Côte d’Ivoire will play Burkina Faso in the final Round of 16 match at AFCON 2025. The game will be played on 6 January 2026 at the Grand Stade Marrakech. Kick-off is set for 8:00pm local time, 7:00pm GMT. The match brings together two West African neighbours who share a long land border. It will be their first-ever knockout meeting at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The teams previously met in the group stages in 2010 and 2012. Côte d’Ivoire drew 0–0 in 2010 and won 2–0 in 2012, keeping clean sheets in both games. Overall, Côte d’Ivoire have the stronger record with eight wins from 20 meetings.
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