 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 45 | Central Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |